Economy - general
Team Anna press for ‘Right to Reject’ button
24 Feb 2012
Nilekani’s UIDAI seeks million ‘mini-ATMs’ across country
24 Feb 2012
Setting up one million interoperable “mini ATMs” in villages across the country to facilitate cash transfers of subsidies and payments will make it easy for the benificiaries to access their accounts without having to travel to the nearest town
Task force submits report on Aadhaar-enabled payment infrastructure
23 Feb 2012
Transacting all government business using electronic payments will help reduce graft, and bring about greater transparency and accountability, the task force said
Highlights of the Review of the Economy 2011-12
22 Feb 2012
PMEAC projects current fiscal GDP growth at 7.1 per cent
22 Feb 2012
The Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, headed by Dr C Rangarajan, estimates the country’s economic growth to be in the range of 7.5 to 8.0 per cent in 2012-13
Consumer price inflation at 7.65 per cent in January
21 Feb 2012
The consumer price inflation data, which replaces the earlier wholesale price figures, reflects the actual micro-level movement of prices with greater accuracy
Direct import of ATF may become a reality soon
18 Feb 2012
Government weighing bailout package for all domestic airlines
18 Feb 2012
The government has asked all Indian scheduled airlines to submit details of their financial position, debt and working capital requirements so that a bailout plan could be worked out
Indian women want mobiles, not toilets: Ramesh
18 Feb 2012
Mumbai, Delhi among world’s cheapest cities
16 Feb 2012
India set for record foodgrain production
15 Feb 2012
India is set to exceed the target for foodgrains production with a record harvest of 250 million tonnes, prime minister Manmohan Singh said today
Wholesale price inflation down at 6.55 per cent in January
14 Feb 2012
While food inflation has turned negative at (-) 0.52 per cent against 16.88 per cent in January 2010, manufacturing inflation stood higher at 6.49 per cent compared to last year’s level of 5.32 per cent
Indians hold over $500 billion in secret bank accounts overseas: CBI
13 Feb 2012
Those countries that are said to be the least corrupt have also the largest amounts of unaccounted foreign money in their banks
NREGA funds being diverted to buy SUVs: Ramesh
13 Feb 2012
A status report on the implementation of the job scheme in Assam prepared by Jairam Ramesh’s rural development ministry shows that only 6.3 per cent of the work sanctioned under the programme has been completed.
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