Economy - general
Global buyout funds targeting India, says Nomura
08 Mar 2021
Brother, sister duo invents low-cost solution for preserving vegetables and fruits
03 Mar 2021
Sabjikothi is a wheel mountable storage for transportation of fresh fruits and vegetables, which is a cost-effective, microclimate based, portable storage that extends the shelf-life and preserve the freshness of fruits and vegetables anywhere between 5 to 30 days
Economic Survey sees India’s GDP contracting 7.7% in FY2020-21
05 Feb 2021
Agriculture has acted as the mainstay in the economy’s cushioning of the shock of the Covid-19 pandemic, with a growth of 3.4 per cent in both Q1 and Q2, the Survey points out
Tractor Rally turns violent, mars Republic Day spirit
27 Jan 2021
Violence continued at ITO in central Delhi at several places including ITO, Akshardham and with tractors being driven by protestors deliberately trying to run over police personnel, police had to use tear gas at Delhi's Mukarba Chowk to bring the groups under control
India’s GDP likely to contract by 7.7% in 2020-21, says govt
14 Jan 2021
India’s GDP is likely to contract to about Rs1,34.40,000 crore in fiscal 2020-21 from about Rs1,45,66,000 crore in the previous fiscal, as per the first advance estimate of national income released by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation
Rajnikanth set to launch political party on New Year Day
08 Dec 2020
Rajnikanth expressed confidence in winning Tamil Nadu assembly elections due next year and promised to give the state honest, transparent, corruption free and spiritual politics without any religion or caste difference
India’s economy contracts 7.5% in July-September quarter
30 Nov 2020
GDP at constant (2011-12) prices for the first half of the the fiscal (April-September 2020-21 is estimated at Rs60,04,000 crore as against Rs71,20,000 crore during the corresponding period of the previous year, showing a contraction of 15.7 per cent against a growth of 4.8 per cent during the same period last year