Indian economy

Navy can play a key role in making India a $5 tn economy: Rajnath Singh

2 min read . 22 Oct 2019

Opinion | Lessons we could learn from Kremer’s O-Ring theory

4 min read . 21 Oct 2019

'PM-Kisan is a good step towards replacing support prices. There has been a substantial fall in support prices,' says Banerjee (Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint)

Abhijit Banerjee says higher taxes on businesses can fund welfare schemes

5 min read . 21 Oct 2019

‘Economic slowdown is not so bad in India & China’: Nirmala Sitharaman

20 Oct 2019

In the preceding month, FPIs had invested a net ₹6,557.8 crore in the domestic capital markets (both equity and debt). (Photo: Reuters)

FPIs pour in ₹5,072 crore into Indian capital markets in October so far

1 min read . 20 Oct 2019

The US, while still expected to contribute a sizable portion to world growth, is projected to fall to third place, after India (Mint file)

Twenty countries, including India, to dominate global growth in 2024

1 min read . 19 Oct 2019

On the multiplicity of institutions, it is interesting that the IMF calls for greater competition in the banking sector. (Photo: Bloomberg)

IMF says corporate income tax cut will help revive investment in India

1 min read . 19 Oct 2019

Chief Economic Advisor K.V. Subramanian (Photo: PTI) (PTI)

Govt considering more steps to boost consumer demand, economic growth: CEA

2 min read . 18 Oct 2019

Sales of vehicles also remained in the red due to the Shraddh period during the month, considered inauspicious for big purchases in the northern and western states (Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint)

Retail sales of passenger vehicles see steepest fall on record in September

1 min read . 19 Oct 2019

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (PTI file)

Opinion | Point forward, not fingers

1 min read . 18 Oct 2019

As per Nielsen, in the September quarter, rural grew at 5% in terms of value, sharply slower than 20% reported in the year earlier (Mint file)

Slowdown hits mobile use in rural areas as base falls

1 min read . 18 Oct 2019

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman (Pradeep Gaur/Mint file)

Sitharaman urges G20 nations to take measures to revive growth

1 min read . 18 Oct 2019

Among Sensex gainers, Tata Motors rose 0.8%, followed by Yes Bank and Hero MotoCorp, which gained 0.7% and 0.5%, respectively (Mint file)

Sensex, Nifty gain as govt may announce more measures to spur growth

2 min read . 17 Oct 2019

Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman (L) speaks on 'Indian Economy: Challenges and Prospects' at Columbia University in New York (Photo: PTI)

FM promises more reforms before the end of the fiscal

3 min read . 16 Oct 2019

India’s decline is largely due to financial sector indicators, with stock market capitalization registering a fall (Photo: AP)

India slips in the EM league tables

3 min read . 16 Oct 2019

Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian addresses during 'Massmerize 2019' organised by FICCI, in New Delhi (Photo: PTI)

Fundamentals of economy 'very, very strong', will return to 7-8% growth: CEA

1 min read . 16 Oct 2019

The new tax rates may attract foreign companies looking to shift their China manufacturing operations. (Pradeep Gaur/Mint)

Beyond the Tax Book

Opinion | Will increase in compliance for individuals, businesses boost economy?

4 min read . 16 Oct 2019

Gita Gopinath, chief economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), arrives to a World Economic Outlook news conference during the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank Group in Washington, DC (Photo: Bloomberg)

India retains tag of world's fastest growing economy alongside China: IMF

3 min read . 15 Oct 2019

IMF slashes India's FY20 GDP growth forecast by 90 bps to 6.1%

2 min read . 15 Oct 2019

Opec accounts for around 40% of global oil production (Bloomberg file)

Battling slowdown, India requests Opec to not exercise deeper production cut

2 min read . 15 Oct 2019