Even though a fifth of these cooperatives are in the financial sector, their share has remained low
The ratio of the value of all companies in the stock market to the size of the Indian economy is now in excess of 100 per cent
An even more virulent second wave means that economic growth, income and employment will again depend on agriculture to a large extent
While some areas recorded recovery till the second wave hit, aviation continued to show considerable stress even when the Covid-19 spread had subsided
A new phase of vaccination begins on May 1, which will enable everyone above 18 to get vaccinated.
The 14-day average of new daily cases has risen from the low of about 1500 to over 5000 in less than a month, about four times fast than the time taken for this jump in the first wave
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