Economy - general
India’s GDP growth slowed to 6.5 per cent in 2011-12
31 May 2012
Per capita net national income (NNI) in real terms is estimated to have reached Rs37,851 in 2011-12, from Rs35,993 crore in 2010-11
Bandh over petrol price hike disrupts life nationwide
31 May 2012
Mumbai and Delhi – both ruled by the Congress and its allies – were relatively less affected, although there were transport problems with autorickshaws off the road
Rupee falls below 56 against dollar again
30 May 2012
Whose fuel-price hike is it anyway?
28 May 2012
A rise in price of petrol by itself will have a negative impact on the economy and the environment unless it is followed by an immediate hike in diesel prices as well, writes Anjor Bhaskar
Direct tax collections must increase, says Pranab
28 May 2012
Direct tax collections are not enough and the government is targeting revenue worth 12 per cent of GDP, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee says
Talking ourselves into a depression
27 May 2012
Reading a newspaper or watching television these days will make us believe that the Indian economy is already in a depression and our collective economic future is irredeemably doomed, if we are not dead already. The truth, as always, is more nuanced. By Vivek Sharma
International banks lower India’s GDP estimates for 2012-13
26 May 2012
Goldman Sachs and Bank of America-Merrill Lynch join the rising number of global institutions to express their pessimism over India economic prospects
Rupee gains on dollar sales by exporters, RBI
25 May 2012
Rangarajan heads new panel to review poverty estimates
24 May 2012
The group will review Planning Commission’s estimates that people with consumption expenditure of more than Rs28.65 per day in cities and Rs22.42 in rural areas are not poor
Rupee hits another record low of 56.22 a dollar
23 May 2012
UPA II: Good, but could put more, says PM’s report card
22 May 2012
He also offered to address the menace of corruption through both legislative and administrative measures
GST will make India’s goods and services competitive: FM
22 May 2012
The introduction of GST is expected to lead to a 1-1.5 per cent increase in GDP growth while easing the burden on the producer and the consumer and helping state to grow revenue
Rupee hits a new low of 55.42 against dollar
22 May 2012
Strong dollar demand from importers after the US currency strengthened in overseas markets helped the US currency to firm up further
Rupee plummets to 55 a dollar
21 May 2012
Neither the Reserve Bank nor the finance ministry moved to help the rupee in its hour of need, traders complain
Tighter controls proposed in black money paper
21 May 2012
The white paper on black money tabled in Parliament spreads the blame for money-laundering across sectors from bullion and real estate to financial markets and NGOs