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Statsguru: India faces growing financial risks from cybersecurity breaches

The number of digital financial frauds rose more than four times in FY24 year-on-year to comprise 80 per cent of all financial frauds

Statsguru: Robust taxes ease burden of freebies on state governments

Often criticised as "revdi culture", these promises have become central to political manifestos across parties, as seen even in the recent Maharashtra and Jharkhand elections

Statsguru: Can pricier loans tame food prices in India? Debate heats up

Agricultural output and food prices in India were significantly affected in 2022-23 and 2023-24, mainly due to unpredictable monsoons and the effects of climate change

Statsguru: Mudra Yojana's Shishu loan accounts see a decline since FY19

Even its share in the total Mudra accounts fell from 86.03 per cent in FY19 to 62.33 per cent in FY24

Statsguru: What Donald Trump's return to the White House means for India

The US gross domestic product grew 2.5-3 per cent annually under Trump's first presidency

Statsguru: Delhi AQI worst among major cities after Diwali celebrations

Delhi experienced a significant drop in air quality following Diwali, marking a stark contrast to relatively clearer skies over the past two years

Statsguru: India's journey to become 5th largest economy since 2000

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that India can become the third-largest economy in the world by 2027

Statsguru: A decade of Make in India sees growth, but challenges remain

One of the stated objectives of the Make in India initiative was to boost manufacturing activity and improve investments in the sector

Statsguru: Tourism industry shows recovery but challenges remain

The tourism sector is facing a year-on-year decline in the share of jobs created

Statsguru: New schemes to boost EV adoption, align with climate goals

The schemes, PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovation Vehicle Enhancement (PM E-DRIVE) and PM-eBus Sewa-Payment Security Mechanism (PSM) will replace existing EV subsidy schemes

Statsguru: Monsoon migration lowers MGNREGS work demand in August

Overall demand for work under the scheme has dipped since the pandemic when over 133 million people sought work. In FY24, the demand had declined to 93.2 million individuals

Statsguru: India's GDP growth likely to ease; demand remains weak

There is a wide difference between the gross domestic product (GDP) and gross value added (GVA) growth rates

Statsguru: Customs duty revisions in Budget aimed to boost manufacturing

The share of Customs duty in India's gross tax receipts has more than halved in the past decade

Statsguru: Six charts explain govt's tax collections are beating estimates

The Budget on Tuesday is likely to increase the tax revenue projections by Rs 30,000-40,000 crore compared to the Interim Budget in February

Statsguru: Jio, Airtel, and Vi hike mobile tariffs to boost 5G investments

Subscriber churn is expected, though companies have varied the hikes to minimise the impact at the lower end. Reliance Jio is expected to widen its lead over others in terms of total subscribers

Statsguru: India's index inclusion may bring capital into the country

Since May 2024, foreign investors have been net buyers in the debt market, even as they have been net sellers in the equity market over the last two months

Statsguru: Developing countries are hard hit amid rise in debt burden

A total of 54 developing countries spend more than 10 per cent of their revenues on interest payments, up from 29 in 2010

Statsguru: Several challenges remain for India-Iran Chabahar port deal

Iran has fewer maritime trade partners compared to India

Statsguru: Declining foreign ownership of the Indian stock market

The decline in foreign ownership comes amid rising domestic investor participation and lower relative attractiveness of the Indian market, despite higher earnings growth

Statsguru: Optimism about growth of India's commercial services exports

The last decade saw a growth rate of 8.7 per cent, which made India one of the fastest-growing exporters of commercial services