Indian economy

Farm Truths

Opinion | The puzzle of inflation going up despite low demand in India

3 min read . 16 Jan 2020

Economic growth is at its lowest in six years, while inflation is at its highest in five years

Cafe Economics

Opinion | Lessons for India from other economies in the Asian region

4 min read . 15 Jan 2020

Consumption makes up about 60% of gross domestic product, and spending has slumped as businesses shed jobs and put off investment plans. (Mint)

How India, the world’s fastest-growing economy, plunged into stagflation

3 min read . 14 Jan 2020

Over this period, India’s per capita income grew at an annual rate of about 5.6%. (Photo: Mint)

Opinion | It’s still too early to worry about a middle-income trap

4 min read . 13 Jan 2020

Opinion | India needs a counter-cyclical fiscal response to the ongoing slowdown

4 min read . 13 Jan 2020

According to law, if a firm has 19 employees and adds one more to its payroll, all 20 will have to be registered under EPFO. This gives a false picture—that 20 jobs were created instead of just one. Photo: HT

India likely to create 16 lakh fewer jobs across govt, low-paying sectors: SBI

1 min read . 13 Jan 2020

Union Home Minister Amit Shah (Photo: ANI)

Present state of economy is temporary phase: Amit Shah

2 min read . 11 Jan 2020

Activity was constrained by insufficient credit availability, as well as by subdued private consumption (Photo: Mint)

Growth in India projected to 'decelerate' to 5% in 2019-2020: World Bank

3 min read . 09 Jan 2020

It is time to restructure government policy to reorient the economy to produce for the remaining 90% and create wealth for them.

Budget 2020: Top 5 Ways to Fix the Slowdown | Mint Wide Angle

08 Jan 2020

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (Photo: PTI)

5% growth cloud over Budget 2020

3 min read . 07 Jan 2020

To boost growth, the RBI cut interest rates 5 times last year and PM Narendra Modi’s government lowered taxes for companies (Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint)

India sees slowest growth since 2013 on weak consumption

1 min read . 07 Jan 2020

GDP advance estimates: Govt pegs economic growth at 5% for FY20

1 min read . 07 Jan 2020

All states have lost economic momentum over the past year, but richer states have seen a sharper slowdown (Photo: Mint)

Rich states hit hard by slowdown

3 min read . 07 Jan 2020

In October and November, government spending increased by 1.6 trillion rupees, nearly half the 3.1 trillion it spent in September.

Govt plans to cut spending to curb fiscal deficit

1 min read . 07 Jan 2020

A file photo of world's highest railway bridge (under-construction) over the Chenab river in Kauri in northern Jammu and Kashmir

A Visible Hand

Opinion | Declarations of intent are not enough to do what’s needed

4 min read . 06 Jan 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an event celebrating centenary of Kirloskar Brothers Ltd, in New Delhi, Monday (Photo: PTI)

For your expansion, the govt will walk with you: PM Modi to India Inc

2 min read . 06 Jan 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he addresses during an event celebrating centenary of Kirloskar Brothers Ltd, in New Delhi, Monday (Photo: PTI)

Target of $5 tn economy is just a phase, our targets are bigger, higher: PM Modi

1 min read . 06 Jan 2020

A ₹2 trillion reduction would be about a 7% cut in total spending planned for the year.

Govt plans to cut spending to curb deficit, may hurt growth: Report

1 min read . 06 Jan 2020

Goal of $5-tn economy achievable but timeframe uncertain: SBI chief

1 min read . 04 Jan 2020

In that spirit, it is time to call the structural versus cyclical debate over the slowdown in the Indian economy (Mint)

The Corporate Outsider

Opinion | The hope for businesses that this decade might herald

4 min read . 03 Jan 2020