In a market of 1.3 billion with only about a half having access to mobile broadband, the untapped user base still holds much promise
Bond markets are showing signs of nervousness, and yields on the 10-year government bonds are on the rise
In a situation without Covid-19, India was envisioned to have a strong power demand in the coming decade
Revenue of Centre and states is just 19 per cent of GDP, according to the International Monetary Fund.
The Survey batted for a bold fiscal expansion to make the economic recovery more broad-based
About 13.5 per cent of casual workers (who probably earned daily or weekly but had steady incomes) became self-employed in that period
A new study on agricultural markets that goes deeper into the realities of farm marketing in India offers timely insights
India's economic recovery would be sharper compared to Asian peers
The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex rallied nearly 10 per cent in the past 10 trading sessions and regained the psychological 40,000-mark after over seven months
Among other things, the unemployed spend significantly more time educating themselves than the employed, shows the data
As many as 13 out of 18 indicators analysed by Business Standard showed a contraction in Apr-Jun, ranging from services exports at a 10% clip, to domestic air travel with more than 90% fall
Despite imposing one of the strictest lockdowns in the world, India is witnessing a rapid rise in cases
While the international Global Firepower ranking of countries' military strength puts China and India at third and fourth position, respectively, the gap is much wider than the positions suggest.
Not just equities but gold prices too have jumped following the Fed action
The Latest data on most economic indicators is available till February, while the real economic impact of Covid-19 came in March.
Fears that the spread of COVID-19 would push the global economy into recession have led to extreme risk aversion among investors
The RBI in December 2019 noted that private sector banks accounted for 69 per cent of incremental loans in 2018-19
The stress lies in the manufacturing and construction sectors, the biggest employers of semi-skilled labour
Slowdown in economic growth has taken a clear toll on revenue growth
IGST collection on imports shows a disturbing trend with a fall for four consecutive months