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Statsguru: A decade of Make in India sees growth, but challenges remain

One of the stated objectives of the Make in India initiative was to boost manufacturing activity and improve investments in the sector

Statsguru: Tourism industry shows recovery but challenges remain

The tourism sector is facing a year-on-year decline in the share of jobs created

Statsguru: New schemes to boost EV adoption, align with climate goals

The schemes, PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovation Vehicle Enhancement (PM E-DRIVE) and PM-eBus Sewa-Payment Security Mechanism (PSM) will replace existing EV subsidy schemes

Statsguru: Monsoon migration lowers MGNREGS work demand in August

Overall demand for work under the scheme has dipped since the pandemic when over 133 million people sought work. In FY24, the demand had declined to 93.2 million individuals

Statsguru: India's GDP growth likely to ease; demand remains weak

There is a wide difference between the gross domestic product (GDP) and gross value added (GVA) growth rates

Statsguru: Customs duty revisions in Budget aimed to boost manufacturing

The share of Customs duty in India's gross tax receipts has more than halved in the past decade

Statsguru: Six charts explain govt's tax collections are beating estimates

The Budget on Tuesday is likely to increase the tax revenue projections by Rs 30,000-40,000 crore compared to the Interim Budget in February

Statsguru: Jio, Airtel, and Vi hike mobile tariffs to boost 5G investments

Subscriber churn is expected, though companies have varied the hikes to minimise the impact at the lower end. Reliance Jio is expected to widen its lead over others in terms of total subscribers

Statsguru: India's index inclusion may bring capital into the country

Since May 2024, foreign investors have been net buyers in the debt market, even as they have been net sellers in the equity market over the last two months

Statsguru: Developing countries are hard hit amid rise in debt burden

A total of 54 developing countries spend more than 10 per cent of their revenues on interest payments, up from 29 in 2010

Statsguru: Several challenges remain for India-Iran Chabahar port deal

Iran has fewer maritime trade partners compared to India

Statsguru: Declining foreign ownership of the Indian stock market

The decline in foreign ownership comes amid rising domestic investor participation and lower relative attractiveness of the Indian market, despite higher earnings growth

Statsguru: Optimism about growth of India's commercial services exports

The last decade saw a growth rate of 8.7 per cent, which made India one of the fastest-growing exporters of commercial services

Statsguru: Record run for electric cars globally, lower pickup in India

The value-conscious nature of the Indian consumer is playing a role. The cost of ownership over the lifetime of the vehicle is significantly lower for electric two-wheelers and three-wheelers

Statsguru: IMD predicts the highest rainfall in nearly two decades

Actual rainfall has often exceeded the weather department's estimates in recent years

Statsguru: Six charts show rising India's foreign exchange reserves

Due to increased capital flows, India accumulated over $100 billion worth of reserves during the pandemic

Statsguru: Discoms show progress in some parameters, but challenges remain

Despite rising electricity demand in the last five years, increases in the emissions from the power sector have slowed down

Statsguru: M&E sector resilient despite growing at slower pace than economy

Growth is expected to reach double-digit levels in the next few years

Statsguru: Falling foreign ownership in booming Indian stock market

Foreign investors invested more money in riskier midcap and smallcap stocks even as their overall stake came down

Statsguru: Six charts explain India's food divide and higher inflation

A recent release of data that the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization compiled from 28 countries shows similar patterns