Economy - general
India sends largest number of scientists, engineers to US
15 Jan 2016
A report by a US think-tank says the number of scientists and engineers born in India and working in the US has grown by 85 per cent between 2003 and 2013, and they are also likely to have higher academic qualifications than their American counterparts
Factory output down 3.2%, consumer inflation up 5.61%
13 Jan 2016
Industrial output contracted by a surprising 3.2 per cent in November, mainly due to a fall in manufacturing, while consumer inflation was up by 3.61 per cent in December on the back of rising food prices
India’s consumer sentiment falls to record low in Dec
09 Jan 2016
The continued decline in consumer sentiment serves as a warning that all is not well in the Indian economy, The Deutsche Borse report suggests, and questions the strength of the official GDP data
Jaitly, CII concur on need for demand creation
06 Jan 2016
Jaitly, CII concur on need for demand creation
06 Jan 2016
India’s GDP growth seen falling to 7-7.5% amidst farm sector woes
18 Dec 2015
The credit for fostering growth goes to the government as private investment has been lacklustre given the low demand conditions which in turn has led to surplus capacity in several sectors, says finance minister Arun Jaitley
India ranked 97th in Forbes ease of business list
17 Dec 2015
India ranked behind Kazakhstan and Ghana in Forbes Best Countries of 2015 list, which was topped by Denmark. India scored poorly on metrics like trade and monetary freedom, corruption, and infrastructure
Industrial output growth hits a five-year high of 9.8%
11 Dec 2015
Although the October IIP figures were bolstered by a favourable statistical base, double-digit growth in the manufacturing sector points to a strengthening of industrial recovery, say analysts
India has potential to grow at 8%: Lord Meghnad Desai
09 Dec 2015
A growth rate of 7-7.5 per cent is a default rate, but the real challenge is to get 9-10 per cent, which India is capable of but requires hard work, he said