Nivedita Mukherjee

51.40 cr jobs generated in 2014-24

At least 5.14 crore person-years of employment on average every year has been generated since 2014 with the Pradhan Mantri…

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India’s OMCs’ profits surge 543%, IOCL leads in refinery throughput

India’s state-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) combined profit rose over 25-times year-on-year in the financial year 2023-24 even as they…

1 year ago

India’s industrial output slows to 4.9%, manufacturing, & power rise

India’s factory output, measured by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), in March 2024 posted 4.9 percent year-on-year growth, moderating…

1 year ago

PSUs in resurgent mode, 225% rise in M-cap cap under Modi: FM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday came out strongly in defence of the performance of India’s public sector undertakings, which…

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Services sector posts sharpest expansion in 14 yrs

India’s service sector made a strong start to the first fiscal quarter as new business in terms of total sales…

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Agri, services grab bigger pie of loans, bank credit grows 16.3% in March 2024

Bank credit growth to agriculture and services sector at more than 20 per cent year-on-year, in March 2024, surpassed loans…

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‘Foreign investment no longer aligned with GDP growth’

A significant shift has taken place in the global economy with the growth of foreign direct investment (FDI) and global…

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Number of Internet subscribers increases to 936.16 million

Auguring well for the Government’s digital mission, India’s total number of Internet subscribers increased from 918.19 million at the end…

1 year ago

Price stability is our mandated goal: Reserve Bank

The bright growth prospects of the Indian economy in 2024-25 supported by strengthening rural demand, rising consumer confidence, optimism on…

1 year ago

Global growth at 2.6%, India’s strong public investment outlays, services beneficial

India was one of the ‘large economies -- apart from China, Indonesia, the Russian Federation, the United States, among others…

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Overall Exports Touch $776.68BN in FY24

Despite persistent global challenges, India’s overall exports (merchandise + services) in financial year 2023-24 (FY24) reached USD 776.68 billion, surpassing…

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Retail inflation eases to 4.85% in March ’24, experts flag food price worry

Days after RBI kept its policy rates in abeyance, India’s consumer price index led retail inflation moderated to 4.85 per…

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