ICRA says with a steady performance of agricultural sector and a lagged recovery in contact-intensive parts of services sector, it estimates a small contraction of 1 per cent in GDP in Q3

For April-November period of the current fiscal, exports dropped by 17.76 per cent to $173.66 billion, while imports declined by 33.55 per cent to $215.69 billion, resulting in a trade deficit of $42 billion

S&P says India is following the path of most economies across Asia-Pacific in experiencing a faster-than-expected recovery in manufacturing production

A recent Edelweiss report says quick service restaurants (QSRs) and dine-in restaurants are seeing a steady recovery month-on-month. The revenues of QSR's are at 50 per cent of pre-COVID levels and the business of their delivery arms are at pre-COVID levels

Facebook Inc and its other apps have dominated in the top-5 list of most-downloaded applications this year. Facebook has stood as the second-most downloaded app, WhatsApp Messenger third, and Instagram fifth, according to App Annie's list

Top-down reforms since the demonetisation of 2016 have already derailed the economy and brought misery to millions, yet the great zeal to do more of the same amidst protests from several segments of population demonstrate that the intent is far from public welfare

RBI panel's proposal to allow big corporates/industrial houses to own and run banks and NBFCs is contrary to RBI's own earlier stand, economic logic and historical evidence of multiple economic crises caused by reckless private financial sector players

Mahesh Vyas, Managing Director and CEO, CMIE, said that employment increased by one per cent but real agricultural GVA growth in the September 2020 quarter was 16.4 per cent lower than it was in the June 2020 quarter

India's economy recovered faster than expected in the September quarter as a pick-up in manufacturing helped GDP clock a lower contraction of 7.5 per cent and held out hopes for further improvement on better consumer demand

The official manufacturing Purchasing Manager's Index (PMI) is expected to rise slightly to 51.5 in November from October's 51.4

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The other category, according to RAI, that witnessed good growth was items related to Work-From-Home (WFH), which continue to show faster recovery

The future investment outlook, however, is subdued as only 18% of respondents reported plans for capacity additions for the next six months compared to 22 per cent in the previous quarter, FICCI survey showed

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While India is firmly focused on AatmaNirbhar Bharat for a V-shaped recovery, its key fiscal numbers show the economy is slipping with falling capital expenditure, muted consumption and higher precautionary savings

Barclays is upbeat about an economic revival in the economy from FY22 and has also raised its (FY22) GDP growth forecast to 8.5% from 7.0% earlier, to reflect a faster recovery in services amid continued policy support

Talking about the difference of opinion between the state governments and the Centre, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said that state is not against corporates but there has to be a regulation to protect farmers

As India marches from one economic disaster to another, policy and planning appear to be victims of whims and fancies as and when they strike

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The finance minister announced tax relief on select home sale deals, enhanced credit guarantee programme for small businesses and provided incentives for new job creation as the government widened stimulus measures to boost the economy