Viewpoint: Vox Populi, Vox Dei
MEDC | 27 MAY,2019
The people delivered a strong mandate in the recently concluded election. More than a vote for any particular party, it was clearly a call for the continuity of econom... Read more
Maharashtra to simplify land title records
MEDC | 27 MAY,2019
The government of Maharashtra is working on a new system of registration of land title that will ensure single point availability of a range of terrestrial information... Read more
Rural growth likely to push GDP to 7.5% by 2020
MEDC | 27 MAY,2019
The OECD has said in its Economic Outlook that this growth will come from higher domestic demand due to improved financial conditions, new income support measures for ... Read more
Could global trade growth slowdown worsen?
MEDC | 27 MAY,2019
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has dimmed its prospects for trade growth in the second quarter of the 2019 calendar year. The Geneva-based WTO brings out its quart... Read more
Viewpoint: Inflation and the Monsoons
MEDC | 20 MAY,2019
Food price inflation has soared to a 33 month high of 7.4%, led primarily by a surge in the prices of vegetables, cereals, wheat and pulses. By itself, this is not a w... Read more
Centre issues âdrought advisoryâ to Maharashtra
MEDC | 20 MAY,2019
The drought advisory is issued to those states wherein the water level in reservoirs is 20% less than the average of live water storage figures of the past 10 years. W... Read more
Blueprint ready for Electric Mobility Jobs
MEDC | 20 MAY,2019
India has drawn up a blueprint to create a specialised workforce to support its Electric Mobility Mission Plan. It is expected to generate 10 million jobs. The strateg... Read more
Can India gain from the ongoing trade war?
MEDC | 20 MAY,2019
Both the public and private sectors need to prepare themselves for a lingering trade war between the world’s two largest economies. The way the situation is unfo... Read more
Viewpoint: Transparency of Indian data
MEDC | 13 MAY,2019
India’s official data for both output and employment is being increasingly questioned at both the national and international levels. For investors also, the unce... Read more
Agricultural products' exports rise 7% in value terms in FY 2019
MEDC | 13 MAY,2019
This was driven primarily by double-digit increases in dairy products and pulses, even though there was muted growth in exports of wheat and non-Basmati rice. It is he... Read more
RBI warns Finance Commission of rising fiscal slippages by states
MEDC | 13 MAY,2019
RBI has said that state finances are being increasingly saddled with farm loan waivers, income support schemes, and the UDAY bonds for their power distribution compani... Read more
USA raises tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods to 25% from 10%.
MEDC | 13 MAY,2019
This will escalate the trade war between the world’s two largest economies, as China is expected to retaliate. There are 5,700 categories of Chinese products tha... Read more
Viewpoint: Electric Vehicles in India
MEDC | 06 MAY,2019
In the recent Interim Budget of 2019, the then Finance Minister highlighted the need to switch to electric vehicles (EVs) powered by renewables to reduce oil imports a... Read more
The human cost of Cyclone Fani in Eastern India was minimized
MEDC | 06 MAY,2019
The human cost of Cyclone Fani in Eastern India was minimized. One of the biggest storms in years hit Odisha, where millions live in low lying coastal areas in shantie... Read more
India's economic growth has slightly slowed in FY 2018-19
MEDC | 06 MAY,2019
India’s economic growth has slightly slowed in FY 2018-19. A finance ministry report has said that a declining growth of private consumption, a weak increase in ... Read more
