‘India can push growth close to 9%’: Panagariaya dares critics to point out faults in GDP calculations

Arvind Panagariya, who served as Niti Aayog’s Vice Chairman from January 2015 to August 2017, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi worked hard over the past 10 years to make India a friendly place for businesses, so investment is coming in. India can realistically push its economic growth close to 9 per cent from the current … Read more

Education, skilling key for India to reap demographic dividend: Report

India Employment Report 2024 highlights youth unemployment remains high, accounts for 82.9% of total unemployed population A new report has once again highlighted the issue of high unemployment amongst India’s educated youth, pointing out that in 2022, the share of unemployed youths in the total unemployed population was 82.9%. “Unemployment in India was predominantly a … Read more

IPOs to watch out this week: TAC Security, Radiowalla, SRM Contractors, Blue Pebble and more

Ashish Kacholia-backed Radiowalla Network and Vijay Kedia-backed TAC Infosec will open on March 27 and close on April 2. The primary market this week will see nearly 13 IPOs queueing up for subscription. Some of the names include SRM Contractors, Trust Fintech, Blue Pebble, TAC and Vruddhi Engineering Works. From mainboard, SRM Contractors opens from … Read more

Why isn’t Raghuram Rajan not convinced about India’s growth? Here’s what Arvind Panagariya had to say

A sharp divergence in the growth rates based on GDP and Gross Value Added (GVA) led to some economists saying GDP may have been ‘overstated’. 16th Finance Commission Chairperson Arvind Panagariya panned theories that India’s surprise surge in economic growth to above 8% last quarter was distorted. “If this year I fudged the GDP numbers … Read more

Noida-based Creative Graphics Solutions IPO to open March 28; check price band, issue details here

The price band for the issue has been fixed at Rs 80-85 per share, and the lot size will be 1,600 equity shares Noida-headquartered Creative Graphics Solutions India, an integrated packaging ecosystem player, on March 22 announced that its initial public offering (IPO) will open for subscription on March 28 (Thursday). The anchor portion will … Read more