Economy - general
Petrol, diesel prices hiked after shift to Euro-IV norms
31 Mar 2010
Petrol prices will go up by 50 paise per litre and diesel by 26 paise per litre in 13 major cities, including Mumbai and Delhi, from midnight tonight
Sonia Gandhi to again head re-constituted NAC
30 Mar 2010
During the previous tenure of the UPA government, the opposition, mainly the BJP and the Samjawadi Party, had used the office of profit law to attack Gandhi’s position, as she was also a Member of Parliament
Delhi rolls back VAT on LPG cylinder
29 Mar 2010
High-level panel on financial markets meets
27 Mar 2010
Government implements liberalised FDI norms
27 Mar 2010
RBI to continue tight money policy; defends rate hike
24 Mar 2010
RBI will continue to tighten its monetary policy measures in order to curb inflationary pressures that may hinder the country's steady economic growth, says governor D Subbarao
Planning Commission lowers 11th plan growth target to 8 per cent
23 Mar 2010
India's targeted growth for the 11th Five Year Plan may fall short of the earlier projected figure of 9 per cent, due to the slowdown in the past two years, the Planning Commission said today
Economy to grow 8.5 per cent in FY11: PM
23 Mar 2010
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that the Indian economy would grow at 8.5 per cent during the next fiscal, and the government would do everything possible to ensure a mid-term 10 per cent annual growth target
Capitation fees: new bill makes it a criminal offence
20 Mar 2010
A new bill recommends a maximum of three years imprisonment and a fine of Rs50 lakh for charging a capitation fee for admission to educational institutions
RBI hikes repo, reverse repo rates by 25 bps
20 Mar 2010
Concerned over rising inflation RBI yesterday hiked its short-term lending and borrowing rates by 25 basis points each to 5.0 per cent and 3.5 per cent
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