Economy - general

Lokpal meet: Government to offer sops, but will opposition play ball?

14 Dec 2011

Cabinet defers Food Security bill, but approves anti-graft legislation

14 Dec 2011

Differences between allies of the UPA government saw the cabinet defer a decision on the draft Food Security bill, which was to have been introduced in the winter session of parliament

Indian Oil expects Rs73,605-cr loss as borrowings rise to Rs79,000 crore

13 Dec 2011

Last year the three public sector companies had total under-recovery of Rs78,190 crore, while this year, IOC alone has an under-recovery of Rs73,000 crore

Don't 'institutionalise' instability in Parliament: Pranab

13 Dec 2011

Worried over the sharp slowdown in the economy, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee today said for the economy to recover, Parliament and other institutions should be allowed to function without disturbance

Rupee hits 53.40 a dollar as stock markets turn choppy

13 Dec 2011

The rupee continued its free fall, hitting a historic low of 53.40 against the US dollar in early morning trade on the inter-bank foreign exchange market today

Rupee plummets to 52.85 vs dollar as industrial output declines

12 Dec 2011

India’s manufacturing sector struggling under Chinese competition

12 Dec 2011

Industrial production in India down 5.1 per cent in October

12 Dec 2011

The decline in growth has been due mainly to a 7.2-per cent fall in mining output and a 6-per cent drop in manufacturing production

Concerned over weak industrial production: Anand Sharma

12 Dec 2011

FICCI survey projects moderation in manufacturing gorwth

12 Dec 2011

Government drunk on power and money, says Anna

10 Dec 2011

Accompanied by his core team, veteran social crusader Anna Hazare will sit at Jantar Mantar demanding a stronger anti-corruption bill

India’s April-November trade gap widens to $117 billion

09 Dec 2011

Earlier data had inflated export figures for April-November 2011, showing a lower trade deficit of $107 billion for the period, commerce secretary Rahul Khuller said

Government tells agitated team Anna to be patient

09 Dec 2011

Share of agriculture in India’s GDP falls to 14.4 per cent

09 Dec 2011

UPA faces hurdles in insurance sector FDI hike as well

09 Dec 2011

Opposition walks out of RS, this time over price rise

09 Dec 2011

FDI inflows more than doubled to $25.8 billion in H1-FY’12: Mukherjee

08 Dec 2011

Food inflation falls further to 6.60 per cent

08 Dec 2011

Subsidy bill may exceed estimates by Rs1 lakh crore: Pranab

08 Dec 2011

Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee says that fuel, fertiliser and food subsidies will rise further in the remaining months of this fiscal, putting a strain on the government’s finances