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  Aiming to make Maharashtra a trillion-dollar economy by 2025: Fadnavis

  Business | June 15, 2018 13:29 IST

  Fadnavis said Maharashtra's economy at present is USD 400 billion and at the current growth rate it is destined to become trillion-dollar economy by 2030, asserting that he wants to achieve that milestone five years early.

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  India outpaces China, retains fastest growing economy tag with GDP growth of 7.7% in Q4

  Business | June 01, 2018 10:12 IST

  The economy grew at the highest rate since September quarter of FY17, ahead of the demonetisation drive that began in November 2016.

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  Amidst fears of growing debt load, China proposes equity financing to tackle crisis

  Business | May 21, 2018 9:58 IST

  In a move to tackle the surging debt, a top official with China's stock market regulator has proposed equity financing to reduce their dependence on debt.

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  With projected growth of 7.9%, India tops list of fastest growing economies for coming decade

  Business | May 04, 2018 15:54 IST

  India ranks the best on the criteria termed the Complexity Opportunity Index (COI), which measures how easy it is to redeploy existing knowhow to enter new complex products. 

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  Asian shares gain on rosy Japan data, bucking Wall Street losses

  Business | February 21, 2018 13:57 IST

  The gains came despite losses on Wall Street, where a six-day winning streak was snapped by a plunge in Walmart stock and losses in other sectors.

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  India's GDP to grow 7.2% in 2018, 7.4% in 2019: United Nations report

  Business | December 12, 2017 9:55 IST

  The outlook for India remains largely positive, underpinned by robust private consumption and public investment as well as ongoing structural reforms, the UN DESA report said.

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  Robust economy for ‘New India’: Jayant Sinha jumps to Centre’s defence day after father’s critique

  Politics | September 28, 2017 9:14 IST

  Sinha said recent articles critical of the government have drawn sweeping conclusions from a narrow set of facts.

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  India ranks 40th among most competitive economies, Switzerland tops the list: WEF

  Business | September 27, 2017 12:44 IST

  On the list of 137 economies, Switzerland is followed by the US and Singapore in second and third places, respectively.

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  Economic activity to expand 7.3 pc this fiscal: RBI report

  August 30, 2017 21:23 IST

  The RBI said economic activity as measured by Gross Value Added (GVA) is expected to expand by 7.3 per cent in the current fiscal, up from 6.6 per cent in 2016-17.

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  GST win-win deal for all, says FM Arun Jaitley

  July 19, 2017 12:55 IST

  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today described the Goods and Services Tax (GST) as a "win-win" deal for all as it will expand the tax net, end "inspector raj" and bring down prices of goods.

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  Class bias? Debt-ridden Air India takes meat off menu for economy class flyers to cut costs

  July 10, 2017 14:02 IST

  Reeling under massive debt and cash crunch, Air India has now decided to take non-vegetarian food off its menu for economy class travellers on all its domestic routes

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  5 reasons India should go in for Jan-Dec financial year

  April 24, 2017 20:04 IST

  The current practice was adopted in 1867 to align the Indian financial year with that of the British government.

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  India to soon be one of most transparent, open economies: Arun Jaitley

  January 27, 2017 16:25 IST

  India is on its way to become one of the most transparent and open economies in the world with sector after sector opening up for foreign investment notwithstanding the wave of protectionism elsewhere, Finance Minister

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  Amid cash crunch, PM Modi calls NITI Aayog meeting to review economy

  Politics | December 23, 2016 20:15 IST

  In an effort to deal with ongoing currency crunch post demonetisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called a high-level meeting at NITI Aayog on Tuesday to take stock of the economy and other imperative issues.

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  Upcoming budget to focus on higher spending to boost economy, says Arun Jaitley

  Politics | December 17, 2016 22:30 IST

  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said that infrastructure investment needs a booster and his next Budget in February will concentrate on empowering more open and also private spending to help financial development. Speaking at ET

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  In long run, demonetisation will damage economy: Experts

  December 06, 2016 0:06 IST

  The government's demonetisation move was to incur "heavy damage to the economy in long term" and cash-less digital payment system "may not be helpful as being thought", experts said today. In a discussion on 'State

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  Higher GST rate likely on oil, chicken; TV, ACs could get cheaper

  October 20, 2016 16:54 IST

  The upcoming GST regime may see a higher levy on goods and commodities related to the common man likely to result in expanded assessments on kitchen staples, for example, eatable oils, flavors and chicken. According

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  Power output growth doubles to 9.5 per cent in 2016: Piyush Goyal

  July 04, 2016 17:11 IST

  New Delhi: Marking a near twofold growth from the previous year, power generation in the country has risen up to 9.5 per cent in 2016 so far, Power Minister Piyush Goyal said today. The power

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  7th Pay Commission to drive domestic demand, says economists

  June 29, 2016 17:31 IST

  New Delhi: The recommendation of the 7th pay commission approved by Union Cabinet on Wednesday, to increase the salaries of over 1 crore government employees and pensioners by at least 23.5 per cent, will have

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  Government’s focus on economically backward eastern India: Modi

  Politics | June 02, 2016 16:03 IST

  Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said his government was emphasizing on the development of the economically backward eastern states to uproot poverty in the region. “We don’t want any state or any region