India’s economy contracts by 24%, worst in at least 24 years
4 years, 3 months ago

India’s economy contracts by 24%, worst in at least 24 years

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India’s economy contracted by 23.9% in the April-June quarter, its worst performance in at least 24 years, the government announced Monday, as the coronavirus pandemic ravaged what was once the world’s fastest growing major economy. The contraction followed tepid 3.1% growth in the previous quarter, which was the worst performance in at least eight years, the National Statistical Office said. Many economists believe Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s demonetization of currency in 2016 and a hasty rollout of a goods and services tax inflicted blows to manufacturing. Many economists say the distress caused by the contraction could be much worse within the informal sector, the backbone of India’s economy, which was hit far harder than the organized sector during a nationwide coronavirus lockdown during much of the April-June quarter.

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Will India's economic growth pick up pace? Nirmala Sitharaman answers

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that India’s economy will see healthy growth in the coming quarters despite the lower-than-expected GDP numbers for the second quarter. India’s GDP growth for the July-September quarter fell sharply to 5.4% from 6.7% in the previous quarter, marking an 18-month low, as per data released by the National Statistics Office in November. However, …

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Govt confident of economic rebound despite global challenges, says Piyush Goyal

Live Mint  

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Vivek Kaul: India’s GDP growth slump holds lessons in forecasting

Live Mint  

India’s growth in gross domestic product, adjusted for inflation, for the period July to September slowed to a seven-quarter low of 5.4%. Or as Zahaan Bharmal writes in The Art of Physics: Eight Elegant Ideas to Make Sense of Everything: “Blithe predictions… cannot be made in a complex system where the impossibility of accurate prediction is inbuilt." Data from the …

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Live Mint  

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GDP numbers a cause for worry

Hindustan Times  

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India's GDP growth slows to 5.4% in Q2 2024-25: Govt data

Hindustan Times  

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India’s GDP growth likely moderated to 6.5% in Q2, says Icra

Live Mint  

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Indian Economy to Grow 7.2 Percent in 2024, Moody’s Forecasts
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Indian Economy to Grow 7.2 Percent in 2024, Moody’s Forecasts

Deccan Chronicle  

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Hindustan Times  

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

India growth slows to 6.7% on lower consumer spending

Hindustan Times  

India's economic growth slowed to 6.7 percent on-year in the April-June quarter, official data showed Friday, as lower government outlays and lacklustre consumer spending weighed on the world's fifth-largest economy. India growth slows to 6.7% on lower consumer spending Friday's reading still places the world's most populous country among the fastest-growing major economies globally. Year-on-year gross domestic product grew at …

India recovered, expanded in orderly fashion from pandemic: Economic Survey 2023-24
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India recovered, expanded in orderly fashion from pandemic: Economic Survey 2023-24

Deccan Chronicle  

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6 months ago

IMF says India's GDP growth to moderate to 7% in 2024 and 6.5% in 2025

Times of India  

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India TV News  

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Hindustan Times  

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The Hindu  

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Economic survey: What’s helping Delhi economy revive after the pandemic?

Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Firstpost  

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Live Mint  

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Riding high on the growth momentum

Hindustan Times  

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India will be third largest GDP by 2027, says Nirmala

Deccan Chronicle  

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India shows an impressive 7.8% economic growth in April-June quarter
1 year, 3 months ago

India shows an impressive 7.8% economic growth in April-June quarter

Associated Press  

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Modi says India’s economy will be among the top three in the world within five years
1 year, 4 months ago

Modi says India’s economy will be among the top three in the world within five years

Associated Press  

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India’s GDP expanded 6.1% in 2022-23’s last quarter
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India’s GDP expanded 6.1% in 2022-23’s last quarter

The Hindu  

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India’s economy picks up speed amid global slowdown

Al Jazeera  

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Hindustan Times  

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India's economic growth to slow down considerably this year: Economists

India Today  

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India’s post-pandemic potential growth could be pushed higher

Live Mint  

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1 year, 9 months ago

India to buck global slowdown, maintain pace of expansion: RBI officials

The Hindu  

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1 year, 9 months ago

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ABP News  

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A fragile momentum: On the economy and India’s growth

The Hindu  

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Slowdown in GDP growth late last year temporary: Moody's Analytics
1 year, 9 months ago

