-Scroll.in Increasing unemployment is a major cause for concern. Politicians constantly talk about India being a young country, since two-thirds of the population is under 35 years of age and half of it below 26. Some economists consider this an automatic boon for the economy, since there is a limitless number of workers who could contribute to India’s productive capacity. Finance and investment giant Morgan Stanley, in a report released in November, identified...
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Why India’s Balance of Payments is Headed for Hard Times -Prabhat Patnaik
-Newsclick.in The yawning merchandise trade deficit is occurring not because of any economic boom but in the midst of creeping industrial stagnation. India’s current account deficit for the second quarter (July-September) of 2022-23 has reached a massive $36.4 billion, which is 4.4% of the gross domestic product, higher than at any time in the last nine years. It is only in October-December 2012 that the absolute level of the current account deficit...
More »Despite insipid manufacturing show, India’s GDP to grow 7% this fiscal: NSO -Vikas Dhoot
-The Hindu With GDP estimated to have clocked a 9.7% uptick in the first six months, the advance estimate implies that growth will moderate to 4.5% in the second half. India’s real GDP is expected to grow 7% in 2022-23, slowing from 8.7% in FY22, as per the First Advance Estimates of National Income for the year released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) on Friday. With GDP estimated to have clocked a...
More »India's farm sector performance has improved over the years, shows latest FAO report
The World Food and Agriculture – Statistical Yearbook 2022, released in December 2022, provides its readers a plethora of useful statistics and data across the countries pertaining to agriculture and food security. The yearbook by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) primarily covers four themes -- Economic Dimensions of Agriculture; Production, Trade and Prices of Commodities; Food Security and Nutrition; and Sustainability and Environmental Aspects of Agriculture. While going through the report,...
More »Tracking employment data in ’22 as jobs return 2 yrs after Covid -Abhishek Jha
-Hindustan Times Since the Covid-19 pandemic started in 2020, economies all around the world have learnt that they must balance lives and livelihood to survive. Since the Covid-19 pandemic started in 2020, economies all around the world have learnt that they must balance lives and livelihood to survive. In 2022, India got the first part of this act almost right, due to both the natural trajectory of the pandemic and widespread adult...
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