As George Orwell said in Politics and the English Language, the decline of language ultimately has political and economic causes. Stockbrokers in India use empty phrases as a tribute to corporate power. So, sales and profit don’t decline for large Indian outsourcing companies, they “degrow.” A workforce doesn’t shrink; the addition of employees turns negative.
NTPC Q2 Results: Net profit grows 14% to Rs 5,380 crore
The Board of Directors also approved the first interim dividend of Rs 2.50 on the face value of paid-up equity shares of Rs 10 each