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  Onion prices skyrocket in Aug-Nov every year; govt must review buffer stock policy: Economic Survey

  Business | January 29, 2021 19:23 IST

  Onion prices had skyrocketed to as high as Rs 100 per kg in the retail markets few months back, forcing the government to ban exports, allow imports and impose stock limits. The exports curbs have been lifted now with softening of prices.

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  Economic Survey pegs India's FY22 economic growth at 11%

  Business | January 29, 2021 15:02 IST

  The contraction in FY21 is mainly due to coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and the visible damage caused by the subsequent countrywide lockdown to contain it.

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  India's FY21 GDP to contract 7.7%, says Economic Survey

  Business | January 29, 2021 14:54 IST

  The document which was tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha in its debt simulations for worst-case debt analysis assumed the contraction at (-) 7.7 per cent.

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  Budget 2021: FM Sitharaman tables Economic Survey 2020-21 in Lok Sabha

  Business | January 29, 2021 13:49 IST

  The Economic Survey 2020-21, authored by a team led by Chief Economic Adviser Krishnamurthy Venkata Subramanian, details the state of different sectors of the economy as well as reforms that should be undertaken to accelerate growth.

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  Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to present Budget 2021 on Feb 1

  News | January 29, 2021 12:43 IST

  Nirmala Sitharaman is all set to present the Budget 2021 on February 1. This year, February 2 (Friday) will mark the beginning of the Budget Session of the Parliament.

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  Budget 2021: FM Sitharaman to present Economic Survey 2020-21 today

  Business | January 29, 2021 9:32 IST

  The Economic Survey, which is presented on the opening day of the budget session, provides a summary of the annual economic development across the country during the financial year.

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  President Kovind addresses joint sitting of Parliament on day 1 of Budget Session - Highlights

  Business | January 29, 2021 13:14 IST

  President Ram Nath Kovind has strongly condemned violence on Republic Day and said that unfurling of a religious flag at Red Fort was unfortunate.

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  Economic Survey 2020-21: When and where to watch LIVE telecast

  Business | January 28, 2021 17:55 IST

  The Economic Survey 2020-2021 will be presented on January 29. It will be the first economic survey by the Centre that will be tabled amid the pandemic.

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  When is Budget 2021-2022? Where to watch budget telecast LIVE?

  Business | January 28, 2021 17:58 IST

  The Union Budget 2021-22 will be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1 (Monday). It will be the first budget presentation amid the pandemic.

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  Economic Survey 2020-21 to be presented in Parliament on Jan 29

  Business | January 27, 2021 19:49 IST

  Ahead of the Union Budget presentation 2021-2022 on February 1, the Economic Survey 2020-21 will be presented in Parliament on January 29.

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  Bihar registered 10.5 percent growth rate in FY19: Economic Survey

  India | February 24, 2020 22:36 IST

  Bihar clocked a growth rate of 10.53 per cent in 2018-19 as against the national average of 6.8 per cent, according to the state's Economic Survey for 2019-20.

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  Budget 2020: Bad news! Taxpayers lose Rs 98,900 crore in Public Sector Banks

  Business | February 01, 2020 17:43 IST

  Budget 2020: There's bad news for taxpayers as Economic Survey 2019-2020 report makes an alarming revelation. According to the Economic Survey, in 2019, taxpayers' total money invested in public Sector Banks (Sarkari banks) by the government has suffered a massive loss.

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  Understand the ‘Thalinomics’, or the economics of a plate of food in India

  News | February 01, 2020 8:27 IST

  The Economics of a Plate of Food in India', the survey tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman analysed data from the Consumer Price Index for industrial workers for around 80 centres in 25 states/Union Territories from April 2006 to October 2019 to arrive at the cost of a 'thali'.

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  Economic Survey 2020 has laid road map of Indian economy, says JD Agarwal

  Business | January 31, 2020 20:26 IST

  Economic Survey has rightly lauded the economic performance of the Indian economy in 2019-20 on various economic parameters, despite weak environment for global manufacturing, trade and demand, feels Dr. Agarwal.

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  Economic Survey completely disconnected with common man's problems: Congress

  Business | January 31, 2020 20:23 IST

  The Congress on Friday hit out at the government on the Economic Survey, saying it is "completely disconnected" with the reality as the country is facing difficult times on the economic front and it is not bothered about the problems faced by the common man.

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  Slowdown in Indian economy is partly because global economy slowing down: CEA

  News | January 31, 2020 18:35 IST

  Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian informed that this year Economic Survey's theme is wealth creation.

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  1.5 lakh Ayushman Bharat Health & Wellness Centres to be set up by 2022: Survey

  India | January 31, 2020 17:40 IST

  To promote preventive healthcare, 1.5 lakh Ayushman Bharat Health & Wellness Centres are proposed to be set up by 2022, according to the Economic Survey 2019-20. The Survey was tabled in Parliament on Friday by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

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  Economic Survey 2020: India ranks third in number of new firms created

  Business | January 31, 2020 16:34 IST

  The Economic Survey 2020: India ranks third in number of new firms created, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while referencing World Bank data on entrepreneurship, who presented the Economic Survey 2019-20 in the Parliament today.

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  Economic Survey: Drugs price control has led to increase in price of regulated medicines

  Business | January 31, 2020 16:25 IST

  In India, the government has historically relied on price controls to regulate the prices of pharmaceutical drugs through the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) and Drug (Prices Control) Order, said the Survey.

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  Economic Survey: Delhi Police ask for 45 documents for opening restaurant, only 19 for a gun

  Business | January 31, 2020 16:00 IST

   According to the National Restaurants Association of India (NRAI), a total of 36 approvals are required to open a restaurant in Bengaluru, 26 in Delhi and 22 in Mumbai.