Economy & Policy Analysis
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June 11, 2021, Friday
Demonetisation, Covid-19 brought Indian economy to its knees: Kaushik Basu
Basu worries that a 'dispirited' India may be behind the country plummeting from one of the fastest growing economies towards the ...
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June 11, 2021, Friday
Frequent run-ins with Indian govt cloud US big tech's expansion plans
India is a massive market for US tech giants, biggest for both Facebook and WhatsApp by user numbers and third for Twitter
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June 11, 2021, Friday
Transgenders can't get state benefits as most official data ignores 'other'
Lack of means to record their preferred gender identities means that many Indians who identify as transgender are excluded from ...
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June 11, 2021, Friday
1947, 1970s, 2008: Inflation experts look back into history for lessons
Central bankers know how to raise benchmark interest rates, but they have less experience in calibrating the exit from ...
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June 03, 2021, Thursday
MPC meet: RBI will reiterate the need for right policy mix, says expert
As India's early-stage recovery has been derailed by the second wave, the MPC will continue to focus on growth and maintain the ...
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June 02, 2021, Wednesday
June MPC meet crucial, may throw light on bias for policy in future
Over the last couple of months, there have been major unfavourable developments with regards to both growth and inflation.
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May 28, 2021, Friday
India and the world want social media firms to do more for 'safe harbour'
As India tightens the noose of regulatory compliance around social media, there have been concerns about the dilution of the safe ...
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May 19, 2021, Wednesday
Fed Reserve negotiating with itself on inflation as global economy recovers
Federal Reserve president James Bullard recently said that inflation is likely above 2% over the forecast horizon.
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May 10, 2021, Monday
Time for India to rethink health insurance as Covid rips apart safety nets
Insurance plan launched two years ago to help over 107 million people hasn't improved access to health care, say Duke University ...
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May 08, 2021, Saturday
Covid-19: Depleting savings, falling incomes leave millions poor in India
Many economists are cutting their forecasts for the current fiscal year as rising unemployment and dwindling savings dim the ...
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May 02, 2021, Sunday
Unsold housing stock dips 2% in Jan-Mar at 7.05 lakh units
Unsold housing inventories in primary markets across eight major cities fell marginally by 2 per cent at 7.05 lakh units during ...
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April 30, 2021, Friday
Lockdowns worsen India's fiscal woes fueled by weak auctions
Localized lockdowns may result in a slowdown which may be met by fiscal expansion
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April 28, 2021, Wednesday
Where can you fly right now? India's outbreak stalls global travel rebound
'Things will get worse for the Indian aviation industry before they get better,' says industry official
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April 25, 2021, Sunday
Covid negative test before vaccination may help reduce India's caseload
Most recover from Covid quite easily and it is important for people to not stress.
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February 04, 2021, Thursday
Monetary policy will continue to have role in supporting fiscal stimulus
The MPC will keep the policy repo rate on hold, unanimously, despite the prospect of a drop in CPI inflation to 5 per cent in Q4 ...
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February 01, 2021, Monday
Capital outlay should support a higher pace of GDP expansion in FY22
The fiscal deficit of the government of India has increased sharply to 9.5 per cent of GDP in the Revised Estimates for FY21, ...
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January 31, 2021, Sunday
Headwinds to exports raise fears of stifled India growth story
The problems of moving cargo to the destinations continue. Containers are not easily available in time as there aren't enough ...
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January 30, 2021, Saturday
Economic survey 2020-21: Promise of a counter cyclical fiscal stance
While this will mean material deviation from the FRBM road map, we feel that a decisive and credible stance on near-term fiscal ...
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January 29, 2021, Friday
Economic Survey 2020-21 prioritises growth over fiscal consolidation
India's recovery can be faster than many other economies if the budgetary allocations are appropriately prioritized, writes D K ...
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January 29, 2021, Friday
Economic Survey tries hard to dispel stigma of overusing fiscal policy
Given the government's cautious fiscal response to the pandemic so far, it seems unlikely that it will drop the ball on ...
