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Eco Survey: Need for 'new strategic trade road map' with focus on quality
To deal with the challenges, the Survey suggested that India needs to remain competitive and enhance its participation in global supply chains
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Eco Survey: Incentivise public transport, not private electric vehicles
It mentioned that electric mobility makes economic sense in a country like India, which imports most of its oil and has abundant renewable energy and coal, but there are challenges
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Economic Survey 2024-25: Workers need safeguards against AI disruption
Both govt, pvt companies should introduce AI over optimised period to minimise job loss
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The growth path: Economic Survey 2025 presents a realistic assessment
It discussed the medium- to long-term challenges in detail, which should guide policymaking
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Economic Survey hits some right notes amid global economic uncertainty
The first thing that stands out from the Survey is its realism when it comes to growth expectations
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Economic Survey 2024-25: Rural demand rises, urban sends mixed signals
It also noted that the impulse from rural demand is expected to continue in the second half of the financial year
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Economic Survey: Independent agency mooted to assess financial regulations
May be tasked with providing an impartial, objective assessment of regulatory processes and outcomes
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Economic Survey 2025 warns of 'meaningful stock market correction' in 2025
Many investors that entered the market post-pandemic have never witnessed a significant and prolonged market correction, the Economic Survey 2025 said
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Economic Survey 2024-25 outlines reforms agenda for 'Viksit Bharat'
The Survey, while underplaying the short-term outlook, takes a wider and long-term perspective on growth and presents a reform agenda in order to achieve the 2047 goal
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Swachh Bharat Mission revolutionised sanitation landscape: Economic Survey
As of November, 3.64 lakh villages have achieved ODF Plus status, ensuring solid and liquid waste management and maintaining cleanliness standards
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Eco Survey primer: Dragon's growing shadow, sowing seeds of success, more
Quoting the Chinese proverb, "May we live in interesting times!" the Survey noted that it is especially relevant in today's turbulent world
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Global roles in GCCS to grow over three-fold to 30,000 by 2030: Eco Survey
As of FY24, GCCs in India employed nearly 1.9 million professionals. Over the past five years, India has remained at the forefront of the global GCC expansion strategy, with more than 400 new GCCs
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Salaried, self-employed real wages below 2017-18 levels: Eco Survey
Corporate profits grew 22.3% in FY24 and employment 1.5%, it says
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China's manufacturing prowess to bear on India's growth story: Eco Survey
The Survey has said India needs to grow at 8 per cent for about two decades to become a developed nation by 2047, but it will have to face challenges from global developments and reliance on China
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Rupee performed better than currencies of Canada, Korea, Brazil: Eco Survey
The Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER), which reflects the real purchasing power of the currency, steadily appreciated from 103.2 in April 2024 to 107.2 in December 2024, the survey added
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CEA's 'get out of the way' advice to govt most sensible: Ex-FM Chidambaram
Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram has called the Economic Survey 2025 a 'powerful indictment' of the Modi government's economic policies, citing key observations by the Chief Economic Advisor
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Tourism industry regains 5% GDP contribution in FY23: Economic Survey
Religious tourism accounts for over 60 per cent of domestic travel in India, according to a report by KPMG
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Economic Survey lauds Tamil Nadu's moves to attract global majors like Nike
The survey also highlighted the state's innovative public education scheme Illam Thedi Kalvi (Education at Doorstep)
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India sees 17.9% increase in FDI inflows, at $55.6 bn in Apr-Nov in FY25
Economic Survey 2025: India's foreign direct investment between April 2000 and September 2024 surpassed the $1 trillion mark
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Economic Survey 2025 calls for 'health tax' on ultra-processed food items
The Economic Survey 2025 highlighted the urgency of regulatory measures, recommending that the FSSAI establish clear definitions, labelling requirements, and stringent monitoring of UPFs
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