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GDP growth may slow down to 6.5% in FY18

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NEW DELHI: The Indian economy is forecast to grow at its slowest in four years in FY18 but is expected to pick up pace in the second half of the year.  GDP is seen growing 6.5% in FY18, down from 7.1% last year, according to the first  advance estimates  released by the statistics office on Friday. Gross value added (GVA) growth is forecast at 6.1% against 6.6% last year. In the first half, GDP growth was only 6% because of the disruption caused by the goods and services tax (GST) and the lingering impact of demonetisation. "GDP growth of 6.5% for 2017-18 implies growth of 7% for the second half," economic affairs secretary Subhash Chandra Garg tweeted. "Confirms strong turnaround of economy. Investment growth of almost twice of last year's indicate investment reviving."  Chief statistician TCA Anant echoed those sentiments. "Effectively, we are calculating the H2 growth in the economy at around 7%... maintain the trend of increasing growth." He adde

Virat Kohli wiki | bio | debut | age | wife

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Virat Kohli  ( born 5 November 1988) is an Indian international  cricketer  who currently  captains  the  India national team . A right-handed  batsman , often regarded as one of the best batsmen in the world,  Kohli is ranked as one of world's most famous athletes by  ESPN and  one of the most valuable athlete brands by  Forbes . He plays for the  Royal Challengers Bangalore  in the  Indian Premier League (IPL), and has been the team's captain since 2013 Also Known As:  Cheeku Famous As:  Cricketer Nationality:  Indian Birth Date:  November 5 ,  1988 Age:  29 Years Sun Sign:  Scorpio Height:  1.75 M Born In:  Delhi Father:  Prem Kohli Mother:  Saroj Kohli Siblings:  Vikash Kholi, Bhavna Kholi Wife:  Anushka sharma Born and raised in  Delhi , Kohli represented the city's  cricket team  at various age-group levels before making his  first-class  debut in 2006. He captained  India Under-19s  to victory at the  2008 Under-19 World Cup  in M