Data: States increasingly rely on advances & OD facilities to tide over the pandemic induced fiscal stress
The RBI’s advisory committee that looked into the advances & overdraft facilities to states recently…
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Data: Number of Person days generated under MGNREGA in the first quarter of 2021-22 lower than in 2020-21
Data for the person-days of employment generated under MGNREGA indicates that the total volume of…
Review: What is COVID-19’s impact on Global Tourism?
Data available on the UNWTO’s dashboard indicates that the international tourist arrivals reduced by 74%…
Data: FDI flows to ICT Projects increase in 2020 despite an overall global slowdown
As noted in our previous story, global FDI inflows reduced by 35% in 2020 reaching…
Data: Global FDI Inflows reach a record low in 2020, lowest since 2005
The COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc and hit the economies of almost all the countries in…
Review: UNESCO Science Report highlights the need for increased R&D spending in India
UNESCO released the 7th edition of its ‘Science Report’ recently. The report tracks spending of…
Data: After a modest recovery, domestic air passenger traffic drops significantly in April & May 2021
The domestic air passenger traffic has been in a recovery mode since June 2020 though…
Data: Consumption of Petroleum Products down in April & May 2021 but better than in 2020
The strict nation-wide lockdown in April & May 2020 had a severe impact on the…
Data: Total Expenditure of the Union Government up 31% in 2020-21
The impact of COVID-19 on the government revenues was visible with the decrease in various…
Data: Excise Duty on Petrol & Diesel come to the rescue to Union Tax revenues in 2020-21
Lower tax revenues from both direct & indirect taxes were anticipated in 2020-21 because of…
