Economy - general
Ministry mulls separate arm to check service tax dodging
08 Apr 2013
Concerned over the high incidence of service tax evasion, the union government is reportedly mulling over the creation of a separate intelligence unit to check the menace and stop leakage of revenue
PM proposes infrastructure push to pump-prime economy
03 Apr 2013
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today announced a slew of measures, including new initiatives in the infrastructure sector, to give a fresh push to economic growth
PM stresses need for action to return to 8 % GDP growth
03 Apr 2013
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the current the 5 per cent growth in GDP was “clearly disappointing”, and that speedy and decisive actions were needed to return to 8 per cent economic growth
India’s external debt hit 20.6 % of GDP in first 9 months of FY’13
28 Mar 2013
The country’s external debt rose $30.8 billion to $376.3 billion at end-December 2012, from $345.5 billion at end-March 2012, an increase of 8.9 per cent in the first 9 months of fiscal 2012-13
Govt easing debt investment rules for foreign funds: Chidambaram
23 Mar 2013
India is expected to require an estimated $75 billion of foreign capital in the next two years to fund the current-account deficit