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No financial crisis in India, govt strengthening economy: Javadekar

The minister also took a jibe at former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijay Singh for his "saffron-clad rapists" remark

Hero Cycles market share up despite economic slowdown: Company official

He underlined that shift to electric was inevitable and the government and companies into mobility were moving ahead to achieve it

Bond traders on edge over possible stimulus; seek assurance on fiscal goals

The government will make every effort to ensure that the revenue loss from its latest booster won't affect its goal to narrow the fiscal gap to 3.3 per cent of GDP

Advance tax mop-up posts dismal growth, rises by just 6% in H1FY20

Direct tax collection needs to grow by about 27% from here on to meet FY20 Budget target

Metro rail, defence projects may help BEML tide over slowdown blues

The metro and rail segment, which grew 45% in FY19, accounts for half the firm's order book

Indian economy can worsen further, market valuation too steep: Marc Faber

The government, in order to provide stimulus, has to be more active and involved in economic activity, says Marc Faber

Auto slowdown, uncertainity forces component industry to cut down capex

The component manufacturers have found themselves fighting the downturn with lower utilisation of existing capacity

Best of BS Opinion: New revenue information, economic slowdown, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Don't cut GST

The Council should instead focus on compliance

Govt considering another 'booster dose' to revive economy: Report

Earlier this week, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das had said the government has taken a number of measures to boost the economy in three phases and indicated that more steps are likely

More space on monetary side than fiscal for boosting growth: Sanjeev Sanyal

Economic growth hit over six-year low of 5% for the first quarter ended June 2019 mainly driven by demand slowdown

No slowdown, auto sector making hue and cry to get package from govt: CAIT

Citing an example of new vehicle launches, CAIT said companies have received huge number of bookings, which do not reflect any slowdown in the sector

Slowdown dampens consumer confidence; may impact festive buying: Survey

Majority of the consumers are planning to spend less than a reasonable amount by October: Survey

Money problems hit Congress's plan to highlight govt failures, slowdown

The first phase of the programme has been postponed - the new dates to hold the conclaves on economic issues is September 28 to 30

Nips 'n' tucks to fix cyclical slowdown

In our view, the country's structural fabric is intact and a mix of measures - partly from ongoing resolutions and partly guided by government action - can help arrest the current cyclical slowdown

Opposition plans to keep focus on economic slowdown, organise conclave

The five Left parties on Monday announced a joint convention in the national capital on the issue on September 20

Letter to BS: Govt creating illusion of strength but reality is different

The government is facing problems of mounting fiscal deficit with much lower than expected GST and other tax revenues, losses incurred by its enterprises such as Air India, MTNL/BSNL and PSB banks

Rate cut alone can't arrest slump, boost rural demand: SBI report

Economists at State Bank Research also warned that any attempt to trim government spending to maintain the fiscal numbers will be severely detrimental to growth

Left parties to organise joint protest against 'deepening economic crisis'

In the joint statement, the leaders of the five Left parties said a protest will be organised to highlight the growing misery on the People

Old wine, new bottle: $7-bn exporter refund old plan with Rs 9,000 cr added

The new program will subsume existing export incentives, for which the government had already penciled in a revenue hit of Rs 41,000 crore in July