Economy - general

RBI proposes hike in borrowing cost for willful defaulters

18 Dec 2013

No excise duty cut on goods sold at below production cost

18 Dec 2013

Strike hits banking operations across the country

18 Dec 2013

The strike has affected 85,000 bank branches across the country, resulting in non-clearance of around 40 lakh cheques worth around Rs24,000 crore

RBI leaves policy rates unchanged on liquidity concerns

18 Dec 2013

While the tapering of quantitative easing by the US Fed may disrupt inflows of funds, RBI said it cannot soften its stand on inflation for obvious reasons

RBI leaves policy rates unchanged on liquidity concerns

18 Dec 2013

While the tapering of quantitative easing by the US Fed may disrupt inflows of funds, RBI said it cannot soften its stand on inflation for obvious reasons

WPI hits 14-month high of 7.52% in November

16 Dec 2013

Chidambaram invokes FSLRC; says govt will review RBI’s powers

16 Dec 2013

RBI chief meets Chidambaram ahead of policy review

14 Dec 2013

Consumer price inflation at a 9-month high of 11.24% in November

13 Dec 2013

A spurt in retail prices of fruits and vegetables pushed the consumer price index in the country to 11.24 per cent in November

India’s industrial production contracted 1.8% in October

12 Dec 2013

Manufacturing sector output, which accounts for about 76 per cent of industrial production, contracted 2 per cent from a year earlier

Crime, corruption drained Rs21,00,000 cr of India's wealth in 10 years: study

12 Dec 2013

India emerged as the third-largest "exporter" of illegal wealth with $84.93 billion stashed away in 2011, while the country remained the fifth-largest holder of black money overseas with $343 billion between 2002 and 2011

RBI sees 14.23% growth in bank credit

12 Dec 2013

RBI sees 14.23% growth in bank credit

12 Dec 2013

RBI net buyer of dollar in October-November

11 Dec 2013

Chidambaram vows fiscal consolidation, inclusive growth

11 Dec 2013

The finance minister agreed with RBI governor Raghuram Rajan’s observation that an overheated economy, high inflation and wage growth and the widening deficits are in part the result of the 2008 economic stimulus

India’s imports dip 16% in November; trade gap narrows

11 Dec 2013

At $111.06 billion, oil imports constituted 36.55 per cent of the country’s overall imports during the April-November period of the current fiscal

FDI flows into India strong despite low GDP numbers: Credit Suisse

11 Dec 2013

ADB maintains India's growth outlook at 4.7%

11 Dec 2013

Raghuram Rajan blames stimulus for current economic woes

09 Dec 2013

`The stimulus provided by the government to ward off the ill effects of the global financial crisis of 2008 has eventually led to an overheated economy, high inflation and uncomfortable fiscal and current account deficits’