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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GDP shocker: India's position slips among world's fastest growing economies -Dipu Rai
-IndiaToday.in Data shows that consumption and investment demand are declining. Private final consumption expenditure grew by only 3.1 per cent (a 4.5-year low), while fixed capital formation grew by four per cent, 0.4 per cent less than the last quarter of the financial year 2019. Gross Domestic Product or GDP is a tool to measure and compare how good or bad countries are doing economically. Recent data of the first quarter of...
More »Truck sales crash 60%; Ashok Leyland sees decline of 70% in August -Shally Seth Mohile
-Business Standard Volumes during August were dragged down by the top two manufacturers, which together sell more than seven in every 10 trucks Mumbai: Sales of medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles (M&HCVs), excluding buses, considered a barometer of economic activity, more than halved in August, as transporters — struggling with excess capacity owing to a slowing economy and consumption slowdown — deferred purchases, the monthly sales data released by truck makers shows. India’s...
More »Sensex slips 769.88 points after heavy selloff in banking, energy and auto stocks
-The Telegraph/ PTI Among top losers were ICICI Bank, Vedanta, HDFC, Tata Motors, Tata Steel, ONGC, IndusInd Bank, NTPC, M&M and L&T The sensex nosedived 769.88 points to end at 36,562.91 and the Nifty tanked 225.35 points to 10,797.90 today after heavy selloff in banking, energy and auto stocks as a slew of macroeconomic data releases suggested a worsening Economic Slowdown. Top losers in the sensex pack included ICICI Bank, Vedanta, HDFC, Tata...
More »Cyclical or Structural -- What is the nature of India's Economic Slowdown? -Nikita Vashisht
-TheWire.in Some analysts believe that a slowdown in the GDP growth for the fourth consecutive year, from 8.2% in FY17 to around 6.5% in FY20 (E), makes it a case of structural slowdown. India’s real or inflation-adjusted gross domestic product (GDP) grew at 5% in the June 2019 quarter of financial year 2019-20 (Q1FY20), the slowest growth in six years (25 quarters). In nominal terms, the growth stood at 7.99%, the lowest...
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