Economy - general

India can recover faster than China: RBI dy governor

01 Oct 2012

India can recover from global economic slowdown faster than China as the economy is driven by domestic consumption, but the country needs to "get its act together", says RBI deputy governor Anand Sinha

RBI decision helped rupee recover: RBI deputy governor

01 Oct 2012

Did not suggest elimination of all subsidies: Kelkar

29 Sep 2012

PM gives go-ahead for direct cash subsidy transfer plan

29 Sep 2012

Reforms an ongoing process, says PM

29 Sep 2012

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that there is no question of rolling back the recently announced reform measures

Kelkar panel projects a gloomy picture of Indian economy

28 Sep 2012

Government rejects Kelkar report seeking subsidy cuts

28 Sep 2012

Some recommendations of the report appear contrary to the government’s declared objective of ‘sustained and inclusive growth’, secretary, department of economic affairs, Arvind Mayaram said

SC slams Karnataka for ignoring PM’s Cauvery order

28 Sep 2012

Core sector production grows at 2.1 per cent in August

28 Sep 2012

The moderation in growth was on account of the negative growths in the production of natural gas, cement, fertilizers and crude oil, besides a decline in the growth rates of steel and electricity production

Service tax levy to add nearly 4 per cent to AC / first class train fare from 1 October

27 Sep 2012

Inflation still too high, says RBI governor

26 Sep 2012

Rangarajan trashes S&P figure; pegs growth at 6.7 %

25 Sep 2012

Trashing S&P's assessment that India’s GDP would grow by only 5.5 per cent this year, C Rangarajan, chairman of the PMEAC, says growth pick up in the second half of this fiscal would take growth to 6.7 per cent

FDI in retail will neither help nor hurt: Shourie

25 Sep 2012

CWC endorses economic reforms, backs multi-brand retail FDI

25 Sep 2012

LPG distributors threaten stir against subsidy cap

24 Sep 2012

The National Federation of LPG Distributors of India has announced a nationwide strike on 1 October to oppose the cap on subsidised cooking gas cylinders that a household can obtain in a year

S&P cuts India’s growth forecast to 5.5 %

24 Sep 2012

Rating agency Standard & Poor's today lowered India's GDP growth forecast to 5.5 per cent from the earlier 6.5 per cent despite a slew of policy measures announced by the government last week

India unlikely to hit $360 billion export target: Study

24 Sep 2012

Consumer price inflation for agricultural and rural labourers up in August

22 Sep 2012

Nations need to adapt to new ways of doing business, says PM

22 Sep 2012

Countries need to learn from each other in terms of institutions and methods so as to address the formidable social and economic concerns of their respective societies and people, the prime minister said

Markets vault as Chidambaram steps in to ease liquidity woes

21 Sep 2012

While the BSE Sensex rose by more than 400 points, the rupee also rose to its highest level in over four months today after the government announced new steps over and above the diesel price hike and measures to boost foreign investment flows

US embassy shut due to protest fears

21 Sep 2012

FM moves to rejuvenate economy: Scope of Rajiv Gandhi Equity Scheme widened

21 Sep 2012

The scheme offers tax sops to first-time retail investors whose annual income is below Rs10 lakh

Rs140 duty relief on LPG cylinders above the cap limit

21 Sep 2012

The government has decided to forgo customs and excise duties on LPG for cylinders that consumers buy above the 6-cylinder-a-year cap

Despite diesel price hike oil firms to lose Rs1,78,491 crore

21 Sep 2012

The three state-owned oil marketing companies are expected to incur staggering Rs1,78,491 crore loss of revenue by the end of the fiscal year by selling diesel and cooking gas below cost