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December 7, 2023 3:04 PM

PM Modi to inaugurate ‘Uttarakhand Global Investors Summit 2023’ in Dehradun on Friday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Dehradun on Friday to inaugurate the 'Uttarakhand Global Investors Summit 2023' at the Forest Research Institute. During the event, the PM will address a gathering, marking a significant step in posi...

December 6, 2023 10:36 AM

India will become world’s third-largest economy by 2030: S&P

Global rating agency S&P Global Ratings has said that India will become the world's third-largest economy by the year 2030. The rating agency has also estimated the country's gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate to reach seven percent in the ...

December 4, 2023 12:15 PM

Sensex, Nifty hit record highs following BJP’s election victory

The BSE Sensex and Nifty reached unprecedented highs on Monday, propelled by the financial and energy sectors, as state election results injected fresh vigour into the market. This surge was fuelled by robust macroeconomic data and the easing of glob...

December 1, 2023 6:43 PM

Brokerages raise India’s economic growth forecast after upbeat Q2

India remains the fastest-growing major economy in the July-September 2023 quarter as well. The growth drivers of India’s Quarter 2 GDP growth are a strong industry push induced by private consumption and investment, steady performance of the agric...

December 1, 2023 1:17 PM

India’s GDP expected to grow by 6.5 % in FY24: Finance Ministry

Hours after the Union Finance Ministry stated that the Indian economy grew 7.6 percent during the July-September quarter of the current financial year 2023-24, it said that India's GDP is expected to grow by 6.5 percent in the financial year 2024. ...

December 1, 2023 9:31 AM

COP28 Summit: Conflict-hit countries left to face climate change alone

BEIRUT. Somali aid worker Hasan Mohammad Sirat has almost no tools at his disposal to tackle the devastating effects of extreme weather in his war-torn country, where floods this year have followed hard on the heels of a severe drought. "We are tryi...

November 30, 2023 12:09 PM

US economy grows 5.2% in third quarter; higher interest rates eroding momentum

The U.S. economy grew faster than initially thought in the third quarter as businesses built more warehouses and accumulated machinery equipment, but momentum appears to have since waned as higher borrowing costs curb hiring and spending. The growth...

November 30, 2023 12:08 PM

China’s factories fall deeper into contraction, more policy support expected

China's manufacturing activity shrank for a second straight month in November and at a quicker pace, suggesting more stimulus will be needed to shore up economic growth and restore confidence that the authorities can ably support industry. Economist...

November 30, 2023 11:17 AM

Global growth to slow but avoid a hard landing -OECD

The global economy will slow slightly next year but the risk of a hard landing has subsided despite high levels of debt and uncertainty over interest rates, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said on Wednesday. Global grow...

November 29, 2023 1:58 PM

Increase in milk, egg, meat production in 2022-23; wool output declines

The Indian animal husbandry sector has witnessed a great surge in production across various segments in the year 2022-23, as revealed by the Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics released during the National Milk Day event in Guwahati by Union Minister f...