Economy - general
Ratings upgrade for India in 1-2 years... if reforms tangible: Moody’s
21 Sep 2016
Moody's says that structural hurdles will continue to constrain private sector investment and growth and the banking sector will continue to pose contingent liability risks to the government over the near to medium-term
Smart City mission adds 27 new cities
20 Sep 2016
Cabinet approves creation of GST Council and its secretariat
12 Sep 2016
The GST Council will be headed by union minister of finance and will have the minister of state in charge of revenue and state finance ministers as members
Australian farm registry reveals
08 Sep 2016
GST, banking reforms and infrastructure will drive growth: Jaitley
07 Sep 2016
State-owned banks control 70 per cent of assets in the financial system and the lion`s share of India`s Rs800,000 crore bad loans and any move at privatisation will only choke fund flows to corporates
India evacuates 40,000 in massive tsunami drill
07 Sep 2016
India's GDP grows at 7.1% in Q1 of FY17, the slowest in 5 quarters
01 Sep 2016
At 7.1 per cent growth in India’s GDP for the April-June 2016-17 quarter falls from 7.9 per cent in the preceding three months and is the slowest in five quarters
Mamata wins again as SC quashes Singur land acquisition
31 Aug 2016
The Supreme Court directed Bengal government to return the land in 12 weeks and also held that farmers who got compensation are not liable to return it because they were deprived of their livelihood for the last ten years
Mamata wins again as SC quashes Singur land acquisition
31 Aug 2016
The Supreme Court directed Bengal government to return the land in 12 weeks and also held that farmers who got compensation are not liable to return it because they were deprived of their livelihood for the last ten years
States ask industry to pass on GST benefits to consumers
31 Aug 2016
A revenue neutral low-tax regime while saving industry of the burden of several state and central levies should benefit the consumer as well