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India's window of opportunity for attracting companies is closing

The window of opportunity for attracting companies looking to divert investments from the Asian manufacturing giant is closing

PM Modi announces Rs 20 trillion stimulus package to jump-start economy

'Self-reliant India' package is around 10% of GDP; lockdown 4.0 is on with new guidelines

Used car market heads for boom post-lockdown as demand may pick up pace

The pre-owned car market is headed for a boom in the post-lockdown era as cars acquire a utilitarian value for people

Industrial production declines 16.7% in March amid Covid-19 pandemic

According to National Statistical Office (NSO) data, manufacturing sector output fell by 20.6 per cent compared to a growth of 3.1 per cent in the same month a year ago

Forget catch-up, think futuristic, go big

"Catch-up" and "limited resources" are constants for our economy post-independence

Early-bird results: 7-day Covid-19 lockdown in March affected India Inc

Combined profit before tax of 81 firms down 37.5% y-o-y, worst show in at least 3 years

How to Make in India 2.0

India will be served well by comprehensive capital and labour reforms but it is important to sift the necessary from the desirable

Govt working on reforms in sunrise sectors to make India export hub: NITI

Amitabh Kant, NITI Aayog CEO, listed healthcare, education, mobility, genomics, AI, 5G network, fintech and manufacturing as high priority areas for rapid and radical structural reforms.

Financing business revival without pain

Here is the design of an impactful, fiscally responsible programme that removes the bottlenecks in credit decision-making

Covid-19: Lockdown exit plans highlight divergence in emerging markets

China, S Korea stocks outperform as restrictions are rolled back

BHEL invites global firms to partner for setting up manufacturing bases

The company has 16 manufacturing facilities across the country with a substantial land bank as well as extensive built-up industrial, commercial and residential spaces.

Statsguru: Key indicators point to grim economic outlook amid lockdown

PMI's services did contract, with trade, hospitality coming to a grinding halt, though the pace of fall in the index was not as steep as that of the core sector

Lockdown 3.0 opens livelihood door; travel by air, rail remains prohibited

Two-week extension allows relaxation for several businesses

Govt relaxes workplace norms for firms allowed to operate during lockdown

Firms to earmark quarantine facilities and ensure all employees download the government's contact tracing mobile application

How to make scale irrelevant

Is scale intrinsic to declining marginal cost? Can an inversion be achieved?

The lingering effect of Covid on services trade

The International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organization have predicted massive losses in economic growth and international trade

Post-coronavirus India: Exporters must seek bigger global share, says Goyal

Goyal asks exporters to "identify their strengths, potentials and competitive advantages in specific sectors, and focus on harnessing them in the world markets

Covid-19 and women@work

Poor access to economic opportunity is reflected potently in India's famously poor female labour force participation rates

Stricter lockdown in the north pulls summer consumer sales down further

Many manufacturers from the region, which contributes 40% to the consumer goods market, have had to redraw their yearly targets

GST rates and the medical devices industry

Let us use the GST rate regime to build up a strong domestic industry in sectors like pharmaceuticals and medical devices that can play to our strengths in labour-intensive production