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Economy
Govt unveils $80 bn in credit lines, liquidity schemes for MSMEs, NBFCs, discoms
The Narendra Modi government on Wednesday kicked off the first round of announcements of what it promises will be a ......
Markets
Sensex, Nifty enjoy stimulus boost; details eyed
A surge in banking stocks helped Indian shares settle higher on Wednesday after the government unveiled Rs 20 trillion ($266 ......
General
PM Modi announces $266 bn package for virus-hit economy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that India would provide 20 trillion rupees ($266 billion) in fiscal and monetary ......
Manufacturing
Manufacturing output contracts 20.6% in March; April inflation data on hold
India’s manufacturing output contracted by more than a fifth in March from a year earlier, fanning hopes that the central ......
General
Global coronavirus infections cross 4.2 mn, death toll moves past 285,000
More than 4.2 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 285,339 have died, ......
Markets
Indian bond yields surge as government borrowing balloons
India's benchmark 10-year bond yield surged on Monday following the government's decision to sharply increase market borrowing amid a major ......
Economy
Budget math changes as govt increases FY21 borrowing by 54%
The Indian government plans to borrow 12 trillion rupees ($160 billion) in the fiscal year to March 2021, up from ......
Economy
India may see 0% GDP growth this fiscal year: Moody's
The impact of the coronavirus outbreak will exacerbate the material slowdown in India’s economic growth, with the country expected to ......
Finance
How banks' credit growth slumped across sectors in the wake of coronavirus
In the last week of April, one month into the national lockdown, commercial banks parked more than Rs 7 trillion ......
Economy
India's services activity collapses as coronavirus cripples global demand
India’s services activity suffered a shock collapse in April as the coronavirus lockdown crippled global demand, causing a historic spike ......