Economy - general
India’s core sector output up 7.5% on October
01 Dec 2021
India’s GDP grows 8.4% to Rs35.73 lakh crore in Q2 FY22
01 Dec 2021
GDP at constant prices in fiscal first half (April-September 2021-22) is estimated to have grown 13.7 per cent to Rs68.11 lakh crore compared to Rs59.92 lakh crore during the corresponding period of the previous fiscal
Cabinet approves release of an additional 3% DA and DR to central govt staff, pensioners
27 Oct 2021
Consumer price inflation for agricultural and rural labourers lower at 2.89% and 3.16% in September
27 Oct 2021
India’s industrial production up 11.9% in August
18 Oct 2021
Aligarh to host Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University, defence industrial corridor
15 Sep 2021
India’s industrial production up 11.5% in July
13 Sep 2021
India's GDP for Q1 FY22 up over 20.1% at Rs32.38 lakh crore
31 Aug 2021
India’s gross domestic product (GDP) at constant (2011-12) prices in the first quarter of the current financial year (April-June 2021-22) is estimated to have grown by 20.1 per cent to Rs32.38 lakh crore, against Rs26.95 lakh crore in Q1 of 2020-21
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