Economy - general

New back series data shows India’s GDP grew fastest under UPA

18 Aug 2018

New GDP data shows the economic performance of the Manmohan Singh-led UPA fared better than the Modi-led NDA despite the headwind of high oil prices, during its second term

Demonetisation, GST hit MSMEs: RBI study

18 Aug 2018

The controversial note ban imposed on 8 November 2016 has worsened the already falling credit to the MSME sector, notes an RBI study

Modi announces Ayushman Bharat health insurance launch on 25 September

16 Aug 2018

Addressing the nation on the 72nd Independence Day on Wednesday, the prime minister announced, among other things,an ambitious medical insurance scheme for the poor

WPI inflation eases to 5.09% in July on cheaper food articles

14 Aug 2018

Consumer price inflation eases to a 9-month low of 4.17% in July

14 Aug 2018

India’s industrial output growth hits a 4-month high of 7% in June

11 Aug 2018

Indian economy driving global growth: IMF

09 Aug 2018

IMF pegs India's GDP growth forecast at 7.5% in FY 2019-20

09 Aug 2018

RBI to transfer Rs50,000 cr surplus to govt

09 Aug 2018

IMF hails India’s GST reform, but suggests a simpler tax structure

08 Aug 2018

RBI hikes policy repo rate by 25 bps to 6.5% as inflation spikes

01 Aug 2018

The Reserve bank's Monetary Policy Committee has reiterated its commitment to achieving the medium-term target for headline inflation of 4 per cent on a durable basis even as consumer price inflation rose from 4.9 per cent in May to 5 per cent in June, driven by an uptick in fuel prices

RBI hikes policy repo rate by 25 bps to 6.5% as inflation spikes

01 Aug 2018

India's core sector industrial output growth hits a 7-month high of 6.7%

01 Aug 2018

Assam NRC: Updated list of citizens leaves out 4 million "illegal immigrants"

31 Jul 2018

UIDAI denies info relating to former chief was accessed from its database

30 Jul 2018

Indian parents work extra hours, reduce leisure spending to put children through university: HSBC survey

30 Jul 2018

Iran extends shipping, insurance cover for oil exports to India

27 Jul 2018

Sensitive personal data should be processed in India: Srikrishna panel

27 Jul 2018

All sensitive personal data relating to Indian citizens should be processed and stored only within India, the Justice Srikrishna committee has said, among other recommendations that forms the basis of the new bill on data protection

Deadline for filing income tax returns extended till 31 August

27 Jul 2018

Maratha quota stir called off in Mumbai amidst large-scale violence

26 Jul 2018

The bandh was abruptly called off because of the violence it generated; vehicles were set on fire, buses damaged and the Central Railway was forced to shut services on the Thane-Vashi route