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Rajasthan's agriculture dept launches campaign against fake fertilisers

Suresh Kumar Ola, the state's agriculture commissioner, said that the quality control campaign will be run till July 10

Slew of PSU stake sales soon; govt plans to divest 6.5% in LIC in tranches

"This year, we will follow a strategy of regular offers for sale (OFS) in small tranches. We are officially giving forward guidance for small investors to look out for it," says Dipam Secretary

Why Trump's 'weak dollar' plan misreads America's trade deficit

The global demand for dollars, the argument goes, drives up its value, making US-made goods more expensive than imports

US economy likely to slow sharply amid trade tariff hikes, says Nomura

The US growth is going to slow quite sharply, close to recession, says Robert Subbaraman

Energy, steel, textiles cos line up ₹5.5 trn investment in Chhattisgarh: CM

The state aims to increase its gross domestic product (GDP) from Rs 5.68 trillion in FY25 to Rs 6.35 trillion by the end of the current financial year

India to generate 8 mn jobs per year for next 10-12 years: CEA Nageswaran

India has to generate 8 million jobs per year at least for the next 10-12 years and raise the share of manufacturing in GDP as it strives to achieve the vision of becoming a developed country by 2047, Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India V Anantha Nageswaran said. "We have a vision to achieve a developed India by 2047. The biggest challenge, apart from India's size, is that the external environment is not going to be so benign for the next 10-20 years as one might have had in the last 30 years, starting from 1990 or so, Nageswaran said here Saturday. But within this context - that's a given, you can't choose your external environment beyond a point - we have to generate 8 million jobs per year at least for the next 10 to 12 years...And raise the manufacturing share of GDP, in the context of China having achieved such a tremendous manufacturing dominance, especially post-COVID, he said. Nageswaran was addressing the Columbia India Summit 2025 hosted by the Deepak and Nee

Moody's Ratings revises forecast of India's 2025 GDP growth to 5.5-6.5%

The revised growth forecast takes into account a scenario of 10 per cent universal tariffs and 145 per cent tariffs on China

Tariff war: WTO projects merchandise trade volume to contract in 2025

India's exports in value terms grew 2.6 per cent in 2024, while imports rose 6.6 per cent during the calendar year

Investors should reset return expectations: ICICI Pru AMC's Anand Shah

The tariff measures announced have the potential to weaken global trade and consumption, putting pressure on both margins and volumes for export-oriented manufacturers

Net GST collection surges by 7.3% to Rs 1.76 trillion in March 2025

The gross GST collection - the amount before adjusting for refunds - rose by 9.9 per cent in March to Rs 1.96 trillion

Raising money as important as managing debt: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

FM says, when it comes to finances of the country there can be no politics

Liberation day: How should Indian firms and policymakers respond?

Firms in India tend to be highly connected into the US economy through elite human networks

TN Budget: Fiscal deficit at 3% of GSDP in FY26; Hosur to be new GCC hub

Finance minister Thangam Thennarasu said that the state's revenue for the financial year 2025-26 is estimated at Rs 3,31,569 crore, while expenditure is estimated at Rs 3,73,204 crore

Inflation eases, but RBI may not go for aggressive rate cuts: Economists

India's headline consumer price index (CPI) inflation eased to 3.61 per cent in February-the lowest since July 2024-on the back of a sharp decline in food inflation

MoSPI likely to include data on new activities in revised IIP series

Water collection, disposal likely to be included in series starting next Feb

Building the bonds of Viksit Bharat: A leap towards India's vision

Budget reforms will redefine the financial system by fostering inclusion, competition, and efficiency. Financial institutions will benefit from enhanced market depth and improved liquidity

India's GDP growth picks up to 6.2% in Q3; FY25 projection now 6.5%

Data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (Mospi) on Friday showed the economy is expected to grow at 6.5 per cent in FY25, marginally higher than the 6.4 per cent proje

BS Manthan: Domestic competitiveness answer to CAD, says Uday Kotak

"India should have a global consumer brand in 5 years"

Rajasthan govt's mining sector push gains momentum after investment summit

The state government's focus can be gauged from the fact that the government aims to increase the sector's contribution to Rajasthan's gross domestic product

Union Budget balances fiscal and growth objectives, says RBI report

According to the report, the budget reaffirms the government's commitment to fiscal discipline while fostering inclusive, long-term economic growth in line with the vision of Viksit Bharat