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Revenue per room up over 150% from FY21, says Economic Survey

Occupancy rates are over 60 per cent for the third year in a row

Budget 2024: GTRI urges govt not to cut import duty on smartphone parts

The Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) said the current schemes and tariff structure resulted in great success, and current framework is also ensuring duty-free imports of components for export

From Rs 97k cr in FY14 to Rs 3.1 trn in FY25, gender Budget raised: Survey

The survey underscores the government's legislative interventions and provisions to ensure women's participation in various professions

Economic Survey identifies growth areas for Viksit Bharat: PM Modi

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday presented the Economic Survey 2023-24, along with the statistical appendix in the Lok Sabha

One-third of food inflation came from vegetables in 2023-24: Eco Survey

It became the second biggest contributor after cereals during the year, shows data from the Economic Survey

Cong calls Eco Survey 'cherry-picked' view, says India in precarious state

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Economic Survey 2023-24, along with the statistical appendix, in the Lok Sabha on Monday

AI poses both risks and opportunities for youths, says Economic Survey

Puts onus on pvt sector to make sure jobs aren't replaced but reshaped

Stressed debt worth Rs 1.25 trillion on NARCL's radar: Economic Survey

Incorporated in 2021, with majority stake held by public sector banks and the balance by private sector banks, NARCL has the mandate to acquire fully provisioned stressed assets from banks

Fast capacity, energy efficiency among focus areas for Railways: Eco Survey

Railways is planning projects for 3 major corridors -High-traffic density corridors, Energy, Mineral and Cement Corridors, and Rail Sagar corridors- to reduce logistics cost and carbon footprint

Better utilisation of land will bring fixed cost of production: Survey

MSMEs are the backbone of the Indian economy, contributing approximately 30 per cent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP)

Renewable energy sector to get Rs 30.5 trn investments by 2030: Eco Survey

India has put in place a target of achieving 50 per cent cumulative installed capacity for generating electric power from non-fossil fuel-based energy resources by 2030

Govt's initiatives for cleaner coal need to be promoted: Economic Survey

While phasing in renewables to the extent possible is crucial, in the short to medium term, the focus should also be on actively adopting clean coal technologies

117,254 DPIIT-recognised startups created 1.2 mn direct jobs: Eco Survey

Startups soar from 300 to over 100k in 7 years

Households not in distress, investing more in financial assets: CEA

The Economic Survey has projected a prudent growth rate of 6.5-7 per cent for the current financial year, and much will depend upon the progress of the monsoon, Nageswaran added

14% iPhones made in India in FY24, electronics export rank up: Eco Survey

"Apple assembled USD 14 billion worth of iPhones in India during FY'24, constituting 14 per cent of its global iPhone production," the Economic Survey said citing third-party data

Apprenticeship framework must provide flexibility in work hours: Eco Survey

Such reform and better compensation will improve employability of vocational students, it says

Telecom technology needs capital, govt to allocate 5% of USOF for R&D

At present, the government has a corpus of around Rs 80,000 crore collected under USOF which has now been renamed as Digital Bharat Nidhi

Primary mkt was robust amidst favourable investment climate: Eco Survey

Debt issuances dominated fundraising in the last fiscal year, constituting 78.8 per cent of the total funds raised

Fiscal balances improved despite rise in public investment: Eco Survey

The external balance has been pressured by subdued global demand for goods, but strong services exports largely counterbalanced this, it added

Remove food from inflation-targeting framework, explore options: Eco Survey

India introduced the inflation-targeting framework in 2016 under which the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is mandated to keep retail inflation at 4 per cent, with a margin of 2 per cent on either side