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IIP growth rebounds, retail inflation surges

-The Hindu Electricity sector growth, however, slows to 4.75% in July from 8.19% in June; food inflation at a 14-month high Industrial activity rebounded in July to 4.3% on a broad-based recovery across key sectors such as mining, manufacturing and construction, official data released on Thursday showed. In a separate release, data showed retail inflation rose in August to hit a 10-month high of 3.21% on quickening food price rises. Growth in the Index...

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Dumb and Dumber: Facing slowdown, govt squeezes expenditure -Subodh Varma

-Newsclick.in Rather than spending more, government expenditure by July 2019 is less than what it was last year as share of annual budget, with key public welfare related ministries cutting most. India is facing an unprecedented slowdown of the economy with GDP growth slumping to 5% in the June quarter, agriculture growing by only 2% and manufacturing by a mere 0.6%. Private consumption expenditure – spending by families on consumption – has...

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What data says about first 100 days of Modi 2.0 -Sneha Alexander & Vishnu Padmanabhan

-Livemint.com Contrary to?perceptions that auto slowdown is driven by changing millennial preferences, data shows that millennials, in fact, do want to purchase?cars Through a dedicated booklet (100 Days of Bold Initiatives and Decisive Actions) and press conferences across the country, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has launched a publicity blitz celebrating its achievements in the first 100 days of its return to power. But are the BJP’s claims and promises grounded in...

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Gujarat's steel furnace industry to be next victim of economic slowdown -Ronak Chhabra

-Newsclick.in According to Gujarat Induction Furnace Association, well over 7,000 workers of the steel furnace industry in Gujarat have become jobless in last three months. On Monday, September 2, it was reported that the growth of the country’s eight core industries has plunged, according to the official data, to 2.1% in July as against 7.3% in the same period last year. This included the steel sector industry which has registered a decline...

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Adopt a green growth strategy to boost the sluggish automobile sector

Among the measures announced by the Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman on 23rd August, 2019 to arrest economic downturn, the following are noteworthy: * Allow Bharat Stage IV (BS-IV) vehicles (which are purchased till 31st March, 2020) to remain operational for the entire period of registration; * Government shall lift the ban on purchase of new vehicles for replacing all old vehicles by its various departments; *...

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