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India Inc.’s profits are growing. So why are your wages still low?
February 20, 2025 2:09 pm
High corporate earnings may be good for stock markets and business owners, but they do not translate into robust demand for goods and services if the majority of workers do not see their incomes rise. This imbalance could eventually slow down economic growth itself.
Rupee plunges 45 paise to hit record low of 87.95 against US dollar in early trade
February 10, 2025 10:24 am
On Friday, the rupee recovered 9 paise from all-time low level to close at 87.50 against the US dollar.
The Economy | The top 10 trends of 2025: What to expect in US, China, India
January 13, 2025 8:58 pm
Investor and author Ruchir Sharma speaks to economist and psephologist Prannoy Roy on the likely big trends of this year
'Very important source of capital': Economist Neelkanth Mishra calls for more investments from China
January 11, 2025 10:28 pm
Comparing the situation with Japan of the 1980s, Mishra said India's northern neighbour will be "spewing out" a lot of capital given the very low yield of 1 per cent on government bonds and a negative foreign direct investment.
Food spending rises in rural areas, gap with urban centres shrinks
December 28, 2024 10:16 pm
Overall consumption growing in rural India, urban-rural gap dropped to 70% in 2023-24 from 84% in 2011-12
As farmers’ protests continue, Punjab BJP asks union leaders, ‘How is this for the entire nation?’
December 19, 2024 3:46 pm
Pritpal Singh Baliawal, the chief spokesperson of the Punjab BJP, on Thursday questioned why the protesting farmers were ‘damaging’ the state’s economy.
Thomas Piketty: ‘Can’t tax upper middle class more if very top not taxed at higher rate’
December 16, 2024 10:39 pm
Thomas Piketty, who co-founded the World Inequality Lab and the World Inequality Database, said, the difference between the India of 1960s, 1970s and now is “a level of billionaire wealth, which we have never seen before”.
Knowledge nugget of the day: Dollarisation and De-dollarisation
December 24, 2024 6:48 pm
India is wary of over-dependence on the dollar, and the RBI is hedging against dollar reliance but not pushing for de-dollarisation. What do 'dollarisation' and 'de-dollarisation' mean? Also go beyond the nugget and learn about non-traditional reserve currencies and the internationalisation of rupees.
Indian workforce needs 145 million more women to hit $30 trillion economy target by 2047: Report
October 27, 2024 10:39 am
Currently, only 35-40 per cent of Indian women participate in the workforce, and projections indicate that without intervention, India will only reach a 45 per cent female labor force participation rate (FLFPR) by 2047.
Knowledge nugget of the day: Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences 2024
October 20, 2024 1:34 pm
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences 2024 was announced on Monday. Who are the winners? How significant is their findings in understanding the relationship between institutions and the nation's prosperity? Here's all you need to know.
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All you need to know about Amazon's new home, Long Island city
June 22, 2020 6:11 pm
Amazon officially announced that it will put a major corporate outpost in the New York neighborhood of Long Island City. Here is what the Queens enclave has to offer the tech giant.
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