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Statsguru: From sowing to tractor sales, measuring monsoon gains

The share of districts with deficient rainfall in 2021 is the lowest over the last six years

RBI's inflation projections jump, growth numbers dip as recovery wobbles

While it termed current inflation as transitory, MPC also expects it to edge up to near-6% levels towards 2021-22 end, highlighting stickiness of inflation in uneven economic recovery

Rural women make up for rising unemployment in urban men in 2019-20: PLFS

Job situation improved in 12 months to June 2020, but deteriorated sharply in the latter half of the reference period due to lockdown

Zomato aside, Few loss making firms had post-IPO gains in past 10 years

While 51% of profit-making companies had positive returns one year after IPO, for companies that bore losses in at least one in the previous three years, the proportion was 30%

Tax data shows how Covid-19 crushed small companies while big ones made hay

Listed firms paid Rs 35,000 cr more tax this year, even as corporate tax mop up fell by Rs 1 trn. Pvt ltd firms and the non-corporate sector paid Rs 1.35 trn less, which means their profits dived

High-paid jobs saw salary hike during Covid-19 lockdown, says PLFS

The Periodic Labour Force Survey for 2019-20 has found that average salary of those in the regular wage/salaried status actually rose by 5 per cent in the lockdown period from the previous quarter

Census 1921 vs 2021: Capturing pandemic data, from Spanish Flu to Covid-19

There is no clarity on when the decadal Census 2021 operation will be complete, though the development of digital applications for data collection offers hope the work may pick up pace once begun.

Statsguru: In a year dominated by Covid-19, financial stability is intact

The central bank now expects about 9.8 per cent of gross advances to be non-performing by March 2022, in the baseline scenario

BS Number Wise: How many years have we lost to coronavirus?

One measure is the change in gross domestic product (GDP). The pandemic chipped away 7.3 per cent of India's real GDP in 2020-21

Statsguru: What bank deposits data tells us about Covid disruption

Deposits grew fast in the period when consumption got hit due to restrictions and precautionary behaviour.

BS Number Wise: Cash is king, once again. Should you be worried?

A BS analysis shows that a crisis leads to a higher demand for money, which is complemented by an increase in currency in circulation

Liquidity support helps discoms clear overdues, but they keep mounting

A year after Covid-relief measures kicked in, pending dues to power generation companies have declined, but remain tall, with an upside risk from weakening monthly clearances

Recovery gains strength: GDP grows 1.6% in Q4, shrinks 7.3% in FY21

The recovery in Q4 was nevertheless impressive in the sense that nominal GDP grew at 8.7 per cent

The pluses and the potential pain points for farmers in the upcoming season

While the govt has moved fast on cash support and hike in fertiliser subsidy, the spike in rural Covid cases and tapering yields could hurt

At current rate, India will vaccinate 75% population only by mid-2024

Asking rate in coming months is thrice the current vaccination rate, a tall order unless vaccine procurement is ramped up on a war footing

Will the deadlier second wave prompt Modi govt to go for another stimulus?

A recent study found that the poorest of workers earned Rs 15,000 less on average last year. This time, state lockdowns may dent their incomes again

Statsguru: 6 charts explain how Covid-19 is hitting women harder than men

The study also shows the unequal economic impact of the crisis on women, compared to men

New assemblies, govts: How finances of states that went to polls look like

Business Standard looks at three of them - Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and WB - in terms of their financial and fiscal situation, and their growth prospects

As partial lockdowns hit consumer confidence, market bets on consumer firms

Right product mix, softer input costs, probability of a good monsoon, and small-ticket nature of FMCG products may be the reason that stocks in this space are doing well

Statsguru: Coronavirus pandemic and the barriers in the skies

While some areas recorded recovery till the second wave hit, aviation continued to show considerable stress even when the Covid-19 spread had subsided