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Budget Byte: Agriculture as a bright spot for Union Budget 2021-22

Gross value added by agriculture did not dip in 2020-21; rather, it was the only sector that showed growth

Budget Byte: Need to spend more on healthcare to manage shortcomings

Spending on health is improving gradually in India, even though it has not grown substantially from its level of 1% of GDP

Budget Byte: Boosting consumer demand will be crucial task for Sitharaman

Pent-up or not, demand yet to fully recover from the pandemic impact

STATSGURU: Here's how the world's coronavirus vaccine map looks like

Most vaccines are not yet available in plenty, and are costly, too

Low govt spending the main impediment to real economic stimulus in India

Even with a 68% jump in long-term market loans, Centre hasn't been able to raise govt spending remarkably; quality of expenditure has suffered too, with capex 2% lower than last year

Under the shadow of Covid-19 pandemic, inflation bites India the hardest

Though inflation levels in India are incomparable with developed countries and emerging peers, the noticeable dip during lockdown that happened in most countries eluded India

Respiratory infections in children are up: National Family Health Survey

Adult morbidities rose and child malnutrition worsened in four years

Statsguru: Why Punjab farmers stand out among major agrarian states

On nine parameters, Punjab is a case of extremes: Excelling in some, while under severe stress in others

STATSGURU: What issues RBI's monetary policy addresses and what remains?

The following charts explain the current situation of the economy

Inflation outlook adverse, but economic contraction is over: RBI

The MPC now expects consumer price index-based inflation to average at 6.8% in the current quarter, and at 5.8% in January-March 2021

Statsguru: From email to ecommerce, 25 years of internet in India

There was a time when political parties opposed the use of computers to save jobs. Today, the internet is an important part of daily human life

What role did central schemes play in getting NDA to power in Bihar?

A look into the performance key central programmes in the state, and the impact on gender-based voter turnout which could have had a bearing on poll outcome

Covid-19 effect: Small savings cross Rs 1-trillion mark in first 6 months

A record, this is 25% more than last year, and 130% more than the average of the past five years

Statsguru: Sensex recovers from Covid-19 pandemic shock in Samvat 2076

As against the pre-Covid peak of 41,945 that the S&P BSE Sensex attained in January 2020, the Hindu accounting year ended 3.6 per cent up at 43,443 points

Retail inflation refuses to cool down, prints 7.61% in October

Pulses, veggies, fuel, mobility and connectivity dominate price rise as economy recovers

Services activity grows for first time since Feb, PMI hits 54.1 in Oct

As in the manufacturing sector, employment declined for successive months in services sector too.

An insight into the steady decline of states' spending from FY17 to FY20

In FY20, the difference between the Budgeted provision and actual amount spent rose to Rs 4 trillion, about 13 per cent of total expenditure of states

88% more households sought work under MGNREGS in October, shows data

Of 24.3 mn households that demanded work, only 16.3 mn got it

Uneven recovery? Trade deficit widens in October, exports dip 5.4%

Decline in imports indicates weak demand; recovery may be uneven

India's manufacturing PMI rises to decade high amid Covid-19 pandemic

Index stood at 58.9 in October, as companies raise output fastest in 13 years