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India remains fastest growing paper market in world: Report
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India remains fastest growing paper market in world: Report

India remains the fastest-growing paper market in the world with domestic consumption of packaging paper and paperboard growing at 8.2 per cent in 2023-24, a…

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RBI Guv Shaktikanta Das attributes India's Q1 GDP fall to EC model code of conduct, reduced spending; says 'growth story is intact'
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RBI Guv Shaktikanta Das attributes India’s Q1 GDP fall to EC model code of conduct, reduced spending; says ‘growth story is intact’

India’s economic growth decelerated to 6.7% in the April-June quarter of 2024, marking a 15-month low. This slowdown contrasts sharply with the 8.2% growth recorded…

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Banks will consider consumption or spending patterns of individuals while making their credit assessment (iStock/Hindustan Times Archive)
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Banks may soon use details from your digital footprint to give home loans, here’s how

Jul 27, 2024 12:47 PM IST Banks are working on a new framework to give home loans using a person’s spending patterns, mirroring the policy…

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Govt making efforts to boost production, consumption of millet: Narendra Singh Tomar
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Govt making efforts to boost production, consumption of millet: Narendra Singh Tomar

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday said the government is making efforts to boost the production and consumption of millets. He was speaking…

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How markets behaved in India over 2022-23

The first two parts of this three-part data series looked at the state of consumption and investment in India in 2022-23. The concluding part summarises…

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Inflation: Rebasing CPI necessary for better inflation targeting: RBI paper

The government needs to expedite its work on the revised consumer price index (CPI) which may help the central bank manage inflation expectations better as…

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India inflation: Sky-high prices burn Indians’ pockets, drag savings to 30-year low amid K-shaped recovery

Indians are feeling the pinch of soaring prices, passed on by companies across industries to save their margins from high input costs. As the low-to-mid…

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India GDP: Data revision behind decline in mfg, pvt consumption expenditure in Q3: CEA
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India GDP: Data revision behind decline in mfg, pvt consumption expenditure in Q3: CEA

Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on Wednesday said the performance of the manufacturing sector and growth rate in private consumption expenditure in the December…

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Economy grows at a slower pace of 4.4% in December quarter

The Indian economy grew at a slower-than-expected 4.4% in the December quarter compared with 6.3% in the preceding three-month period, weighed down by base normalisation…

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Higher inflation, muted demand and consumption slowdown impacted India Inc performance in December quarter
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Higher inflation, muted demand and consumption slowdown impacted India Inc performance in December quarter

India Inc reported muted performance in the third quarter of 2022-23 due to subdued demand, weak consumption in rural India and poor performance of energy…

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