Economy - general

Delhi world’s second-most populous city after Tokyo: UN report

11 Jul 2014

Delhi this year became the world's second-most populous city after Tokyo, with its population more than doubling since 1990 to 25 million, according to a UN report

Union Budget 20014-15: Basic custom duty on select items reduced to support domestic production

10 Jul 2014

Union Budget 2014-15: Steps to promote foreign direct investment in select sectors

10 Jul 2014

Union Budget 2014-15: Expenditure Management Commission to be set up to evaluate expenditure reforms

10 Jul 2014

Swiss authorities have no info on cash stashed by Indians: Jaitley

10 Jul 2014

Health minister Vardhan seeks ban on tobacco use in armed forces

09 Jul 2014

GDP projected to grow at 5.4-5.9% in 2014-15

09 Jul 2014

Economic Survey 2013-14 sees downside risks to the economy arising from a poor monsoon, the external environment and the poor investment climate

Economic Survey favours revamping MNREGA, NRHM, and SSA; reforming food market

09 Jul 2014

Financial reforms to equip institutions for a globalised India

09 Jul 2014

Tax reforms to be anchored on GST and DTC

09 Jul 2014

Survey suggests a medium-term shift to capital-intensive manufacturing

09 Jul 2014

State agriculture ministers seek barrier-free national market

09 Jul 2014

UK eyes Bengaluru-Mumbai infra project; offers £1-bn line of credit

09 Jul 2014

Fiscal deficit contained at 4.5% of GDP

09 Jul 2014

Economic Survey 2013-14 focuses on external vulnerabilities

09 Jul 2014

India’s balance-of-payments position improved dramatically in 2013-14 with current account deficit (CAD) at $32.4 billion, down from $88.2 billion in 2012-13

Railways eye FDI, PPP for infrastructure projects

08 Jul 2014

`Office on wheels’ for business travellers

08 Jul 2014

Rail tourism, `Business on Wheels’ to augment Rys’ earning potential

08 Jul 2014

Railways to earn Rs1,64,00 crore in 2014-15 on improved operating ratio

08 Jul 2014

Trains to have automatic doors

08 Jul 2014

IR plans faster reservation system, improved catering service

08 Jul 2014

Railways need Rs50,000 core a year to fund ongoing projects

08 Jul 2014

The railways needabout Rs5,00,000 crore,or around Rs50,000 crore per year over the next 10 years, to execute its ongoing projects alone

Bullet trains and high speed Diamond Quadrilateral railnetwork

08 Jul 2014

Railways to introduce 58 new trains, extend 11 existing trains

08 Jul 2014

Gowda promises a more dynamic Indian Railways

08 Jul 2014

Indian Railways, union railway minister Sadananda Gowda said, will play a role in building a dynamic India, aiming to make the country the largest freight transport network in the world