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Economic Survey: Street view

Weakened global economic outlook, sharp drop in commodity prices and poor corporate earnings have taken a toll on the market performance over the last one year

Word cloud decoding the Eco Survey

Economic Survey primer

Sensex braces for worst monthly show in 4 years

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Economic Survey: No great expectations

Global headwinds, local disappointments to keep growth at 7-7.5%; Survey suggests exit policy for firms, wants RBI to ease liquidity & cut rates

Economic Survey suggests RBI to dig into its reserves to recapitalise banks

If the recommendation is accepted, it would release more than Rs 5 lakh crore from RBI reserves

Economic Survey favours capping subsidised fertiliser bags to check diversion

The Survey said this will be a more effective method of financial inclusion than replacing fertiliser subsidy with cash

Barriers in exit routes for firms hurt the economy

Country had a transition from 'socialism with a limited entry to marketism without exit'

Create millions of good jobs to exploit demographic dividend: Economic Survey

Workers can choose between higher take-home and contributing part of salary to EPF

Economic Survey hints at higher tax on gold, sparks market worry

While an import duty is ruled out, a small excise duty on jewellery manufacturing can be on the cards

Govt's LED drive to save over Rs 45,000 crore : Economic Survey

By March 2019, government is planning to replace 77 crore incandescent bulbs with LED and 3.5 crore conventional streetlights with energy-efficient LED lights

India can gain over $500 bn yearly joining TPP: Economic Survey

By joining an expanded Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) or participating in a comprehensive Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific (FTAAP) and the country's national income would expand by 4%, or $200 bil

Economic Survey: The transmission conundrum

It adds that while policy rates have been reduced substantially with four rate cuts of 125 basis points in 2015, bank lending rates have only fallen by around 50 basis points

Economic Survey 2015-2016 in Numbers

Business Standard sums up the Economic Survey 2015-2016 through graphs

Economic Survey: Farming gets due mention, but little else

The survey lacks the time-bound roadmap to move forward

Need to use public funds for climate change plans: Economic Survey

However, it needs to be emphasised that global finance is a critical enabler for the scaled up climate action plans, the survey said

Economic Survey: Govt's prudent fiscal roadmap puts ball in Rajan's court

Jaitley is likely to stick to fiscal consolidation on Monday; a rate cut on April 5 should be a fair expectation from the RBI governor

Economic Survey: FDI up 31% at $24.8 bn during Apr-Nov

The survey added, after the launch of 'Make in India' initiative in 2014, there is a nearly 40% increase in FDI inflows

Economic Survey: Where is the expected push for public investment?

Economists are now making a strong case for pushing up public spending further. But that would entail deviating from the fiscal consolidation roadmap

Economic Survey bats against cotton seed price control order

Enhancing competition through more players can help to check and reduce cases of price rigging and cartel formation, it added