GDP growth in India slows to 6.5% in 2024-25, slowest since the pandemic

[ad_1] The manufacturing sector’s growth stood at 4.8% in Q4 of FY25, the second fastest quarterly growth in the year, on a high base of 11.3% in Q4 of the previous year. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj While a significant uptick in economic activity in the fourth quarter of financial year […]

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Government keeping eye on inflation: Nirmala Sitharaman in Rajya Sabha

[ad_1] Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Winter Session of the Parliament, in New Delhi, on December 21, 2022. | Photo Credit: PTI Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on December 21 said the government is keeping an eye on inflation which is purely “extraneous” nowadays because of the fuel and fertilizer […]

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman sees capital spending fuelling growth

[ad_1] Nirmala Sitharaman | Photo Credit: PTI India plans to sustain its high growth rate through more government capital spending but will also focus on health and education next year, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told  the Reuters NEXT conference on Wednesday. Ms. Sitharaman was speaking amid consultations for the next Budget, which is expected to […]

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