Economy - general
Monsoon 1% below normal so far; to hit Mumbai by Monday
08 Jun 2013
The south-west monsoon will arrive in Mumbai by Monday, more or less on time, the India Meteorological Department said today.
Rupee hits 57.11 a dollar, heads for new lows
07 Jun 2013
Factory output growth comes to near standstill in May
03 Jun 2013
Years of reckless spending, a long struggle containing inflation, high interest rates, policy paralysis and fragile global demand have put India back in a rut of slow growth, say economists
Wheat procurement crosses 250 lakh tonnes
31 May 2013
Core sector output growth slows to 2.3% in April
31 May 2013
Fiscal deficit down at 4.9% as revenues rise
31 May 2013
India’s GDP growth falls to decade’s low of 5% in 2012-13
31 May 2013
This is the second-lowest growth rate in a decade since the Indian economy recorded a grown rate of 4 per cent in the 2002-03 fiscal
Rupee hits a 10-month low of 56.37 against dollar
29 May 2013
Analysts expect the Indian currency to depreciate further to lows around 58 to a dollar despite strong investment inflows
India, Japan must unite to rid high seas of piracy: PM
29 May 2013
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, on a visit to Japan, has made a strong pitch for cooperation between India and Japan in patrolling the Indian and Pacific Oceans to ensure freedom of navigation and eliminate the menace of piracy
Economists peg India’s Q4 GDP growth rate at 4.8%
27 May 2013
The fourth quarter GDP reading could push India’s annual GDP growth rate down to a decade’s low of around five per cent