Page 26 - Economic Slowdown

Yashwant Sinha questions 'imaginary' GDP numbers, says economy in bad shape

Talking to reporters, Sinha also demurred Prime Minister Narendra Modi holding "pre-budget consultation", saying it is "unprecedented" and asked what the latter's Finance Minister is doing

SC blamed for economic slowdown, but it was just upholding the law

Recently Senior Advocate Harish Salve accused the apex court for economic slowdown, repelling foreign investors

Channelling into a new stream

Boosting investment to creating employment: Officials managing the Jal Jeevan Mission are setting goals beyond universal water supply

Target-driven approach to infra building important enabler for growth

The Centre's mega-infrastructure plan may founder on a poor enabling environment as much as the availability of finance

Ad growth slowdown, new rules headwinds for Zee Entertainment stock

Valuations appear attractive, but near-term concerns remain

India's per-capita income rises 6.8% to Rs 11,254 a month in FY20

In 2018-19, the monthly per-capita income had stood at Rs 10,534

Public finances: Something doesn't add up

Revenues for 2019-20 projected in the July Budget simply cannot be realised

Many forces trying to defame Centre on economic issues, says Rajnath Singh

Speaking at an event organised by the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT), Singh said he has discussed the issue of sealing with Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

Slowdown pain spreads: Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland, Hero halt production

About 15,000 workers, mostly temporary and casual, out of work in auto making firms over past 2-3 months, 200,000 heads roll across dealerships

Amid slowdown, Icra maintains negative outlook on passenger vehicle, CV

There was a sharp divergence in retail demand growth and wholesale despatches during the first half of FY20 as focus was towards reducing inventory level, Icra said

Dovetail 'cost of business' with 'ease of doing business': Tata Steel CEO

He said that will give a fresh impetus to the manufacturing sector and make it more competitive

Indian economy benefited from favourable external environment in 2019: DBS

According to Singapore's DBS Banking Group, conducive global drivers provided a favourable external environment for the Indian economy in 2019

Seeking turnaround, PM Narendra Modi likely to review ministerial work

The PMO will appraise the departments on their performance over the last six months, and will seek solutions to revive growth

Top 10 biz headlines: Auto sector in low gear, FM on economy booster & more

From FM Sitharaman announcing that talks are on with PMO to revive the slowing economy to slowdown in the auto industry, here are the top business headlines for Saturday

Bosch likely to cut around 2,000 jobs in India amid auto sales slump

Carmakers will shed 80,000 jobs across the world in the coming years

Subscriptions likely to brighten Sun TV's prospects amid economic slowdown

Investors should await ad revenue growth revival before tuning in

Commercial vehicle sales fall YoY, but grow MoM by 10-15% in Dec 2019

Ashok Leyland witnessed a rise in the sale of buses by 85 per cent to 2,560 units in December 2019 from 1,384 units, a year ago

Electricity supply falls for 5th straight month to 1.1% amid slowdown

Power supply fell to 101.92 billion units in December, down 1.1% from 103.04 billion units last year, an analysis of daily load despatch data from state-run Power System Operation Corp Ltd showed

Long-term outlook of Indian market remains positive: JCB India MD & CEO

Despite witnessing demand compression in 2019, JCB India has decided to go ahead with its Rs 650-crore new facility

Best of BS Opinion: Budget 2020 expectations, setback for Tatas, and more

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