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India's growth at 7.6% in 2015-16 fastest in five years
May 31, 2016, 06:59 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Indian economy expanded by 7.6 per cent in 2015-16 to log the fastest growth among larger countries, while also outpacing China, official data showed today. This was also the fastest growth for
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India ranks ninth in crony-capitalism index
May 08, 2016, 05:30 PM ISTNew York: India is ranked at ninth position in crony-capitalism with crony sector wealth accounting for 3.4 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP), according to a new study by The Economist. In India,
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Delhi’s GDP to register a growth of 13% in 2015-16:Manish Sisodia
May 07, 2016, 07:24 AM ISTNew Delhi:The GDP of the national capital is expected to register a growth of 13 per cent in 2015-16 compared to the previous fiscal, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said. The announcement was part of
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Income Tax refunds worth Rs 1.22 lakh crore issued in FY’16: Govt
May 06, 2016, 07:01 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Income Tax department has issued 2.10 crore refunds totalling over Rs 1.22 lakh crore in 2015-16, which saw 94 per cent the returns being filed online “During FY 2015-16, more than 2.10
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India can save $50 billion in logistics costs: Report
May 01, 2016, 05:33 PM ISTNew Delhi: India can save up to $50 billion by bringing down logistics costs to 9 percent from the current 14 percent of the country's GDP, according to a joint study by industry chamber Assocham
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India doubles share in global GDP to 2.86 percent
Apr 23, 2016, 05:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: India doubled its share in world GDP from 1.43 percent in 2000 to 2.86 percent in 2015, industry body PHD Chamber said on Saturday. "India's GDP stood at $477 billion in 2000
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These 10 Cities Make India Rich: Are You Living In One Of Them?
India | Apr 18, 2016, 03:22 PM ISTThese 10 Cities Make India Rich: Are You Living In One Of Them?
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PM Modi seeks Saudi investments in key Indian sectors
Apr 03, 2016, 09:30 PM ISTRiyadh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today invited oil-rich Saudi Arabia’s top business tycoons to invest in India’s key sectors like defence, insurance, railway and oil as he projected his country as an attractive investment destination
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India's fiscal position to stay weaker than peers: Moody's
Feb 23, 2016, 05:39 PM ISTNew Delhi: Ahead of India's budget for the next fiscal, Moody's Investors Service today said the country's fiscal position will remain weaker than other emerging economies in the near term even if fiscal consolidation continued
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India's GDP numbers dependable and trustworthy: World Bank Chief Economist
Feb 14, 2016, 04:45 PM ISTMumbai: India's GDP numbers are very dependable and there is no "rigging" taking place with regards to data, the World Bank's Senior Vice President and Chief Economist Kaushik Basu said on Saturday.Basu, former Chief Economic
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India set to overtake China with a 5-yr high GDP growth of 7.6%
Feb 08, 2016, 10:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: Indian economy is expected to record a five-year high growth rate of 7.6 per cent in 2015-16 on improved performance in manufacturing and farm sectors.According the central statistics office (CSO), the gross domestic
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GDP growth for 2014-15 marginally revised down to 7.2%
Jan 29, 2016, 07:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: Government has marginally revised downward the economic growth for 2014-15 to 7.2 percent from the earlier estimate of 7.3 percent after factoring in latest data on agriculture and industrial production."The real GDP or
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What a disparity! 62 people of world have same wealth as 3.5 billion of humanity
Jan 18, 2016, 05:43 PM ISTJust 62 individuals had the same wealth as 3.5 billion people—the bottom half of humanity—in 2015, according to a new report, An Economy For The 1%, by Oxfam, a global advocacy.This figure is down from
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More investment needed in farm sector to push growth: Arun Jaitley
Jan 04, 2016, 08:26 PM ISTNew Delhi: Stressing on the need for more investments in the farm sector, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the incentive structure of the agriculture sector should be revisited to address the challenges being faced
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Is GDP growing more compared to UPA regime? Congress asks govt, minister says will check with CEA
National | Dec 20, 2015, 12:15 AM ISTNew Delhi: A combative Congress today questioned the claims of the Modi government that the economy is growing faster compared to the time UPA was in power. "Modi government's claim of economy growing by more than
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India may spend $95 billion on railways over 5 years: Morgan Stanley
Nov 30, 2015, 08:18 PM ISTNew Delhi: India is expected to spend a whopping USD 95 billion (over Rs 6.34 lakh crore) on ramping up its rail infrastructure, a step that will help in increasing the country's manufacturing competitiveness, a
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68 million working women = $700 Billion boost for India
Nov 21, 2015, 04:57 PM ISTIndia could boost its gross domestic product or GDP by $700 billion (Rs 46 lakh crore) or 16% more than its business-as-usual growth within ten years by putting women on par with men, according to
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Gender equality long-term war not a battle: Mallika Sarabhai
India | Nov 13, 2015, 05:40 PM ISTThiruvanthapuram: Achieving gender equality in the country, should be seen as a long-time war and not a one-time battle, noted dancer and activist Mallika Sarabhai has said."We must see this as long-term war, not a
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Chinese imports threatening India's small industries
Oct 31, 2015, 08:38 PM ISTMicro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) are by far the biggest employers in the country today. According to the latest annual report (2014-15) of the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, there are an
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IPL 2015 contributed Rs 11.5 billion to India's GDP: BCCI
Cricket | Oct 30, 2015, 10:31 PM ISTNew Delhi: The 2015 Indian Premier League (IPL) contributed Rs.11.5 billion ($182 million) to India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Friday.The BCCI appointed KPMG Sports