Nearly 45 per cent of the 12,021 respondents believe that the current regime is at par with UPA in terms of economic measures, as per theIndia Today Group-Karvy Insights Mood of the Nation (MOTN) 2020 poll

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A majority of respondents to a survey conducted by India Today and Karvy Insights feel that soaring prices of onion and other food items are indicators of the poor state of the Indian economy. The poll called the Mood of the Nation (MOTN) surveyed 12,141 people across India. The majority believe that it is either growing slowly or not growing at all. The survey responses are in line with recent estimates. According to the national income released by the National Statistical Office (NSO), India's GDP growth may fall to an 11-year low of 5 per cent in the current fiscal. Watch as India Today's Rahul Kanwal discusses the current state of Indian economy, the results of the survey and the chances of revival with experts at the World Economic Forum 2020 in Davos.

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Mood of the Nation survey: 42% believe India can become $5 trillion economy by 2025Less than half - 42 per cent - of respondents in the Mood of the Nation survey believe that India can become a $5 trillion economy by 2025. The survey conducted by India Today and Karvy Insights surveyed 12,141 people from across the country. A majority - 58 per cent - are either not hopeful or are doubtful of the target. Out of the 58 per cent, around 34 per cent believe that India won't reach the ...

Mood of the Nation survey: However, 47 per cent respondents believe that the NDA government will be able to create new jobs during its second term

Mood of the Nation survey: According to the latest data by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), the Indian economy is expected to grow at 5% in FY20 as against 6.8% GDP growth clocked in FY19

A majority - 58 per cent - are either not hopeful or are doubtful of the target. Out of the 58 per cent, around 34 per cent believe that India won't reach the $5 trillion target by 2025, while 24 per cent have no opinion on this

Out of the 12,141 respondents surveyed, 30 per cent do not see the employment scenario getting any better, while 19 per cent opted for 'don't know/can't say'

As many as 44 per cent people supported the Centre's privatisation drive, while 39 per cent opposed the government's decision to sell its majority stake in the Public Sector Units (PSUs)

The percentage of people who believed doing business in India had become easier under Modi govt was 54 per cent in the same survey conducted in August last year

Onion prices peaked to Rs 160 per kg in December 2019 but have come down to around Rs 60-70% per kg now

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today kick-started the BJP's massive election campaign in Karnataka with an eye to wrest power from the incumbent Congress.

The Congress, which is currently in power in Karnataka, can hope to win between 90 and 101 seats. The Bharatiya Janata Party is expected to bag between 78 and 86 seats.

The estimates, for crop year 2012-13 (June-July), released by the agriculture ministry, show that supply of wheat, maize and sugarcane is likely to fall, putting upward pressure on prices. We talked to experts to know what numbers mean for prices of farm commodities traded on exchanges.

A study by the wealth management arm of Hyderabad-based consultants Karvy Group says most of India's wealth is maintained in direct equities, fixed deposits and bonds.

In developing software for corporates, Rajesh Varrier ran into reams of daunting data. He tapped the tedium of analysing it, and with six partners, rolled out activecubes.