Slowdown in GDP growth late last year temporary: Moody's Analytics

The Hindu  

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Economic Survey 2022-23 | Survey presents comprehensive analysis of India’s growth trajectory: PM Modi
1 year, 10 months ago

Economic Survey 2022-23 | Survey presents comprehensive analysis of India’s growth trajectory: PM Modi

The Hindu  

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Indian GDP to grow 5.8%: UN
1 year, 10 months ago

Indian GDP to grow 5.8%: UN

Deccan Chronicle  

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1 year, 11 months ago

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Live Mint  

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The Diplomat  

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India’s economic growth to slow to 7%, government forecasts
1 year, 11 months ago

India’s economic growth to slow to 7%, government forecasts

Al Jazeera  

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Explained | Is the economy driving with the brakes on?
2 years ago

Explained | Is the economy driving with the brakes on?

The Hindu  

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Global slowdown not mirrored in India, says Finance Ministry
2 years ago

Global slowdown not mirrored in India, says Finance Ministry

The Hindu  

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India growth may moderate to 6.1% in FY24, IMF says
2 years ago

India growth may moderate to 6.1% in FY24, IMF says

Live Mint  

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India fully prepared to deal with coronavirus situation: Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia
2 years ago

India fully prepared to deal with coronavirus situation: Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia

The Hindu  

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India’s chance to shed pandemic scars and reach out for the stars
2 years ago

India’s chance to shed pandemic scars and reach out for the stars

Live Mint  

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2 years ago

5 charts show why the world is cheering India's economy

Live Mint  

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Manufacturing shrinks, slowing Q2 GDP growth to 6.3%
2 years ago

Manufacturing shrinks, slowing Q2 GDP growth to 6.3%

The Hindu  

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India's GDP growth slips to 6.3 pc in Q2, but remains fastest-growing major economy
2 years ago

India's GDP growth slips to 6.3 pc in Q2, but remains fastest-growing major economy

India TV News  

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Indian Economy Resilient But Sensitive To Global Headwinds, On Way To Post 7% Growth In FY23: RBI
2 years, 1 month ago

Indian Economy Resilient But Sensitive To Global Headwinds, On Way To Post 7% Growth In FY23: RBI

News 18  

India’s Q2 GDP Growth Forecast: The Reserve Bank of India on Friday said the Indian economy is resilient but also “sensitive to formidable global headwinds”. The central bank pegs the country’s GDP for the July-September 2022 quarter between 6.1 per cent and 6.3 per cent based on economic prediction models and high-frequency indicators, like IIP, PMI, core sector data and …

India’s GDP likely slowed to 6.5% in Q2
2 years, 1 month ago

India’s GDP likely slowed to 6.5% in Q2

Live Mint  

After double digit expansion in the first quarter, India’s economic growth will likely slow to 6.5% in the second quarter largely due to the high base and erosion of corporate profitability due to inflation, according to economists. In fact, the second half of FY23 will likely see a sharp deceleration in growth on account of the global economic environment, which …

Why recession clouds in parts of the globe can hit India's economic recovery
2 years, 2 months ago

Why recession clouds in parts of the globe can hit India's economic recovery

India Today  

A day after Russia escalated the war on Ukraine by raining missiles on its capital Kyiv, the International Monetary Fund, on October 11, announced what many have been fearing—that a large part of the globe will witness recession this year or the next. The IMF has cut India’s GDP growth to 6.8 per cent for 2022-23, from 7.4 per cent …

India is doing better and in relatively bright spot compared to others: IMF
2 years, 2 months ago

India is doing better and in relatively bright spot compared to others: IMF

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: When everyone is slowing down in terms of economic growth, India has not remained unimpacted, but is doing better and is in a relatively bright spot compared to other countries, a top International Monetary Fund official said on Tuesday. In that context, India is doing better and is in a relative bright spot compared to the other countries in …

'When everyone is slowing, India is doing better in economic growth…', says IMF
2 years, 2 months ago

'When everyone is slowing, India is doing better in economic growth…', says IMF

Hindustan Times  

When everyone is slowing down in terms of economic growth, India has not remained unimpacted, but is doing better and is in a relatively bright spot compared to other countries, a top International Monetary Fund official said on Tuesday. 'When everyone is slowing, India is doing better in economic growth…', says IMF Just look at the global conjuncture right now, …

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