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Recovery faces demand constraints

While the supply-side has sprung back at least in the large organised sectors, the demand side continues to remain broken. The demand constraints will pose a challenge to the recovery process

Sovereign rating risk

Govt must take steps to avoid a downgrade

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NBFCs double-digit growth in Q2, Q3 of FY21 points to resilience: RBI

The profitability of the sector remained stable in the third quarter of FY2020-21.

The way forward for firms

Indian firms need to prepare for export boom by vaccinating employees, their family members; and prioritise export market

Losing steam

Second wave could derail strong corporate recovery

Best of BS Opinion: Herbs need good marketing, second Covid-19 wave & more

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Non-resident entities seek withholding tax breather amid second Covid wave

In absence of certificates, they risk having 40% tax cut from revenues

Centre to give 5 million Covid-19 doses to states in the next three days

Maharashtra, which would receive 50,000 doses in the next three days, has also got the largest supply of vaccines from the Centre

PM releases over Rs 20K cr under PM-KISAN; benefits reach Bengal farmers

Over 95 million farmers across the country received Rs 20,000 crore in the 8th instalment of PM-KISAN scheme

Exports grew 93% to $51.79 billion in April on low base of last year

Services exports are estimated to have grown 28.68 per cent YoY to $21.17 billion in April

L&T Q4 consolidated net profit up 3% to Rs 3,293 crore on higher revenues

All verticals posted YoY increase in revenue, while most saw profits grow

Exports jump three-fold to $30.6 bn in April on low base effect: Govt data

Imports rose to $45.72 bn in April from $17.12 billion, data showed; trade deficit widened to $15.1 bn

Commodity conundrum

Higher international prices will increase policy risks

Best of BS Opinion: Economic outlook, rationalising regulation, and more

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FMCG sales up 9.4% in March qtr, but June qtr remains volatile: Nielsen

If e-commerce sales are excluded, the sector growth stood at 9.3 per cent in the March quarter, 7.1 per cent in the December quarter, and 0.8 per cent in the September quarter

IIP shoots up on low base, retail inflation eases to a three-month low

Economists say policy rate reduction unlikely

Economic Outlook for 2021-22

Outlook beset by uncertainties, but GDP in 2021-22 likely to be lower than in 2019-20

Second wave of Covid-19 pandemic clouds renewable energy growth in India

Shreya Jai crunches the forecast provided by IEA and what it means for the world and India in 2021

Moody's cuts India's FY22 GDP forecast to 9.3%; rules out rating upgrade

Owing to Covid pandemic, rating agency sees India's general govt deficit at 11.8% of GDP in FY22 as against previous forecast of 10.8%