Economy - general
Wholesale price inflation down at 6.55 per cent in January
14 Feb 2012
While food inflation has turned negative at (-) 0.52 per cent against 16.88 per cent in January 2010, manufacturing inflation stood higher at 6.49 per cent compared to last year’s level of 5.32 per cent
Indians hold over $500 billion in secret bank accounts overseas: CBI
13 Feb 2012
Those countries that are said to be the least corrupt have also the largest amounts of unaccounted foreign money in their banks
NREGA funds being diverted to buy SUVs: Ramesh
13 Feb 2012
A status report on the implementation of the job scheme in Assam prepared by Jairam Ramesh’s rural development ministry shows that only 6.3 per cent of the work sanctioned under the programme has been completed.
India’s industrial production growth at a slow 1.8 per cent in December
10 Feb 2012
The continued decline in the production of capital goods and intermediate goods suggests that any sharp up tick in industrial production is unlikely in the near term
Food bill encounters many state-level objections
10 Feb 2012
Mukherjee concerned over mounting subsidy bill
09 Feb 2012
In his second broad hint in recent weeks that the budget for 2012-13 would aim at fiscal consolidation, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee today said he was "losing sleep" over mounting subsidy bill
India’s April-January trade deficit zooms to $148.7 billion
09 Feb 2012
India’s imports grew 20.3 per cent year-on-year to $40.1 billion in January 2012 while its exports during the month grew at a slow 10.1 per cent to $25.4 billion
UIDAI launches online ID authentication service
08 Feb 2012
India’s GDP to grow at 6.9 per cent in 2011-12
07 Feb 2012
The CSO projects India’s GDP at constant (2004-05) prices at Rs52,22,027 crore in fiscal 2011-12 against Rs48,85,954 crore in 2010-11