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  Revision in WPI, IIP base year to push India’s 2016-17 GDP growth to 7.6 pc: former Chief Statistician Pronab Sen

  May 30, 2017 12:44 IST

  India’s GDP growth for 2016-17 will get a 50 basis points push to 7.6 per cent following the recent revision in the base year for the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) and the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), former Chief Statistician Pronab Sen said

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  GST to push to raise India’s growth to over 8 per cent: IMF

  April 28, 2017 8:13 IST

  The Goods and Services Tax to be implemented from July 1 would help raise India's medium-term growth to above eight per cent, the International Monetary Fund has said.

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  After note ban, IMF downgrades India’s growth rate to 6.6 per cent

  January 16, 2017 22:15 IST

  Cutting India’s growth rate by one percentage point due to the "temporary negative consumption shock" of demonetisation, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicted it to be 6.6 per cent for the current fiscal year.

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  High growth, maiden policy propelled aviation sector in 2016

  India | December 29, 2016 16:24 IST

  A maiden coordinated strategy and more than 20 per cent month-on-month traffic progress development offered wings to the nation's aviation sector in 2016. The sector reaped benefits out of a rise in domestic disposable income,

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  India shows second highest growth in science research: Report

  India | October 11, 2016 18:14 IST

  India is at the second position among countries with the highest increase in their contribution to high-quality scientific research, according to a new report which shows that the growth of research in the country is

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  IMF forecasts world economy to grow at 3.1 pc in 2016

  October 05, 2016 7:16 IST

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday maintained its forecast for global growth in 2016 at 3.1 per cent, saying the subpar trend will continue without determined policy action.

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  India needs years of strong growth to match China, must also protect environment: Raghuram Rajan

  July 19, 2016 0:09 IST

  Hyderabad: Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan today said that India will need years of strong growth to catch up with China on per capita GDP and cautioned against expanding economy at the cost

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  Are growing board percentages in school exams helping IIT aspirants?

  India | July 11, 2016 15:14 IST

  Mumbai: There has always been a question on whether the performance of the students in the board examination is a crucial parameter for determining whether the eligibility of a student for the JEE for entry

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  Pharma sector grows 7.7% in May; FDC ban weighs

  June 12, 2016 13:36 IST

  Mumbai: Indian pharmaceutical market grew 7.7 per cent in May compared with 3.5 per cent in April, but the ban on fixed-dose combination (FDC) drugs remains an overhang, says a report. According to data

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  Asian Development Bank cuts India's growth forecast to 7.4%

  May 25, 2016 9:12 IST

  New Delhi: Global headwinds will pull down India's growth rate to 7.4 per cent in the next fiscal from 7.6 per cent this year but more reforms will help the country remain one of the

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  IMF retains India growth forecast at 7.5% for 2016, 2017

  May 03, 2016 18:17 IST

  The International Monetary Fund has retained its growth forecast for India this year at 7.5 per cent, largely driven by private consumption even as weak exports and sluggish credit growth weigh on the economy.

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  Top 5 Patanjali products behind company’s massive revenue growth

  India | April 27, 2016 19:34 IST

  Here are the five Patanjali products that have played a key role in the company’s revenue hike:

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  WTO warns of threat to global economy due to slowdown in China's growth

  World | April 07, 2016 18:47 IST

  Geneva:The World Trade Organization on Thursday revised its 2016 global trade forecast downward by more than one percentage point, warning that a slowdown in China and broad market volatility continued to threaten growth. In September,

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  Barack Obama supports Indian energy needs for growth

  February 23, 2016 6:58 IST

  Washington: US President Barack Obama today supported India's massive energy needs necessary for its economic growth to address the challenges of poverty, while stressing on the need to pass on clean coal technologies to fight

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  India logs 7.4 percent growth in July-September quarter

  December 01, 2015 0:09 IST

  New Delhi: The Indian economy grew 7.4 percent in the second quarter ended September, showing some improvement over the 7 percent expansion in the quarter before but a notch lower than the 8.4 percent in

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  India ratings revises auto sales volume expectations for FY16

  August 13, 2015 18:39 IST

  Mumbai:  India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has revised its FY16 sales volume expectations for passenger vehicles upwards by 4-7%, and 5-8% downwards for light commercial vehicles.The rating agency further said it has revised motorcycles outlook

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  China's Lenovo to lay off 3,200 employees as net profit halves

  August 13, 2015 18:14 IST

  Beijing:  China's Lenovo Group, the world's biggest personal computer maker will lay off about 3,200 workers after profits more than halved in the second quarter of 2015, the company announced on Thursday, becoming the first

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  Government must deliver on promises for higher growth: Moody's

  July 30, 2015 18:39 IST

  New Delhi: Raising a red flag over “empty promises” of the Modi government, global giant Moody's today said delay in key reforms is denting business confidence and the foreign investors are wary of investing in

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  Prevention better than cure: RBI on farm loan waivers

  July 12, 2015 19:53 IST

  Mumbai: Pitching for growth in agriculture sector to check farmer suicides, RBI Deputy Governor H R Khan today said debt burden is not the only reason for such tragic steps even as he warned against

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  India's factory output growth slows in May

  July 10, 2015 23:16 IST

  New Delhi: A retarded growth in manufacturing output slowed India's overall industrial production expansion to 2.7 percent for May -- against 4.1 percent in April, official data showed on Friday.As per the quick estimates of