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TREND | 11 Feb 2025

Learning to grow: India needs greater investment in higher education

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Overall public expenditure on education (Centre plus states) is also woefully short of the National Education Policy target of 6 per cent of GDP

Government Using Almost Entire Borrowings In FY26 Towards Capex: Sitharaman In Lok Sabha

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TREND | 11 Feb 2025

Debt-to-GDP over fiscal deficit: Will FM Sitharaman's strategy pay off?

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Since the finance minister announced a glide path based on debt-to-GDP ratio to measure fiscal deficit, opinion has been divided on the move since it would also reflect on government borrowings

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TREND | 10 Feb 2025

Rajasthan trade bodies call for investment in agro-processing, agri-biz

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In Rajasthan, a vibrant agri and food processing sector contributes to around 27 per cent of the state GDP and provides huge employment opportunities to the people

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TREND | 10 Feb 2025

How India's economy will be affected by US tariffs

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If India retaliates with reciprocate tariffs on import from US, the impact on the Indian economy will be more severe. India and the US should find alternative options for mutual benefits through their economic ties

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TREND | 09 Feb 2025

Inflation Is Proving Sticky As Fed Chair Powell Heads To The Hill

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Bureau of Labor Statistics figures due on Wednesday, are forecast to show the consumer price index excluding food and energy rose 0.3% in January, for the fifth time in the last six months.

China Consumer Inflation Picks Up As Holiday Boosts Spending

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TREND | 07 Feb 2025

Beer Manufacturers Contributed Rs 92,324 Crore To India's GDP In 2023

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The industry generated 13 lakh jobs, of which 5.4 lakh jobs were directly by the brewers, while 7.8 lakh were by those involved in downstream value chains.

Beer industry added 92,324 cr to India's GDP in 2023, supports 13 lakh jobs: Oxford EconomicsReport

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TREND | 07 Feb 2025

Households expect inflation to moderate; consumer confidence dips

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Inflation expectations showed an upward trajectory for three months and one-year ahead period

Indian Households See Inflation Inching Up In Next One Year

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TREND | 07 Feb 2025

Beer industry brought in Rs 92,324 cr to GDP in 2023: Brewers association

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The Indian beer industry contributed Rs 92,324 crore (USD 10.6 billion) to the country's economy in 2023, which represented 0.3 per cent of the national GDP, said Brewers Association of India citing a study conducted by Oxford Economics. This is part of the Rs 76.45 lakh crore (USD 878 billion) poured into the global GDP by the beer industry globally, according to the report. Brewers' direct contribution in India stood at Rs 40,050 crore (USD 4.6 billion) and over Rs 52,239 crore (USD 6 billion) by the downstream value chain. The beer industry also supported public finances as the sector contributed Rs 51,376 crore (USD 5.9 billion) in tax revenues through excise, sales taxes, other taxes, and the taxes paid by the downstream value chain. "This is 1.8 per cent of the government tax revenues," the statement said. Besides, the beer industry supported 0.3 per cent of national employment. It generated 13 lakh jobs, of which 5.4 lakh jobs were directly by the brewers, while 7.8 lakh we

Kerala MP raises concerns of Indians in GCC in RS, seeks inclusive policy

Business Standard | 07 Feb 2025

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TREND | 07 Feb 2025

Wall St Week Ahead-Inflation data to test market as tariff talk swirls

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USA-STOCKS/WEEKAHEAD (SCHEDULED COLUMN):Wall St Week Ahead-Inflation data to test market as tariff talk swirls

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TREND | 07 Feb 2025

Pakistan faces big external financing risks despite economic growth: Fitch

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Pakistan needs to repay over $22 billion in external debt in the fiscal year 2025, including nearly $13 billion in bilateral deposits, Fitch said