Much remains uncertain about the Indian economy's future path. How can we grade the government's efforts to prop it up?
Prestige Estates Projects will develop four new housing projects in Bengaluru, Goa and Hyderabad with an investment of nearly Rs 2,000 crore amid recovery in demand for residential properties
The recent economic acceleration is encouraging, but below the hood, palpable risks still loom
Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures! This can mean a large deficit or the use of re-allocative and redistributive fiscal policies on a larger scale. Or, we can have a mix
Many indicators are flashing different signals, and we try to peer into the incipient post-pandemic recovery
Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day
The spread of Covid-19 has been contained in most parts of our country
Improved economic performance, better corporate earnings, and a likely global economic recovery could be the comforting factors for the markets in Samvat 2077
Sitharaman said floods in certain districts have led to uptick in prices of perishable goods
The recent uptick in economic activity is heartening, but urgent reforms are needed for growth to be sustained
With increasing demand, and contraction in exports, the trade deficit widened to $8.8 billion in October - the highest in the current fiscal year.
What is significant is that the process of recovery of jobs that was robust during May, June, July and which slowed down in August and September now has reversed into a fall in employment in October
Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day
Goods carried by train and workplace visits were among the high-frequency indicators that gave up some gains for the latest week
Essential to see if demand holds in coming months
Corporate results are showing turnaround signs
Economists, including those at the Reserve Bank of India, attributed the recovery to pent-up demand after a strict lockdown imposed in March to contain the coronavirus outbreak
The PHDCCI drew the conclusions based on its analysis of 25 high-frequency economic indicators which point out that there has been a pickup in business normalization
While segments such as food, health, hygiene and nutrition are showing an uptick, discretionary categories continue to show weakness
Banks and NBFCs must to do stress tests to ensure credit flow, says Shaktikanta Das