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Delhi world’s second-most populous city after Tokyo: UN report
11 Jul 2014
Delhi this year became the world's second-most populous city after Tokyo, with its population more than doubling since 1990 to 25 million, according to a UN report
Union Budget 20014-15: Basic custom duty on select items reduced to support domestic production
10 Jul 2014
Union Budget 2014-15: Expenditure Management Commission to be set up to evaluate expenditure reforms
10 Jul 2014
GDP projected to grow at 5.4-5.9% in 2014-15
09 Jul 2014
Economic Survey 2013-14 sees downside risks to the economy arising from a poor monsoon, the external environment and the poor investment climate
Tax reforms to be anchored on GST and DTC
09 Jul 2014
Fiscal deficit contained at 4.5% of GDP
09 Jul 2014
Economic Survey 2013-14 focuses on external vulnerabilities
09 Jul 2014
India’s balance-of-payments position improved dramatically in 2013-14 with current account deficit (CAD) at $32.4 billion, down from $88.2 billion in 2012-13
`Office on wheels’ for business travellers
08 Jul 2014
Trains to have automatic doors
08 Jul 2014
Railways need Rs50,000 core a year to fund ongoing projects
08 Jul 2014
The railways needabout Rs5,00,000 crore,or around Rs50,000 crore per year over the next 10 years, to execute its ongoing projects alone
Gowda promises a more dynamic Indian Railways
08 Jul 2014
Indian Railways, union railway minister Sadananda Gowda said, will play a role in building a dynamic India, aiming to make the country the largest freight transport network in the world
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