-Newsclick.in The estimated growth rate for the SECond quarter has been declared as 6.3%, but this is nothing that an average Indian should celebrate. The quick estimated growth rate of GDP for the SECond quarter (Q2) of 2017-18, has been declared as 6.3%, compared to 5.7% of the previous quarter (Q1). This is seen by many, including Mr Jaitley, as a sign that India’s economic growth is back on track. According to...
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SC notice to govt on plea to ban convicted politicians from holding posts in parties
-PTI New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought the responses of the government and the Election Commission on a plea seeking to restrain convicted politicians from running and holding posts in political parties. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A.M. Khanwilkar and D.Y. Chandrachud agreed to examine the validity and contours of SECtion 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. Registration of associations and bodies as political...
More »Economy all-clear but riders remain -Jayanta Roy Chowdhury and R Suryamurthy
-The Telegraph New Delhi: India's economy rebounded from a three-year low to grow at 6.3 per cent in the three months ended September 30. "The impact of the demonetisation and the GST is well behind us," finance minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday after the numbers were announced. The economy had slowed dramatically in the first quarter to record a dismal 5.7 per cent growth. Opponents had then accused the Modi regime of...
More »A Comprehensive Guide From RBI on How 'Not' to Lend to Farmers -Bodapati Srujana
-Newsclick.in This might help understand why there is a huge gap between the amount of loans banks claim they have given to the farmers and the amount that is actually received by the farmers. If you ever find yourself with time on your hands, and don’t know what to do with it – here is something that you can do. Just go to the website of Reserve Bank of India, and search...
More »Maharashtra most corrupt, Delhi tops in crimes: NCRB -Farhan Shaikh and Pratik Salunke
-Hindustan Times Mumbai was third on the list behind Bangalore, with 39,617 cases, but the number declined as compared to 2015 when 42,940 cases were registered. Maharashtra has earned itself the dubious distinction of being the “most corrupt state” for the third year in a row. The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, which was released on Thursday, revealed that there were 1,016 cases of corruption registered in 2016 in the state,...
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