Economy

New Delhi:  The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi met ahead of the Budget and gave final nod to it. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Budget at 11 a.m. in the Lok Sabha. This is the fourth budget of…
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New Delhi:  The number of females per 1,000 males in the country has risen from 991 in 2015-16 to 1,020 in 2019-21, as per the Economic Survey tabled in the Parliament on Monday. The sex ratio at birth, i.e., female children per 1,000…
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New Delhi: Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, India's economic growth in the upcoming financial year, i.e., 2022-23, can be surprising on the higher side, ASSOCHAM Secretary General said on Monday. "While the 8-8.5 per cent GDP projections…
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New Delhi: With new restrictions being imposed across the world due to the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, the trajectory of the tourism sector, especially international tourism, remains uncertain, according to the Economic…
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New Delhi:  The various indicators of employment have bounced back remarkably, after showing a decline in the first quarter of 2020-21 during the nationwide lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Economic Survey 2021-22…
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Chennai:  The number of new startups in the space sector more than doubled in 2021 to 47 as compared to the previous year numbers, said India's Economic Survey that was released on Monday. According to the Economic Survey, the number of…
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New Delhi:  India's total exports during FY22 are expected to grow by 16.5 per cent, thereby surpassing the pre-pandemic levels, the Economic Survey tabled in the Parliament on Monday said. India's exports of both goods and services have…
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Chennai:  Increasing number of Indian residents are now applying for patents as against the multi-national companies (MNC) despite the odds like low expenditure on research and development (R&D), procedural delays and complexities,…
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New Delhi:  Agriculture and the allied sector proved to be the most resilient to the Covid-19 shock as it registered a growth of 3.6 per cent in 2020-21 and improved to 3.9 per cent in 2021-22, driving the overall Indian economy's real…
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New Delhi:  The impact of the second wave of Covid-19 on GST collection was much more muted than the impact of the nationwide lockdown during the first wave, The Economic Survey for 2021-22 noted. After falling during the nationwide…
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