GDP growth falls for the fourth quarter in a row. (IANS Infographics) The numbers are worrying. Except IT services which are booming no other sector in India seems to be doing well and officially India…
Washington, Dec 30 (IANS) The US State Department posted a number of emails belonging to former Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin after the FBI found them on her former husband and Democratic Congressman Anthony Weiner’s…
Berlin, Feb 27 (IANS) Driven by a sharp drop of energy prices, German annual inflation falls to zero in February, fuelling speculations that the European Central Bank (ECB) would further loosen its monetary policy next…
Washington, Feb 27 (IANS) The US economy in the fourth quarter of 2015 expanded faster than previously estimated, as companies’ inventory investment decreased less than previously estimated, the Commerce Department said. The US gross domestic…
Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The Congress on Friday said that the government failed to meet disinvestment targets, noting that the Economic Survey showed a dramatic fall…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The agriculture sector needs a transformation to ensure sustainable livelihood for farmers and food security for the people, the Economic Survey for 2015-16 said on Friday. “The transformation has to…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The Economic Survey 2015-16 suggested that the e-Tourist Visa window should be extended to 180 days instead of the current 30 days before tour and also stressed the need of…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The Economic Survey 2015-16 tabled in the parliament on Friday highlighted 2015 as a landmark year for the country in terms of climate change initiatives nationally and internationally led by…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) As a reform measure, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) would result in dramatic changes in the Indian tax system, the Economic Survey 2015-16 said on Friday. “GST rollout will…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) India could experience export gains of more than $500 billion per year, or 60 percent increase, from joining an expanded Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) or participating in a comprehensive Free Trade…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The Economic Survey for 2015-16 has expressed concern over lower reading levels in public and private schools while stressing that inclusive growth requires bridging gaps in educational outcomes and improvement…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The 2015-16 Economic Survey on Friday recommended amendments to the anti-corruption law, pointing out that civil servants in the recent past were reluctant to take decisions primarily due to certain…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) India Inc. has appreciated the candid posture of this year’s Economic Survey and hoped the recommendations made in it would be reflected in the national budget to be presented by…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Noting the challenge posed by a global slowdown, the Economic Survey 2015-16 tabled in parliament by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday pegged India’s growth for the next fiscal in…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) India’s trade deficit declined to $106.8 billion between April 2015 and January 2016 compared with $119.6 billion in the corresponding period of 2014-15, the 2015-16 Economic Survey said on Friday….
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) India’s Economic Survey sees the growth rate for the coming fiscal will remain at 7-7.75 percent due to domestic factors and warns that the upcoming budget will have to contend…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The government’s fiscal deficit target of 3.9 percent for the current fiscal “seems achievable”, the 2015-16 Economic Survey said on Friday. “Significant increase in revenue receipts, led by buoyant indirect…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The services sector in India has remained the most vibrant sector in terms of contribution to national and state incomes, trade flows, foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows, and employment, the…
Mumbai, Feb 26 (IANS) Short-coverings, coupled with value-buying and positive global indices, supported the rise of the Indian equity markets on Friday. Consequently, the barometer 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The proportion of economically active population (15-59 years) has increased from 57.7 percent to 63.3 percent during the 1991-2013 period, the Economic Survey for 2015-16 said on Friday. The employment…