Economy - general

Lokpal bill: The government’s proposals

04 Aug 2011

Lokpal bill: Public says ‘aye’ to Hazare

04 Aug 2011

Government introduces Lokpal Bill; Hazare’s supporters burn copies

04 Aug 2011

The government today introduced its version of a lokpal bill in the Lok Sabha, amid protests by the civil society groups led by social activist Anna Hazare

India's food price inflation rises to 8.04 per cent

04 Aug 2011

Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee attributes the price volatility to extraneous factors like high crude oil prices, over which the government has little control.

Activists slam food security bill

03 Aug 2011

Bank workers plan one-day strike on 5 August

03 Aug 2011

PM's advisory body faults government for ‘losing time’ despite stability

03 Aug 2011

India's imports climb 42 per cent to $36.87 billion in June

01 Aug 2011

Morgan Stanley cuts growth forecast for India

01 Aug 2011

Indian economy to grow at 8.2 per cent in 2011-12

01 Aug 2011

While some moderation is expected in agricultural and industrial production, at 3.0 per cent and 7.1 per cent, respectively, in 2011-12, the service sector is expected to grow at a higher rate of 10 per cent.

Pranab ‘keen’ to free diesel, LPG prices; kerosene subsidy to stay

01 Aug 2011

Germany seeks urgent UNSC meet on Syria as India starts presidency

01 Aug 2011

Germany has requested that the UN Security Council meet Monday to discuss the worsening situation in Syria, even as India takes over rotating presidency of the Council after a gap of 19 years.

Noida farmers end agitation over land acquisition

30 Jul 2011

India to push for ceasefire in Libya at the UNSC

30 Jul 2011

Consumer price inflation for industrial workers a tad lower at 8.62 per cent in June

29 Jul 2011

Core sector production grows 5.2 per cent in June

29 Jul 2011

Core sector performance was helped by a 12.5 per cent growth in steel production and an 8.2 per cent growth in electricity generation.

Food price inflation falls to a 20-month low of 7.33 per cent

28 Jul 2011

Non-food inflation, however, rose to 16.05 per cent during the week ended 16 July 2011, from 15.50 per cent in the previous week.

Tuesday ‘shocker’ not end of RBI rate hikes, says Pranab

28 Jul 2011

Government restores DEPB benefits for cotton and cotton yarn

27 Jul 2011

Japanese industrial hub coming up at Mahabalipuram

27 Jul 2011

New land acquisition bill to protect tribal rights

27 Jul 2011

Landowners will have to be compensated around six times the registered price or stamp value of their land and receive an inflation-linked annuity of Rs2,000 per month for 20 years