India’s economic growth looks impressive on paper, but the data tells an uneven story on the ground, Payal Bhattacharya (@pbhatt1691) writes in today’s edition of Mint Evening Brief.
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India’s economy is now smaller than previously estimated. Why?
The 2011-12 GDP series was perhaps overestimating economic activity; the new 2022-23 series with improved methodology seems to have offered a course correction—after a decade of questions and criticism.
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Despite growing numbers, women in blue-collar and grey-collar jobs face persistent challenges, including low pay, long commutes, and rigid work cultures, which lead to low work satisfaction and a high chance of attrition.
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#MintPrimer | The Niti Aayog CEO has claimed, citing IMF data, that India is now the world's fourth-largest economy. The reality is a little different.
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The media frenzy over the Niti Aayog CEO's "India is 4th largest economy" comment is, frankly, embarrassing.
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#MintPlainFacts | 🇮🇳 Despite export woes, market dips & a sliding rupee, India tops the charts as the best emerging market economy in 2024-25—for the 4th year in a row! 📈🌏
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#MintPlainFacts | Stock market dips in H2 2024, with exports hit by tariff disruptions. Yet, BSE Sensex rebounds, crossing 80,000 in April after a fall from 85,000 in September.
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#MintPlainFacts | Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal urged Indian startups to look beyond consumer-centric products and pivot toward ambitious and long-term innovations. While this has sparked a huge debate, Mint explores what data tells us about the startup space.
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At 6.21%, #RetailInflation in October breached the upper limit of the #RBI’s target, for the first time since August 2023, thanks to an alarming rise in vegetable prices.
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#BangladeshProtests | As #SheikhHasina retained power, #Bangladesh experienced democratic backsliding and economic stagnation, leading to political turmoil. Here is Bangladesh's story in charts.
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#India’s #retailinflation is expected to have dipped below the #RBI’s medium-term target of 4.0% in July, marking the first time since September 2019.
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