Indian economy

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman (Mint file)

FM Nirmala Sitharaman to meet press today amid stimulus expectations

1 min read . 02:32 PM IST

Opinion | Is India headed for its worst growth recession in a decade?

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Opinion | Is India headed for its worst growth recession in a decade?

4 min read . 20 Aug 2019

Opinion | Help the economy talk itself up

1 min read . 20 Aug 2019

RBI governor Shaktikanta Das addresses a session at the FIBAC 2019, in Mumbai on Monday (PTI)

Despite challenges in the economy, mood should remain positive: RBI governor

2 min read . 20 Aug 2019

It is true that unhindered debt accumulation by the state is not a desirable objective, but these are extraordinary times which call for extraordinary measures. Photo: AFP

General Disequilibrium

Opinion | All that the Indian economy needs is a ten-letter word

4 min read . 19 Aug 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Mint file)

India's economic stimulus decision unlikely before Monday

1 min read . 16 Aug 2019

ANZ slashes forecast for India's GDP growth in FY20 to 6.2%

ANZ slashes forecast for India's GDP growth in FY20 to 6.2%

2 min read . 16 Aug 2019

Advances in research and technology have also made it possible for digitized transactions data to be innovatively used to capture economic activity (Photo: Aniruddha Chowdhury/Mint)

How big data can change GDP calculation

1 min read . 15 Aug 2019

India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, makes a speech during the opening of the Bhakra dam in Himachal Pradesh in 1963. (Photo: Bettmann Archives)

A short history of Indian economy 1947-2019: Tryst with destiny & other stories

23 min read . 14 Aug 2019

India never got an export strategy going, especially for labour-intensive exports

The $5 trillion blast from the past

4 min read . 14 Aug 2019

Wholesale inflation in July falls to multi-year low of 1.08%

Wholesale inflation in July falls to multi-year low of 1.08%

1 min read . 14 Aug 2019

Fiscal consolidation, which involves a targeted reduction in the deficit, is necessarily contractionary, as it lowers output (Mint file)

Too much of macro-stability in India?

1 min read . 13 Aug 2019

Reserve Bank of India also lowered its economic growth forecast for the year to March 31 to 6.9% from its 7% forecast in June. (Ramesh Pathania/Mint)

Default risks are rising in India, putting focus on stimulus

1 min read . 13 Aug 2019

RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani said India is rising, no power on earth can stop it from rising higher.

Mukesh Ambani says ongoing slowdown 'temporary'

1 min read . 12 Aug 2019

Slowdown? 'India still hot for investors,' says Rahul Bhasin

12 Aug 2019

(From left) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, MoS for Finance Anurag Thakur and Finance Secretary Rajiv Kumar during a meeting with representatives of home buyers, in New Delhi (Photo: PTI)

Govt looks to reverse economic slowdown with a stimulus package

4 min read . 11 Aug 2019

Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman and Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri along with MoS Finance Anurag Thakur chairing the meeting with the representatives of homebuyers in New Delhi (Photo: ANI)

Govt may announce steps to remove friction points in economy to boost growth

2 min read . 11 Aug 2019

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today met industry representatives, and the business personalities who attended the meeting said the minister has assured them of taking steps to revive the economy (PTI)

Govt working on stimulus package to counter slowdown: Report

2 min read . 08 Aug 2019

Monsoon rains above-average for 2nd straight week: IMD

Monsoon rains above-average for 2nd straight week: IMD

1 min read . 07 Aug 2019

Is Indian economy headed towards recession?

06 Aug 2019