Page 42 - Economic Growth

Govt taking steps on raising consumption to boost growth: CEA Subramanian

Railway and road ministries will have undertaken capex of Rs 2.46 lakh crore by December 31, he said.

'Asian Century:' A reality check

Book review of RESURGENT ASIA: Diversity in Development

For short-term economic policy, judgement matters more than data

By definition, short term policy is the equivalent of flying by the seat of your pants. You take your chances

Best of BS Opinion: Boosting economic growth, income tax slabs, and more

Here's a collection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day

Three dangerous myths

The errors and misapprehensions that led to constant optimism about Indian growth

Inflation warrior

RBI's next move will depend on the Budget

PM Modi tells investors 'come to India' to aid $5 trillion GDP goal

"India is waiting for you," PM Modi told political and business leaders at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum

Crisil slashes India's FY20 growth to 5.1% over slump across sectors

Growth in the second half of 2019-20 will go up to 5.5 per cent, up from the 4.75 per cent in the first half, the agency said

Day after GDP data, PM defends govt's record and hints at more measures

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also joined in and defended the Centre's economic record in the last six months

Don't waste this crisis: There's no more room to ignore bad economics

A crisis is when a govt can expect people to make sacrifices for the larger good. The danger of doing nothing is that growth of 6% or less becomes the norm, not the unacceptable, writes T N Ninan

CEA Subramanian sees GDP picking up in Q3, says fundamentals remain strong

India's economic growth slowed to 4.5 per cent in the September quarter from 7.1 per cent in the corresponding period of last year

Q2 GDP, core sector data may push RBI to cut rates in December: economists

The GDP growth rate for Q2FY20 was in line with the market expectation at 4.5 per cent, says Deepthi Mary Mathew, economist, Geojit Financial Services

Enhanced public spending, lending rate cuts can prop up growth: Experts

At present, India's economy faces a severe demand slowdown on account of high GST rates, farm distress, stagnant wages and liquidity constraints

What does tax buoyancy indicate and how does it impact tax devolution?

Poor responsiveness of tax collection to economic growth poses new challenges for norms on sharing taxes with the states

Not bottomed out yet? India may grow at less than 5% in FY20, say forecasts

Reserve Bank of India has cut interest rates five times this year to boost growth, with the monetary easing complemented by fiscal measures, including $20 billion of tax cuts for companies

Despite deceleration, India projected to remain fastest-growing economy: FM

The World Economic Outlook (WEO) of October 2019 projects a significant slowdown in world output and trade in 2019

Top Headlines: Manmohan slams govt on economy, Hong Kong effect on airlines

Here are the top news stories that made headlines today

India has potential for rapid economic growth over next decade: Bill Gates

The positive outlook by Gates for the Indian economy comes at a time when it is reeling under major slowdown amid apprehensions that the cycle may last for a longer period

BRICS Summit: Better economic linkages, trade growth on PM Modi's agenda

India is looking to step up engagement with Brazil in trade, defence, agriculture, and energy sectors, PM Modi said on Tuesday

India-led South Asia moving towards center of global growth: IMF

Notably, under the IMF's geographical division of the world, South Asia does not include Afghanistan and Pakistan. For IMF, South Asia includes India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan