Asit Ranjan Mishra

But gross value added growth picks up pace in Q1; rains, lower inflation may help in consumption recovery

In 2018, after EFTA and Indonesia signed an FTA, a Swiss non-government organisation Public Eye highlighted deforestation in Indonesia for palm tree cultivation as well as the death of orangutans

According to the latest available estimates by India Tourism Statistics Report for 2022, Canada was the second most preferred destination for Indians to study abroad, with 1.8 million students travelling to the country for study purposes.

India stares at the risk of an influx of Chinese products as US tariffs on a range of Chinese goods, including solar panels, electric vehicles, lithium-ion batteries, syringes, and steel, are set to take effect from September 27.

'We don't have to go abroad for anything.' 'Anyone who thinks we have a lot to learn from the US needs to have his head examined.' 'We are in a new era.'

'Not paying workers enough will end up being self-destructive or harmful for the corporate sector itself.'

It will be the second Budget of the Modi 3.0 government and the eighth straight Budget for Nirmala Sitharaman, rare in Indian polity.

As RBI governor, Sanjay Malhotra will have to give the highest priority to the interest of the economy while deciding on the growth-inflation trade off at Mint Street.

'It has also outlived its initial purpose of reducing physical gold imports.'

'We have to retain some fiscal headroom without compromising on the promised fiscal consolidation roadmap.'