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Yes, there are two Indias, and they are not getting any closer together

The fifth National Family Health Survey's findings make it clear that there are indeed two Indias - one represented by Tamil Nadu and another by Bihar, writes T N Ninan

BS BFSI Summit: Economy may grow at 10.5% or more in FY22, says Rajiv Kumar

Full-fledged private investment recovery expected by Q2FY23, he says

Seeing early signs of rising private investments, says BSE chief

The optimism over India's economic rebound pushed the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex above the 60,000-mark.

New hope in private investment?

Perhaps we've just experienced a turning point in private investment

Near-term risks persist for private investments, says RBI study

Those in the pipeline can get a fillip from deferred work, increasing overall thrust to private investment

Need to further fuel drivers of consumption, private investment: Industry

There is a need to further fuel the drivers of household consumption and private investments to enhance the aggregate demand in the economy, industry chamber PHDCCI said on Sunday.

Self-driving vehicle start-up Aurora to go public in $11-bn Spac merger

The deal represents an equity value of $11 billion for Aurora, and the combined company will be valued at $13 billion, according to a statement Thursday.

India Inc expects swifter recovery from second wave of Covid-19 pandemic

Private investments will be better in first half of FY22, according to CII CEOs' poll

Best of BS Opinion: Prioritising expenditure, moving on infra agenda & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Wednesday

The bounce-back in construction buoyed the growth numbers, shows data

Gross fixed capital formation (investment) hit an all-time high of Rs 13.4 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2020-21

RBI says economic cost of second Covid-19 wave may be limited to Q1

Government must now step up expenditure to boost demand for private investment and consumption, said RBI

Revival of pvt consumption, investment key for post-Covid growth: RBI

The Reserve Bank on Thursday said that a durable revival of private consumption and investment would be critical

With lower investments in Q3, industry clearly in wait-and-watch mode

Data on new investment announcements in the past decade in the first three quarters of the financial year shows that there has been no fixed pattern of such announcements in Q4

Q3 GDP numbers: Private sector investments will pick up soon, say experts

Gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) contracted by 6.48 per cent in Q4FY20. It plunged in Q1FY21 before returning to earlier levels in Q2

Huge potential of pvt investment in 400 maritime projects: Govt

The government is eying huge private investment in 400 projects worth Rs 2.24 trillion

Frontloading of govt expenditure to drive private investment: Report

The government should prioritize executing infrastructure projects and frontload its spending during the first half of fiscal year starting April 1, to encourage private investment and support economic recovery, says a report. According to Dun & Bradstreet's latest Economy Observer, new private investment is also likely to remain constrained in the near term given that revival of both domestic and external demand remains uncertain. "The government should prioritize executing the infrastructure projects and frontload its spending during H1 of FY22 to encourage private investment. This along with the increase in hiring of employees by firms would support the recovery of demand," said Arun Singh, Global Chief Economist, Dun & Bradstreet. According to the D&B COVID-19 Commerce Disruption Tracker, as of end-January 2021, only 31 per cent of businesses in India remained disrupted, an improvement when compared to the July 2020 data of 81 per cent, and also over other major ...

Farm sector sees spike in private investment after reforms: Agri secy

The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Ordinance, 2020 was brought in to legalise contract farming

Three ways in which private train operations will benefit Indian Railways

These three issues would also be key concerns for bidders, whose interest after the shortlisting stage will depend on how much assurance Indian Railways is able to provide on these

GMR, Sterlite, Bharat Forge, Bombardier among bidders for private trains

The private entities for the projected will be selected through a two-stage competitive bidding process comprising Request for Qualification (RFQ) and Request for Proposal (RFP)

Year closes on a gloomy note

Export, import, private investment, domestic demand, direct tax revenue, and indirect tax collection all show a declining trend