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India's unemployment rate at 6.1%, reaching a 45-year high

Modi 2.0 gets new challenge. Unemployment rate climbs to 6.1%

The surge in the unemployment rate despite professed emphasis towards creating employment has sent shivers down the spine of the Indian government. BJP had promised to create employment opportunities in...
BRICS-backed bank plans first Indian rupee-denominated bond by end-March

Will RBI give the liquidity push economy needs? 25 BPS cut on the cards.

Three times in a row, will the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut the rates once again? Probably yes. RBI is supposed to release the bi-monthly monetary policy on 6th...
Sun Pharma Shares surge 5% as U.S. court clears Launch of key Autoimmune Drug

US tags INDIA as developed nation, withdraws special status

Mr Trump’s growing list of trade frictions has added another name to it, that being India’s. The trade frictions ramped up by the weekend when the United States President Donald...
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Crude in trouble. Worries for India as US sanctions rogue nations

The never-ending saga of the US sanction on Iran and Venezuela has taken hit on the crude oil prices in the last year. China and India are the largest importers...
Modi 2.0 What lies ahead? (Part 2)

Modi 2.0 What lies ahead? (Part 2)

The BJP-led government has to confront a set of deep-rooted economic challenges. Nursing nation’s public sector bank and the economic slowdown will be their immediate priorities. Here are some of...
Modi 2.0 What lies ahead

Modi 2.0 What lies ahead?

The landmark victory with a historic mandate for Prime Minister Narendra Modi 2.0 has brought stability buffer but it confronts load of expectations, which will be put to test in...
Giva Raises Fresh Capital to Strengthen Jewelry Business, Valued at ₹3,950 Crore

RBI releases draft norms on Liquidity Risk Management for NBFCs and Core Investment Companies

On 24th May 2019, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) suggested changes in the Asset Liability Management (ALM) framework for Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) and Core Investment Companies (CICs) in...
RBI raises loans-against-shares limit fivefold: will it meaningfully deepen market liquidity?

RBI cuts Repo rate by 25 BPS to 6 percent

The First Bi-Monthly policy held on April 4, 2019, by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India cut the repo rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility...
Factory and Industrial Output Face Slowdowns

Factory and Industrial Output Face Slowdowns

Owing to the recent spike in food and oil prices, India’s factory growth slowed down and retail inflation saw a rise. Retail inflation rose from 2.05% last month to a...
RBI Governors over the years (1982-2018)

RBI Governors over the years (1982-2018)

Since 1935, RBI has had 25 governors over the years. From Osborn Smith to Shaktikanta Das, the position of the governor has been held by some of the most intellectual...