Economy - general

Mumbai leads by far as home to India’s mega-rich

03 Mar 2016

India’s services sector slows as demand slackens

03 Mar 2016

‘Google tax’ to hit online advertisers, digital media

02 Mar 2016

Core sector output expands at a faster pace of 2.9% in January

01 Mar 2016

Union Budget 2016-2017 : Budget will bring positive change for aam admi: PM

29 Feb 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Budget for 2016-17 would make a big change in the lives of common people, while finance minister Arun Jaitley said it aims at improving infrastructure and increasing rural incomes.

Union Budget 2016-17: Rs2,000 crore for LPG connection for BPL households to help 1.5 crore families

29 Feb 2016

Promoting a tax-friendly regime through a new ‘Dispute Resolution Scheme’.

29 Feb 2016

New Health Protection Scheme to provide health cover up to Rs 1 lakh per family announced.

29 Feb 2016

Union Budget 2016-17: Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Programme to be launched soon.

29 Feb 2016

Simplification and rationalisation of taxes

29 Feb 2016

Union Budget 2016-17: FM set aside Rs1700 crore for multi skill training institutes.

29 Feb 2016

Deduction limit raised for income up to Rs5 lakh

29 Feb 2016

Union Budget 2016-17: FM allocates Rs35,984 crore for agriculture and farmer welfare

29 Feb 2016

Jaitley presents Union Budget 2016-17

29 Feb 2016

Finance minister Arun Jaitley today prsesented Union Budget 2016-17, with a strong rural and job-oriented focus

India’s FTAs leading to increased imports

27 Feb 2016

Challenging financial year ahead, but FY16 deficit target of 3.9% within reach

27 Feb 2016

Horticulture output outpaced foodgrain production since 2012-13

26 Feb 2016

India ranks third in Saarc in child mortality

26 Feb 2016

Economic Survey: Service sector contributes nearly 66.1% of GDP

26 Feb 2016

Economic Survey: GDP to grow at 7% this fiscal; at over 8% in FY17

26 Feb 2016

Based on the government’s commitment to carry the reform process forward, the Economic Survey says conditions exist for raising the economy’s growth momentum to 8 per cent or more in the next couple of years

Delhi tweaks VAT norms to give Metro Rs1,546 cr loan

26 Feb 2016

Non-metros Hyderabad, Pune, Bengaluru India’s best cities

24 Feb 2016

Neither the national capital Delhi nor the financial capital Mumbai make the list, thanks to the increasing levels of pollution and traffic jams

Jat stir to cost northern states Rs34,000 cr

23 Feb 2016

North Indian states are likely to incur a Rs34,000 crore loss in economic activity due to Jat agitation, the PHD Chamber has said, observing that prices of essential commodities may rise due to supply constraints

PM launches `Rurban Mission’ to bring city amenities to rural areas

22 Feb 2016

Rail, roadways suffer huge losses due to Jat stir

22 Feb 2016

The ongoing quota agitation by Jats in Haryana has had a considerable impact on the transportation sector, with the cancellation of over 100 trains in the Ambala division of Northern Railways alone