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Loan moratorium may be extended by two years: Centre tells SC
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 1 (ANI): The Central government submitted before the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the loan moratorium period may get extended by up to two years in view of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the economy.
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Equity indices flat after historic contraction in Q1 GDP
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sep 1 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices were flat during early hours on Tuesday as official figures released a day earlier showed 23.9 per cent fall in the economy during the first quarter of the current financial year.
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'Will messenger of God please answer?': Chidambaram takes swipe at Sithara
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 29 (ANI): Taking a jibe at Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman over her "act of God" remark, former Union Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday sarcastically called her "the messenger of God" and asked how should the "mismanagement of the economy before the pandemic" b
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COVID-19 an act of God, may lead to contraction of economy: Sitharaman
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 27 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday referred to COVID-19 pandemic as an "act of God" and said there could be contraction of the economy.
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Centre gives two options to states on GST compensation
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 27 (ANI): The Centre on Thursday gave two options for compensating states on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) to bridge revenue shortfall as the economy faces a prospect of contraction in current fiscal year due to COVID-19 crisis.
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RBI to follow calibrated unwinding of emergency measures post-COVID: Gover
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 27 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India will not unwind all recent measures taken to shore up the economy amid COVID-19 pandemic and act when the situation arises, Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Thursday.
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RBI moratorium on repaying loans should not be extended: PNB
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 24 (ANI): Punjab National Bank said on Monday that the moratorium on repaying loans till August 31 as announced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) should not be extended as green shoots are emerging in the economy.
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J-K: Locals hopeful of Jammu ropeway project to propel employment
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 21 (ANI): Aiming to boost the economy and generate employment for the locals, the Jammu ropeway project will resume tourism operations soon after the pandemic situation is over.
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Parijat Care and Productivity Mantra During Covid Crisis
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 20: The COVID-19 is a public health crisis that has impacted the global economy and led to worldwide catastrophic socio-economic, health and livelihood disruptions. It has adversely impacted all sectors of the economy and especially the manufacturing sector. Food se
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India's GDP to contract 16.5 pc in Q1 as pandemic spreads: SBI report
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 17 (ANI): India's GDP is expected to contract by 16.5 per cent during the first quarter of current fiscal as the current Covid-19 pandemic is spreading at a much faster rate after the opening up of the economy, State Bank of India's research report Ecowrap s
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Japan sees worst Q2 GDP contraction in 40 years amid COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Aug 17 (ANI): Japan's economy in April to June period shrank an annualised 27.8 per cent in real terms from the previous quarter, the sharpest contraction in 40 years as COVID-19 pandemic upended the economy, reports said on Monday.
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PM Modi should've spoken about unemployment, economy in I-Day speech: Shiv
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi should have spoken about employment generation and measures to revive the economy in his address to the nation on the Independence Day, said Shiv Sena on Monday.
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