Economy - general
Kaziranga animals suffer in massive Assam floods
08 Jul 2013
Lawyer asks SC to declare food security ordinance illegal
06 Jul 2013
Opposition parties have attacked the government for ramming the measure through by decree, saying there has not been enough discussion of its effect on prices and on farmers
Lawyer asks SC to declare food security ordinance illegal
06 Jul 2013
Opposition parties have attacked the government for ramming the measure through by decree, saying there has not been enough discussion of its effect on prices and on farmers
SC tells Election Commission to end freebies promised during polls
05 Jul 2013
The SC today asked the Election Commission to frame rules to regulate contents of manifestos that promise "freebies", which amount to bribing the voters, besides being a huge drain on the exchequer
Govt promulgates food security ordinance
05 Jul 2013
The food security programme promises cheap foodgrain to two-thirds of India's 1.2 billion people
Rupee closes at 60.21 against dollar
03 Jul 2013
The Indian currency closed at 60.2150 against the US dollar today, marking three consecutive days of losses
India’s services growth hit a two-year low in June: survey
03 Jul 2013
India's service sector grew at its slowest pace in three years in June as new business slowed to a trickle, an HSBC-Markit survey released today showed
Uttarakhand to ban construction along river banks
01 Jul 2013
Flood-ravaged Uttarakhand has decided to impose a blanket ban on construction of houses and commercial establishments along river banks across the state
Core sector grows at a slow 2.3% in May as well
01 Jul 2013
Flood disaster: over 3,000 still stranded as rain hampers rescue ops
01 Jul 2013
It is now feared that the actual number of the dead will never be known, though the casualty figure being recently bandied about is 10,000.
Flood toll will cross 10,000, says Uttarakhand speaker
29 Jun 2013
Govind Singh Kunjwal, speaker of the Uttarakhand assembly, today virtually confirmed widespread fears that the death toll could number in the tens of thousands – many multiples of the official toll of 1,000 or so reported so far
Petrol price hiked by Rs1.82 amid plummeting rupee
29 Jun 2013
For the third time this month state-run oil marketing companies have increased the price of petrol, this time by Rs 1.82 a litre, as the headlong plunge of the rupee against the dollar has made imports costlier
PM targets projects worth Rs115,000 core for PPP investment
28 Jun 2013
The investements will be spread across infrastructure sectors including aviation, railways, port and power, over the next six months in a bid to ramp up investor sentiment