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Composition of India's total production of foodgrains and commercial crops, in 2003–04, by weight. India ranks second worldwide in farm output. Agriculture and allied sectors like forestry, logging and fishing accounted for 18.6% of the GDP in 2005, employed 60% of the total workforce [13] and despite a steady decline of its share in the GDP, is still the largest economic sector and plays a ...
2–3 July – 2024 India-Bangladesh floods: At least sixteen people are killed by floods and landslides in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, while over 300,000 more are displaced. [106] [107] 5 July – A victory parade is held in Mumbai by the Indian cricket team following their victory in the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. [108] [109]
The Union Budget is the annual financial report of India; an estimate of income and expenditure of the government on a periodical basis. As per Article 112 of the Indian Constitution, it is a compulsory task of the government. [3]
The economy of India is a developing mixed economy with a notable public sector in strategic sectors. [5] It is the world's fifth-largest economy by nominal GDP and the third-largest by purchasing power parity (PPP); on a per capita income basis, India ranked 141th by GDP (nominal) and 125th by GDP (PPP). [58]
The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) is an index for India which details out the growth of various sectors in an economy such as mineral mining, electricity and manufacturing. The all India IIP is a composite indicator that measures the short-term changes in the volume of production of a basket of industrial products during a given period ...
Karnataka is the leader in the information technology sector in India and its capital, Bengaluru, is known as the Silicon Valley of India. In the IT sector, Karnataka generated a total revenue of ₹ 516.5 billion in the financial year 2006–07 which included ₹ 487 billion from software exports and ₹ 29.5 billion from hardware exports. [29]
Kolkata is the prime business, commercial and financial hub of eastern India and the main hub of communication for the North East Indian states. [4] Kolkata, with a GDP of $220 billion (as of 2024) [5] is home to India's oldest, stock exchange company (bourse) [6] – The Calcutta Stock Exchange. [7]
The growth rate of the services sector was 7.1% in 2018–19, compared to 6.0% for the state's economy as a whole. [ 1 ] The state's bustling tourism , music , [ 92 ] [ 93 ] culinary , and film [ 94 ] [ 95 ] industries contribute to the state's economy, and are amongst the largest in India despite the state's small size and population.