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Union Ministry of Statistics sees no merit in Dr Subramanian 'GDP' claim
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): After former Chief Economic Advisor Dr Arvind Subramanian claimed in an article that the gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate was overestimated by 2.5 per cent between 2011-12 and 2016-17, Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI)
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Big data to improve quality of macro-economic aggregates, says government
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation said on Monday it is proposing to establish a National Data Warehouse on Official Statistics which will leverage technology and use big data analytical tools to improve the quality of macro-economic agg
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Mayawati tears into Centre over unemployment rate
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jun 6 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Thursday hit out at the Centre expressing dissatisfaction over the increasing unemployment rate in the country that has risen to a record 6.1 per cent, highest in last 45 years.
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Auto stocks gain, Nifty above 11,950
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 3 (ANI): Stock markets opened with a positive note on Monday as investors awaited government measures to arrest lower GDP growth data for FY 19 announced last week.
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India, US share 'common outlook' in Indo-Pacific region, says report
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 1(ANI): The Pentagon on Saturday said that the strategic partnership between India and the United States has strengthened significantly during the past two decades, and asserted that both countries recognise the importance of the India-Pacific region for global tr
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Massive infra spending needed to reverse slowdown: experts
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): The government needs to boost consumption by cutting interest rates and allocate adequate funds to build big infrastructure projects across the country to reverse the slowdown in economy, leading experts said on Saturday.
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Slump in economic growth and unemployment 2 major challenges: Congress
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): The Congress on Friday said the slump in economic growth and unemployment are two important challenges before the country and expressed the hope that the new government would address these issues.
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GDP growth dips to five-year low of 6.8 pc in FY19
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): The economic growth rate for the financial year 2018-19 stood at a five-year low of 6.8 per cent, data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) showed on Friday.
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Equities trade lower, Nifty around 11,900
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 29 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices were in the negative zone during early hours on Wednesday as investors awaited fourth-quarter GDP data due to be released later this week and tracked weakness in Asian stocks.
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Ind-Ra lowers FY 19 GDP estimate to 6.9 pc with Q4 forecast at 6.3 pc
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) said on Monday that it expects India's GDP growth rate during 2018-19 to be 6.9 per cent as against the advance estimate of 7 per cent.
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Finance Commission holds talks with Finance Ministry on economy
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Members of the Finance Commission have held consultations with senior officials of the Ministry of Finance on the overall economic situation in the country and key economic variables.
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Climate action to boost GDP growth of poorer countries: Study
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Apr 30 (ANI): A study claimed that the successful global efforts to significantly limit greenhouse gas emissions would likely increase the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of poorer countries over the next 30 years.
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