When domestic industries are shying away from new investment in the post-lockdown period, foreign investors are queuing up to invest in India. This gives India some solace amidst decelerating GDP, rising unemployment rate, increasing retail inflation rate, and falling consumption expenditure.&...
India ranks 131 out of 189 countries on the 2020 Human Development Index (HDI) — down by two slots from the 129th position in the previous count — according to the Human Development Report (HDR) released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) last month. HDI is a summary m...
The Covid-19 vaccine has finally arrived. And the world is about to see how effective it is. The UK has already given Pfizer and its partner BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine a green light and the first doses were given on December 8. A critical meeting among Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisers ...
The Indian economy contracted 7.5% in the July-September quarter of FY 21. However, the contraction is much lower than that of the first quarter, where India's GDP fell 23.9% in the first ever economic decline. This de-growth in the second quarter now confirms that India has officially entered what ...
Even as the debate over India entering into a recession is plaguing the country, news of improving macro fundamentals are pouring in. The issue of recession has become the centre of discussion in the Indian media ever since the article ‘An Economic Activity Index for India’ published in RBI’s ...
“We create our own digital trails that hackers and companies alike capture and use for a variety of marketing and advertisement targeting” - goes the saying. The world is fast digitalising and is leaving behind footprints to trail. Countries across the world are moving towards digital...
The Covid-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented situation across the world by disrupting economies and affecting people and their livelihoods. The lockdown may have helped to contain the spread of the virus to some extent but it has disrupted many businesses, especially offline retail store...
India is divided over the agricultural acts introduced last month. Three contentious acts, which are claimed to change the way India's farmers do business have sparked protests that have spilled onto the streets.The government claims that two of these - The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce...
As the Indian economy limps back to normalcy following the gradual unlocking, international trade in several key sectors have displayed positive signs of turnaround. The monthly export trend indicates a steady growth after the unlocking of the economy began. After plunging to $10.36 billi...
Come October and India readies itself for two of its biggest festivals - Durga puja/Dussehra and Diwali. Maybe, this year Diwali or Durga puja won’t be about bursting crackers like in the past or hopping pandals and meeting friends and families to exchange greetings. It will be virtual and about b...
