Economy - general

Economic slack constraining recovery of bank NPAs: S&P

07 Aug 2013

Direct tax collection up over 13% at Rs1,57,169 crore in April-July FY’14

07 Aug 2013

Protests paralyse Andhra admin; CM avoids office

07 Aug 2013

Government, RBI working together to address economic challenges: Raghuram Rajan

06 Aug 2013

Rupee hits a record low of 61.80 a dollar

06 Aug 2013

The rupee has lost 12.6 per cent since the beginning of May amidst heavy dollar outflows from stock markets and speculative currency trades.

India’s services sector activity at 4-year low: HSBC survey

06 Aug 2013

SC again slams misuse of vehicle sirens, beacons

06 Aug 2013

India has $190-bn trade deficit with 80 countries: Sharma

05 Aug 2013

Relaxation of FDI norms was vital, says Sharma

03 Aug 2013

Mamata Banerjee confident of investments in W Bengal after meeting industry chiefs in Mumbai

02 Aug 2013

Goldman downgrades Indian stocks to ‘underweight’

01 Aug 2013

Goldman Sachs has downgraded its rating on Indian stocks to "underweight" on concerns about delayed growth recovery and rising vulnerabilities for the economy

India’s core industries barely grow at 0.1% in June

31 Jul 2013

The sluggish growth comes on the back of negative growth in the production of coal, crude oil, natural gas and fertiliser

Interest subsidy for exporters raised to 3%

31 Jul 2013

Softer money only if capital inflows revive: Rangarajan

30 Jul 2013

RBI keeps liquidity tight to save rupee from external shocks

30 Jul 2013

While a slowing inflation would have helped RBI to loosen its monetary policy stance, external sector concerns have had an increasing influence on its current policy decisions

RBI cuts growth prospects to 5.5% in 2013-14

30 Jul 2013

The RBI's annual macroeconomic review says industrial growth remains subdued as supply-side bottlenecks continue to constrai core industries, pulling down growth prospects to 5 per cent

Chidambaram for further easing of rules for FDI

29 Jul 2013

Chidambaram also wanted the RBI to ease lending rates to help promote economic activity rather than limiting its role to inflation fighting

UP chief minister hands out free laptops to Lucknow varsity students

27 Jul 2013

Digvijay Singh joins Kapil Sibal to dispute plan panel's poverty figures

27 Jul 2013

Government trying to distance itself from poverty estimates

26 Jul 2013

World Bank to aid development of investment zones in UP

26 Jul 2013

Rupee up 41 per cent against dollar in morning trade

26 Jul 2013

Tight liquidity raises corporate sector's vulnerability: Crisil

25 Jul 2013

US VP Joe Biden wants greater trade access to India

24 Jul 2013

US Vice President Joe Biden today said in Mumbai that the business environment in India had to improve to increase Indo-US bilateral trade

Consumers confidence in India waning: Neilsen

24 Jul 2013

India slipped to number 3 in the global consumer confidence ranking, in the second quarter of the current year amidst rising prices, the weakening of the rupee and the overall sluggishness of the economy