Page 28 - Latest Updates on Economic Survey
Economic Survey links infrastructure with social reforms to boost growth
The Survey suggested interlinking electricity supply with health and education
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Here are a few nuggets from Economic Survey in order to prevent frauds
Financial services exports have remained stagnant, averaging about $5 billion in recent years
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Consequential train accidents decreased to 59 in 2018-19: Economic Survey
The Indian Railways with over 68,000 route-kilometres is the third-largest network in the world under single management
 "Consequential train accidents decreased to 59 in 2018-19: Economic Survey")
Economic Survey backs Temasek-like model proposed for divestment
Survey recommends transferring stake of listed govt firms to a corporate entity
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Economic Survey: Take a cue from China to create 40 million jobs by 2025
Economic Survey: Take a cue from China to create 40 million jobs by 2025 Survey suggests integration of Assembling in India into Make in India
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Economic Survey sources data from Wikipedia, other private entities
Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia, created and edited by volunteers around the world and hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation
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Economic Survey: Building blocks for 'wealth creation' and $5-trn economy
Here is a snapshot of some of the 'new ideas' for the economy that the Survey focuses on
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Crystal gazing the budget announcements from Economic Survey
Here's what to expect in the budget on Saturday or by way of policy pronouncements subsequent to the budget
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Economic Survey 2020: A decade-old slowdown reversing?
Investments suffered as companies were keen on repaying debt rather than taking fresh loans to add to capacity
Corporation tax cut to benefit 1% firms, SMEs paying lower tax: Eco Survey
With economic slowdown resulting in slippages in direct and indirect tax collections, the Survey said the next financial year is expected to pose challenges on the fiscal front
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Stubble burning, construction waste still a major concern: Economic Survey
About 178 million tonnes of surplus crop residues are available in the country. Burning of these residues leads to rise in pollutant levels and deterioration of air quality
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Economic Survey's GDP growth forecast for FY20 wide off projection
It is for the second consecutive time that NSO's GDP estimate is significantly lower than the projection made in the survey prepared by the finance ministry
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Eco Survey gives positive outlook for steel, oil and gas sectors: Pradhan
The sector achieved a growth of 5.2 per cent during April-November period of the ongoing financial year as compared to 3.6 per cent in the year-ago period, it added
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Pace of road construction less than half that of 2018-19: Economic Survey
Per-day construction drops from 29.7 km in FY19 to 12.7 km in first six months of current fiscal
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Economic Survey: IBC reduces resolution time to 340 days from 4.3 years
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), which came into force in 2016, provides for market-linked and time-bound resolution of stressed assets
Cut in housing prices can clean up banks' balance sheets: Economic Survey
Pitching for correction in property prices, the survey said that housing prices are ruling at a high level, even as the growth in rates has been muted since 2015-16
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Citizen suffers as wilful defaults take toll on welfare schemes: Eco Survey
According to the Survey, promoters at the helm of defaulting firms pledge almost 50 per cent of their shareholding to lenders on average
Space sector can hit $50 bn by 2024, needs policy support: Antrix-PwC study
Calls for unhindered access to capital for start-ups, govt support in the form of buyback arrangements or schemes to incentivise investors
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India must focus on network products to export like China: Economic Survey
Among the major Asian countries, India and Indonesia are the only ones with a trade deficit in such products
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Fiscal deficit hits 132% of estimate till Dec on slow revenue collection
The government aims to restrict the gap at 3.3 per cent of the GDP or Rs 7,03,760 crore in the year ending March 2020
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