Centre included even unpaid household work in its employment data, says Jairam Ramesh

The current account surplus for Q4:2023-24 was revised downwards to $ 4.6 billion from US$ 5.7 billion earlier due to an upward adjustment of customs data on merchandise imports, the RBI said.

In absolute terms, the fiscal deficit was at ₹4,35,176 crore as of August-end

The new members are Ram Singh, Saugata Bhattacharya and Nagesh Kumar. They have been appointed for a period of four years.

Mahindra & Mahindra said its SUV wholesales in the domestic market increased 24% to 51,062 units in September compared to the same month of last year

More than 42.66 lakh people registered as construction workers to avail benefits from the buildings and construction welfare board of the State. But experts believe the construction sector of Odisha is not large enough to accommodate such a large labour force

Piyush Goyal said there will be no rethink on the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) curbs in the multi-brand retail sector.

Piyush Goyal said that critical minerals figured in his official parleys with U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Thursday.

Rao was appointed as RBI Deputy Governor in October 2020 for a period of three years

‘RBI changes stance of monetary policy to ‘neutral’ from withdrawal of accomodation,’ says Shaktikanta Das.

According to RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, growth for the fiscal year will be supported by robust quarterly performances.

“The economic growth story of India is tremendous. India is among very few large economies which are growing 7-8%,” Mukesh Aghi said

RBI instructs banks to review payment systems for accessibility to persons with disabilities, ensuring digital payment inclusivity

In the previous reporting week, the reserves had jumped by $12.588 billion to an all-time high of $704.885 billion.

“There are other policy tools that are being discussed that are still in the pipeline,” Chinese Finance Minister Lan said, adding that there is “ample room” in the budget

Fuel and power costs dropped over 4% last month, while manufactured product prices rose just 1%, reining in overall wholesale inflation pace to 1.84% from 1.3% in August

“The Vedanta, Tata, Adani, Reliance and JSW groups alone are prepping about $350 billion of investment in these sectors over the next decade,” Neel Gopalakrishnan of S&P Global Ratings said

Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson are professors at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology while James Robinson is based at the Harris School of Public Policy and Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago.

The 2024 Economics Nobel laureates have argued that differences in the quality of economic and political institutions is what best explains the divergence in the economic fates of countries

The government had last hiked Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners on March 8

According to quick estimates of the economic think tank National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), logistics costs in India ranged between 7.8% to 8.9% of GDP for the fiscal 2021-22

The minimum and maximum benefits under the Employees’ Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme were enhanced from ₹1.5 lakh and ₹6 lakh to ₹2.5 lakh and ₹7 lakh respectively in 2021 and the benefits were valid for a period of three years, which came to an end on April 27, 2024.

A lot of that growth is in India, is driven by the domestic market as well, which actually is a healthy sign, in some ways, says World Bank president Ajay Banga

The latest data show the world's second largest economy slowing from 4.7% annual growth in the previous quarter and falling short of the official target of “about 5%” growth for 2024,

The RBI Governor said that the central bank does not act like a policeman.

The Group of Ministers on GST rate on life and health insurance decided to exempt GST on premiums paid for health insurance with coverage of ₹5 lakh for individuals other than senior citizens; final decision to be taken by the GST Council

The growth rate projection is 6.5% in the next fiscal year (FY2025-26)

Unemployment is not merely an economic issue, but a fundamental political challenge that strikes at the heart of how we organise our societies

Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted that providing free digital access to the public, coupled with extensive campaigns and awareness programs in local languages, helped people across the country embrace technology

The Ministry’s latest monthly economic review points to evidence of a slowdown in urban demand as reflected in the performance of various indicators during the first half of FY25

Days after its research report stating ‘the growth glass looks half empty’ for India, Nomura economists signal weak urban demand is unlikely to rebound soon and GDP growth may even slip under 6.7% this year

The author, professor and former NITI Aayog member was 69.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu were among those who paid tribute to the PM’s Economic Advisory Council chairman

This is the fourth straight monthly hike in commercial LPG prices; Commercial LPG now costs ₹1,754.50 per 19-kg cylinder in Mumbai, ₹1,911.50 in Kolkata and ₹1,964.50 in Chennai

Rising prices of commodity inputs such as palm oil, coffee and cocoa were also accentuated and some FMCG firms have hinted at a price hike

Applicants should have at least 25 years of work experience in Public Administration including experience at the level of Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India

On May 19, 2023, the RBI announced the withdrawal of ₹2000 denomination banknotes from circulation

As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to start his second term in office, China is looking at unpredictability in its ties with the U.S. and renewed tensions over trade, technology, and Taiwan

The annual event named by the numeric form of its Nov. 11 date was started by e-commerce platform Alibaba, which offered attractive discounts to entice shoppers to spend big.

Forex traders said the rupee is likely to remain under pressure unless there is a softening in the dollar index or a slowdown in foreign fund outflows

China’s trade lead in Peru over the United States widened to $16.3 billion last year, a stark reversal of just a decade ago when Washington was the dominant player.v

“High food inflation in October, 2024 is mainly due to increase in inflation of vegetables, fruits and oils and fats,” the National Statistical Office said