The Indian economy grew at a robust 8.2 per cent in the second quarter of the ongoing financial year, surpassing expectations by a mile. To put this number in perspective — the RBI had projected growth at 7 per cent for the quarter. While there are concerns over the economic momentum slowing down in the second half of the year — the central bank’s projections also point towards that — with growth in the first half of the year (April-September) now touching 8 per cent, the odds of the economy growing at more than 7 per cent over the full year have only increased.

The disaggregated data shows that agriculture grew at a healthy 3.5 per cent during the period. The sector’s performance is likely to continue as the........

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