The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex rallied nearly 10 per cent in the past 10 trading sessions and regained the psychological 40,000-mark after over seven months
Among other things, the unemployed spend significantly more time educating themselves than the employed, shows the data
As many as 13 out of 18 indicators analysed by Business Standard showed a contraction in Apr-Jun, ranging from services exports at a 10% clip, to domestic air travel with more than 90% fall
Despite imposing one of the strictest lockdowns in the world, India is witnessing a rapid rise in cases
While the international Global Firepower ranking of countries' military strength puts China and India at third and fourth position, respectively, the gap is much wider than the positions suggest.
Not just equities but gold prices too have jumped following the Fed action
The Latest data on most economic indicators is available till February, while the real economic impact of Covid-19 came in March.
Fears that the spread of COVID-19 would push the global economy into recession have led to extreme risk aversion among investors
The RBI in December 2019 noted that private sector banks accounted for 69 per cent of incremental loans in 2018-19
The stress lies in the manufacturing and construction sectors, the biggest employers of semi-skilled labour
Slowdown in economic growth has taken a clear toll on revenue growth
IGST collection on imports shows a disturbing trend with a fall for four consecutive months
Life expectancy, the average number of years a person spends in school, and incomes in India are close to the South Asian average
Direct taxes, as a share of total tax revenue, rose to 55 per cent, close to its average level in the last few years
Sample Registration System data provides critical insights in to India's growing population which now stands at 133.92 crore
Statsguru: More exports to help educated and experienced workers Higher exports also help pull more workers in the formal sector
The report is based on an online survey of 33,000 respondents carried out in 27 markets in October and November 2018
Food index contracts for second straight month, core inflation also moderates
One possible explanation is that credit allowed for capital goods under the previous indirect tax regime could still be weighing down CGST collections
The global competitiveness rankings are based on a country's performance on four sub-indices, namely enabling environment, human capital, markets and the innovation ecosystem it offers