Page 21 - Economy & Policy Analysis

Statsguru: Attracting foreign direct investment will need more effort

Attempts to encourage more companies to manufacture in India for the rest of the world may be bearing some fruit

Bold strokes: Domestic sales of Indian art double after pandemic

Record bids at auctions show the country's rich clearly love modern masters

Politics of handouts: Freebies walk thin line between welfare and wasteful

Thin line between welfare and wasteful, debates on freebies always contentious,as those offering them often see them as social benefit

Statsguru: Six charts explain odds are against new mutual fund players

The increased interest is no surprise, given the number of investors. Despite lower growth rates than before, the total number of investor accounts is nearing 150 million

Reservoir levels have seldom been this low in September, shows data

Nearly 40 per cent of storage capacity is unutilised

India pushes for crypto, financial issues, MDB reform deals at G20 meet

No consensus yet on issues like bringing 'climate resilient' feature in debt

Russian supply cuts, low discounts top India's woes from soaring oil prices

That leaves Indian state oil companies caught in the crosshairs of higher oil prices, supply cuts, impending elections and growing losses

Madhya Pradesh 2023: Comparing state's economic parameters under BJP, Cong

Business Standard analyses the state's progress in the key economic parameters under current govt and sees if it was any better than the previous five years of the Digvijaya Singh govt

Statsguru: LPG price cut may reduce retail inflation rate by around 30 bps

Consumption of LPG has accordingly been going up over the years. Production was close to consumption in the early 2000s. This has since changed with an increased shift towards clean cooking fuel

Cost overruns ebb, yet delays persist in half of major infra projects

Key hurdles: Land acquisition, technical approval, green go-ahead

Govt projects in fast lane: Record completion rates hit decade high

Key hurdles: Land acquisition, technical approval, green go-ahead

Monsoon break threatens kharif crop yields; may delay rabi sowing

Standing crop in MP, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, among others face acute moisture stress

Statsguru: Six charts show China's economic recovery is weakening

The country has previously depended on debt-fuelled infrastructure spending to po­wer growth. Indebtedness weighs heavier when growth slows down

Work in progress: How's India's G20 presidency is building consensus

As the heads of G20 states come together for a meeting in Delhi in September, it is useful to know why the Modi government was keen on being the bloc's president and if it has succeeded in the role

BRICS Summit 2023: Will adding more bricks to a divided house help?

Whether BRICS becomes the voice of the Global South or remains a divided house without any coherent agenda will be keenly watched

Economy likely to expand by around RBI's projection of 8% in Q1, FY24

Various analysts that Business Standard spoke to put GDP growth in the range of 7 to 8.5 per cent for Q1 of FY24

How and why the revenue dept is tightening its grip on charitable bodies

The CAG, in a 2022 report, estimated the loss of potential revenue from charitable bodies at Rs 18,800 crore between the assessment years 2014-15 and 2017-18

Statsguru: Rising relevance of Brics in global merchandise export market

It was at 20 per cent in 2022 compared to 5 per cent in 1992. They also account for a quarter of the world's economy

Privacy and penalty: Managing business with new data protection law

Stringent legal obligation to prevent breaches has companies reviewing their security practices

Improved spatial rain distribution aids crops, shows CRISIL DRIP index

Crop-wise, DRIP scores are better for most crops except pulses and rice relative to the previous year