Page 47 - Economic Slowdown

100 days of Modi govt: We know how to take challenges head-on, says PM

Smriti Irani described the first 100 days as historic, and tweeted some of the steps taken

100 days of Modi govt: Fundamentals of economy strong, says Javadekar

He also said sometimes a slowdown is a cyclical process, and 'such a patch' will not hurt the country's progress rate

Long haul for investors

Every indicator suggests the growth recession could continue for several quarters

100 days of Modi 2.0: Glut of bad news on economy belies reform hopes

Days after the new Modi government was sworn-in, the benchmark indices climbed to all-time highs

Old troubles mar new term: A status check of Modi govt's 100 days

The first-quarter GDP data showed the economy losing steam

Why the India story could lose global appeal: It's the economy, stupid!

Key personages in the govt, and that includes the prime minister, must engage directly and actively to prevent the current downturn from morphing into 1980s-level growth rates, writes T N Ninan

The sociology of the slowdown

The last economics guy to take sociology into account was Milton Friedman, says the author

Leadership during slowdown

Great CEOs see opportunity even when the general mood is gloomy

Truck operators revenue could be hit as economy slows down: Moody's

The losses to asset-backed securities (ABS) will also rise as the economy slows, said Moody's

The govt is strong, so why can't it undertake bold economic reforms?

That the economy is in the doldrums is self-evident, never mind if economists argue over whether the causes are cyclical or structural

No plan to ban petrol, diesel vehicles: Gadkari allays auto sector fears

Gadkari said he would take up a discussion with the finance minister for extending possible export incentives on automobile makers, as has been done for the sugar industry

Top 10 biz headlines: External benchmarking of rates, GST cut mooted & more

From RBI making it mandatory to link all fresh retail loans to an external benchmark to the FinMin crunching numbers to estimate revenue loss from GST rate cuts, here are today's top business news

Economic slowdown fallout: Realty major Lodha group lays off 400 employees

However, a spokesperson for the largest realty player in India attributed the lay-offs to performance reviews

Economic slowdown hits states' GST revenues more than Centre, shows data

The picture becomes sharper if we look at how Central GST (CGST) and State GST (SGST) collections have grown or contracted in FY20

Decorative paints and footwear stand out amid slowdown, may remain outliers

Market share gains and focus on product premiumisation are helping these segments

Jammu and Kashmir, economic slowdown could push India to sign RCEP

The final part of the series looks at how situations at home are putting pressure on the Modi govt to deepen its economic diplomacy

Tharoor's worry: Govt may use RBI funds on ads to show no economic slowdown

Participating in an interactive session with Delhi University students organised by his party's student wing NSUI, he claimed that the government "specialised" only in sloganeering

FM meets representatives of infrastructure sector amid economic slowdown

The representatives of the infrastructure sector expressed their issues and concern to the finance minister during the meeting

From barbers to shopkeepers, many rural Indians are hurting from auto crash

Laid-off workers returning to their villages are putting more burden on a rural sector already suffering falling income from low crop prices, and dampening consumer sentiment and growth across India

Why the demand for power is surging despite India's growth slowdown

Data on diesel, another fuel closely tied to industrial performance, offers more evidence of the slowing factory demand