Agriculture sector growth stronger, steadier than UPA's volatile years: BJP factsheet

IANS | February 9, 2025 12:08 PM

New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) In a sharp riposte to the Congress Party's criticism over the performance of the agriculture sector, the BJP has in its factsheet highlighted that the growth rate in recent years is much stronger and steadier, backed by the government's higher budgetary support, than during 2004 to 2014 when the UPA was in power.

RBI hints further steps to ensure liquidity, US tariff uncertainties to cool off soon

IANS | February 8, 2025 2:24 PM

New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has always focused on ease of credit and will take further steps to ensure that enough liquidity remains in the banking system as there is "room for improvement", Governor Sanjay Malhotra said on Saturday, adding that US-related tariff uncertainties will cool off in the coming months.

PLI success, robust exports, job growth: BJP busts Congress claim on manufacturing sector

IANS | February 8, 2025 1:08 PM

New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Slamming the Congress Party’s claim on slow manufacturing sector growth under the NDA regime, the BJP has said that it is actually the other way round and from 2009 to 2014, the average growth rate of the manufacturing sector was at a meagre 5.6 per cent and the sector even backtracked in 2013-14, declining by 0.7 per cent as compared to 2012-13.