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Inflation affected life of most Indians in 2020 ​ By IANS | Published on ​ Sun, Jan 31 2021 19:42 IST | ​ 0 Views Rupee. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, Jan 31 : Over 70 per cent people have felt the impact of high commodity prices in the past one year, according to an IANS-CVoter pre-budget survey. The survey showed that 38.2 per cent of respondents said that their quality of life has been "too much" adversely affected due to inflation in the past one year, an...

Highlights Economic Survey in Parliament on Friday. Union Budget 2021 on February 1. New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will table the Economic Survey 2020-21 in Parliament on Friday, two days before the presentation of Union Budget (on February 1). Chief Economic Adviser KV Subramanian will address a press conference at 2.30 pm today in New Delhi after the presentation of Economic Survey 2020-21 by the Finance Minister in Parliament. The survey, also regarded as the official repo...

The survey, also regarded as the official report card of the union government, gives a roadmap for the countrys economy and spells the way forward. During the last economic survey (Economic Survey 2018-19) the government Thursday projected the countrys GDP growth for 2019-20 at 7 percent, up from five-year low of 6.8 per cent, on  the back of anticipated pickup in investment and consumption. However, in the wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the course of the Indian economy took a downward slope w...

Indian education’s new digital wave after Covid left behind women Indian education’s new digital wave after Covid left behind women Covid-19 made India challenge years of classroom learning for over 32 crore students, but women still lack access to the internet and online classes. Nishtha Satyam 28 January, 2021 9:56 am IST Text Size: A+ Indian education today is marked by a fundamental shift in how education is delivered and consumed across the gl...

Highlights Economic Survey in Parliament on Friday. Union Budget 2021 on February 1. New Delhi: The Economic Survey 2020-21 is all set to be tabled in the Parliament on Friday (29 January) ahead of the presentation of the Union Budget 2021 on February 1.   The survey, also regarded as the official report card of the union government, gives a roadmap for the countrys economy and spells the way forward. During the last economic survey (Economic Survey 2018-19) the government Thursday projecte...

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar has emphasised on adopting holistic approach taking into consideration both the environmental conservation as well as growth of the country. Javadekar has said this during the NCAVES India Forum 2021, organised by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) in a virtual format, with live sessions on January 14, 21 and 28, concluded on Thursday, according to a statement by MoSPI. The NCAVES stands for Natura...

Keep the wheels of economic recovery turning Updated: Updated: January 28, 2021 10:51 IST The fiscal stimulus needs to continue in FY 2021-22 to speed up India’s economic healing Share Article AAA The fiscal stimulus needs to continue in FY 2021-22 to speed up India’s economic healing The forthcoming Economic Survey will tell us about the state of the economy based on available empirical evidence. The first advance estimates of national income published on January 7 project a contraction...

Each year, in the run up to the Budget, expectations from every sector start to skyrocket.

450 infrastructure projects show cost overruns of Rs 4.28 lakh crore SECTIONS Last Updated: Jan 26, 2021, 07:58 PM IST Share Synopsis "Total original cost of implementation of the 1,687 projects was Rs 21,44,627.66 crore and their anticipated completion cost is likely to be Rs 25,72,670.28 crore, which reflects overall cost overruns of Rs 4,28,042.62 crore (19.96 per cent of original cost)," the ministrys latest report for December 2020 said. Getty Images NEW DELHI: As many as 450 infrastructu...

How India has become an unequal republic In the wake of covid-19, the ILO estimates that 400 million workers in India are at risk of falling into poverty. (Photo: Getty) Christophe Jaffrelot, Kalaiyarasan A. Inequality based on class, rural-urban metrics and religion has risen. The pandemic will only make things worse The elites who benefited thanks to the public sector, IITs, IIMs in the era of economic planning are the same class of people who benefited the most post the 1990s pro-business r...