The downgrade was mainly on account of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic
RBI also announced the launch of the next round of the quarterly Services and Infrastructure Outlook Survey (SIOS) for the ongoing quarter
Centre increased the dearness allowance and dearness relief for government employees and pensioners to 28% of basic pay from 17% effective from 1 July
Aashish Somaiyaa says stock markets will see a correction in the short term with the US economy picking up and results season playing out in India
The latest SBI Ecowrap report notes that the decline in June inflation print reveals an across-the-board decline in sequential momentum
India will emerge as one of the largest global markets, both in terms of consumption size and market cap, says Gautam Adani
Marginal slippage in CPI-based inflation was noticed despite some firmness in food inflation which inched up to 5.15% in June from 5.01% a month ago
Power consumption and demand has significantly increased this year as compared to the previous year as economic activity resumed after lockdown curbs
The government is confident that a normal monsoon and further opening up of the economy will ease inflationary pressures
Retail sales for the June quarter are expected to grow at about 53% YoY, but revenues will most likely be 37% lesser than what it was a year ago