States may have to significantly cut expenditure by as much as Rs 3.4 trillion in the current fiscal if they are not paid full compensation relating to GST, investment information agency ICRA has said
The borrowing alternative offered by the Centre to make up for the shortfall in the promised compensation will lead to the states' fiscal deficits widening to 4.25 - 5.52 per cent
State governments' deficit is seen in the range from 4.25 per cent up to 5.52 per cent of the gross state domestic product (GSDP) in the current fiscal, Icra estimates showed
Banks and non-bank lenders will restructure up to Rs 10 lakh crore in debt or 8 per cent of outstanding loans under the one-time restructuring scheme announced by RBI, domestic rating agency Icra said
The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated weakness in the domestic tile demand, following the negative impact on its end-consumer industry, the real estate sector, ratings agency ICRA said on Monday
The domestic tiles demand is likely to remain weak in the current fiscal, mainly due to low disposable income and subdued consumer sentiment amid Covid-19 pandemic, according to rating agency Icra
Firms attribute sluggishness to monsoon, local lockdowns
In the past one month, Adani Gas outperformed the market by surging 23 per cent against a 2 per cent rise in the S&P BSE Sensex.
Sectors like airlines, hotels, retail, automotive, consumer durables which represent discretionary spending were significantly impacted
The electricity demand recovery on an all-India level has largely been led by northern and eastern states with a year-on-year (y-o-y) increase of 6-13 per cent in demand in July 2020, it said
Estimates by Icra put the total gap at Rs 2.92 trillion against the ministry's estimates of Rs 2.35 trillion
The level of activity in the economy was significantly impacted by the coronavirus-induced lockdown in the first quarter of 2020-21, it said
All that happened in the markets today
India's Q1FY21 GDP is expected to contract by 25 per cent, ratings agency ICRA said on Tuesday
With the expectation of reduced slippagges of 3-4 per cent, the GNPAs might increase to 9.8-10.3 per cent by March 31, 2021 from 8.5 per cent as on March 31, 2020
Last week, the RBI allowed banks to go for a one-time restructuring of corporate and personal loans that are under stress due the Covid-19 pandemic
It said evacuation infrastructure for renewable energy (RE) projects will drive investments in the power transmission segment
ICRA had earlier said that two-wheeler sales could decline by 11-13 per cent in the current fiscal
With gradual easing of lockdown curbs, E-way bill generation has revived to about 70%, while railway and seaway freight volumes have revived to 85-90% of pre-Covid levels in June
The domestic pharma industry has been posting slow growth numbers since March after the Covid-19 pandemic hit prescription generation