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For India, economic entropy presents both an opportunity and big challenge

Entropy, or the disorder in a system, is a concept not usually used to understand economic trends, but it best describes the disorder and randomness at work today, writes T N Ninan

India Q1 GDP growth likely slowed for the third consecutive quarter: Poll

Growth in Asia's third-largest economy was pencilled in at 4.0% for the January-March quarter from the same period a year ago in a Reuters poll of 46 economists

Strong demand powers Indian economy past record inflation, for now

The activity backed by stronger new orders was accompanied by a bump in output prices as producers started passing on high raw material costs to consumers

Top Headlines: Standards for shared economy, dilemma over bank licences

India will soon come up with standards for shared-economy services players owing to the rising number of complaints from consumers

SBI economists peg Q4 GDP growth at 2.7%, FY22 expansion at 8.5%

Official data on the economy is expected to be released on May 31

Industrials' share of profit hits 10-year high amid commodity boom

This is on the back of a commodity cycle boom

Hasmukh Adhia panel suggests Gujarat reorient budget towards services

State must increase spending on tourism, IT, financial services, education and sports.

FY22 GDP growth seen at 8.2-8.5%, Q4 to come at 2.7%: SBI Ecowrap report

SBI's research report Ecowrap, in its latest edition, projected India's GDP growth for FY22 to be at 8.2-8.5%

UP gears up for 3rd ground-breaking ceremony at Global Investors Summit

Hectic preparations have begun for the Global Investors Summit in Uttar Pradesh, which will pave way for making the state a $1 trillion economy

Should central bankers consider pitfalls of making declarative statements?

In recent times, central bankers have stressed the need to be nimble, humble even. Recent mistakes warrant some humility

India's economy seen growing 9.2% in FY22 on upbeat rural sector: BoB

India's economy is expected to have grown at 9.2 per cent in the fiscal ended March 2022, after having contracted by 7.3 per cent in the previous financial year

Exports rise 21% to $23.7 billion during May 1 to 21, shows data

The total figure for May is likely to be realised by the commerce ministry in June

Export levy will slow down India's $5 trn economy journey: ISA President

Dilip Oomen says the levy comes at a time when the world views India as a stable policy country, a manufacturing and export hub that is closely integrating with global value chains

Bounce rate eases to 22.5% in April despite inflationary pressures

The bounce rate is always higher by volume than value as lower ticket sizes generally tend to bounce more

A robust industrial recovery

Employment among industrial workers increased further by about a million in the January-April 2022 Wave

Govt needs to clarify whether it wants oil price control or exports

The consequences of such confused messaging were felt in the lack of bidders for BPCL, forcing Delhi to abandon efforts to privatise the refiner

Railways may scrap new dedicated freight corridors, enhance existing ones

Railways new assessment will delay DPR of new corridors by 5 months

Heatwaves may make India's inflation problem worse, hurt growth: Moody's

Over the longer term, India's highly negative credit exposure to physical climate risks means its economic growth will become more volatile

More people fly in India, recreation visits dip as Covid-19 cases slow down

Trains carried more goods and power generation increased, weekly data shows.

Consistent trade policy

Ad hoc tariffs and duties must be avoided