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The quantity of crude that India imported was 6 per cent lower in 2021-22 at 212 million tonnes compared to 2018-19

There are more than 7 billion transactions every month using the payment system - more than five transactions for every man, woman and child in the country

India is relatively better placed than much of the world.

The industrial sector is the biggest consumer of electricity and accounted for 41 per cent of the 1,296,300 gigawatt hours of electricity consumed in India in 2021-22

The changing income profiles of national parties comes amidst the rising importance of electoral bonds

The share of manufacturing in employment has risen since the previous report, but at 11.6% it is lower than the 12.1% seen in 2018-19

The World Bank noted in December 2022 that the poorest countries saw their debt treble to $1 trillion over the decade ending 2021

Vodafone's losses are expected to touch Rs 30,000 crore in the financial year 2022-23

When the Union government announced Budget for 2022-23, it had projected revenue to be 8.5% of GDP. A Business Standard analysis of latest report on state finances showed that states are catching up

Student numbers have grown meanwhile, with over 9.4 million students completing their studies annually

In March 2021, the GNPAs for SCBs were at 7.5 per cent of the total outstanding loans

In terms of food prices, India seems to be doing much better than the Western economies, owing to it being less dependent on imports

Analysis of data from the International Trade Centre shows that India registered a compounded annual growth rate of 143 per cent between 2017 and 2022

A Business Standard analysis found that the country mirrored the global trend, with the rate of growth slowing from the same quarter last year

RBI has scheduled an off-cycle meeting for November 3

The government's decisions on MSP are often said to be driven also with an eye on food inflation

The cost of borrowing is going up for emerging markets and budget constraints are increasingly making their effects felt

WTO also revised global growth figures downwards. It now expects the world to register a 2.3 per cent growth, compared to the April estimate of 3.2 per cent for 2023

India's currency has done relatively better than other major emerging markets, barring Russia

Attempts at sustainable fishing practices which incorporate fisherman's wishes are said to be one way to address the issue