Economy - general
Lokpal bill: The government’s proposals
04 Aug 2011
Lokpal bill: Public says ‘aye’ to Hazare
04 Aug 2011
Government introduces Lokpal Bill; Hazare’s supporters burn copies
04 Aug 2011
The government today introduced its version of a lokpal bill in the Lok Sabha, amid protests by the civil society groups led by social activist Anna Hazare
India's food price inflation rises to 8.04 per cent
04 Aug 2011
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee attributes the price volatility to extraneous factors like high crude oil prices, over which the government has little control.
Activists slam food security bill
03 Aug 2011
Bank workers plan one-day strike on 5 August
03 Aug 2011
Morgan Stanley cuts growth forecast for India
01 Aug 2011
Indian economy to grow at 8.2 per cent in 2011-12
01 Aug 2011
While some moderation is expected in agricultural and industrial production, at 3.0 per cent and 7.1 per cent, respectively, in 2011-12, the service sector is expected to grow at a higher rate of 10 per cent.
Germany seeks urgent UNSC meet on Syria as India starts presidency
01 Aug 2011
Germany has requested that the UN Security Council meet Monday to discuss the worsening situation in Syria, even as India takes over rotating presidency of the Council after a gap of 19 years.
India to push for ceasefire in Libya at the UNSC
30 Jul 2011
Core sector production grows 5.2 per cent in June
29 Jul 2011
Core sector performance was helped by a 12.5 per cent growth in steel production and an 8.2 per cent growth in electricity generation.
Food price inflation falls to a 20-month low of 7.33 per cent
28 Jul 2011
Non-food inflation, however, rose to 16.05 per cent during the week ended 16 July 2011, from 15.50 per cent in the previous week.
New land acquisition bill to protect tribal rights
27 Jul 2011
Landowners will have to be compensated around six times the registered price or stamp value of their land and receive an inflation-linked annuity of Rs2,000 per month for 20 years
Persistent inflation warrants tight-money policy
26 Jul 2011
RBI hikes key policy rates by 50 bps
26 Jul 2011
RBI said its monetary policy aimed at reining in demand pressures that have remained strong in the first half of the current fiscal.