Economy - general
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
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
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
Moody’s, Nomura, OECD all gung ho about India growth
19 Feb 2016
The forecasts belie the challenging environment in global trade, but support the Indian government’s assessment of a 7.6 per cent GDP growth in the current fiscal and an even higher growth rate in 2016-17
India is Asia’s bright spot, feels Singapore Inc
15 Feb 2016
Fire puts damper on Mumbai ‘Make in India’ event
15 Feb 2016
A massive fire broke out on the stage where a dance troupe was performing to launch the ‘Make in India’ week at Mumbai’s Girgaum Chowpatty, but prompt action by the police and fire departments prevented any casualties
Centre claims 100% digitisation of ration cards
13 Feb 2016
India ranked second-lowest in IP protection
11 Feb 2016
Import duty on used cooking oil may go
11 Feb 2016
Mumbai all set for `Make in India’ show
09 Feb 2016
India’s GDP seen growing at 7.6% this fiscal
08 Feb 2016
With GDP growth for the October-December quarter at 7.3 per cent, a tad lower than 7.4 per cent in the preceding quarter, it is highly unlikely that the economy ends the year with a growth rate of 7.6 per cent