Page 2 - Economy & Policy Analysis

Hurting from sanctions on Russia, India is losing faith in the West

The world can only build effective mechanisms to deter aggressors if countries such as India have a voice in them.

Statsguru: From UPI to IMPS, mapping digital transactions in India

Wallets have also made a comeback, with rising transaction volumes

Statsguru: Six charts show human cost of pollution and climate change

Data also indicates that even if pollution doesn't kill, it does cost the country in terms of loss of healthy life years

Statsguru: How Russia-Ukraine conflict is impacting global markets

Financial markets, too, have felt ripples of the event

Statsguru: Six charts show India's technology sector on firm ground

India's IT companies have done well since Covid began

Faulty certification puts India's organic cotton under a cloud

Is the organic cotton exported out of India truly organic? That's a question hanging over the certification of organic cotton

Rural UP sees over 7% inflation in Jan; Punjab, Manipur witness lower rates

Close to 6% in state's urban areas; Punjab, Manipur have lower inflation rates

A plunge into a unique world of divers maintaining oil rigs and pipelines

Where would you least expect a Punjabi or a Haryanvi or a Rajasthani lad? And making big bucks, too? Read on to find out

Statsguru: Six charts explain India's uneven economic recovery

A key reason for lower than expected inflation projections could be weak demand

RBI's dovish policy helps bonds cut back on Union Budget losses

Bond yields, which shot up significantly after the Union Budget announced a larger-than-expected borrowing, got some relief after the central bank delivered an extremely dovish policy

Railways on divergent tracks: Gap between forecasts and reality is widening

The gap between forecasts and reality is widening for India's largest public-sector operator

MPC will pave way for faster policy normalisation

As the MPC signals normalisation, a key challenge for the RBI would be to ensure that even as sovereign yields rise, the move is orderly

Statsguru: Six charts show recurring worries over rising crude oil

The share of OPEC in global oil production has been falling in recent times

Union Budget 2022: How the India's social sector gets short shrift

Government allocations on health and education do not meet its targets and consistently fall short in terms of actual spending

Budget impact: Capital expenditure-tilt positive for most sectors

Domestic-focussed sectors due to the government's push on infrastructure and indigenous manufacturing are the big winners in the Budget

Social sector: The focus of Budget 2022 is on effective implementation

The government has continued with earlier policies, schemes and extent of outlays, without attempting radical shifts or transformations

Statsguru: How is the Indian economy faring on various parameters

Until December 2021, India had exported $300 billion worth of merchandise

Statsguru: Six charts show automobile sector is still not out of the slump

Maruti and Tata Motors have already announced price increases for their vehicles

Statsguru: Six charts explain challenges for five poll-bound states

The five-year moving average growth rate is significantly lower than it was in 2009-10

Statsguru: Omicron's impact on India's booming exports to be watched

Some large segments like engineering and electronic goods are barely above 2019 levels