Aggressive policy easing steps taken by China to shore up the economy may restrict a significant upside in gold prices.

Nirmala Sitharam decisively asked for a call-to-action in the face of a global economic slowdown. She stressed that the developing market economies, in particular, have to not only achieve economic growth and development but also practice sustainable financing.

Only 24 per cent of the paid labour force in India comprises women — far lower than the global figure at 40 per cent, finds a McKinsey Global Institute survey on labour participation and economic growth.