Growth Below 1% Or Recession? India Stares At COVID-19 Impact On Economy | Read

As India remains in a 40-day nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, trapping an already-slowing economy a standstill, economists and industry experts are estimating sub-1 per cent expansion rates or even contraction for the country's GDP or gross domestic product. The latest estimates by economists and industry experts highlight a gloomy situation for the county's economy on account of the coronavirus-triggered lockdown, which continues to disrupt businesses worldwide. But even before the country began the COVID-19 lockdown, the economy stared at its worst pace of expansion since the 2008-09 global financial crisis.