Economy - general

Education becomes child's fundamental right

01 Apr 2010

With the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act coming into force from 1 April 2010, education will be accorded the same legal status as the right to life as provided by Article 21A of the Indian Constitution.

India's net liabilities up $21 billion at $117.1 billion as of end-2009

01 Apr 2010

Food price inflation edges higher to 16.35 per cent

01 Apr 2010

CPI for industrial workers fell to 14.86 per cent in February

31 Mar 2010

India's external debt up 11.9 per cent to $251.4 billion in April - December 2009

31 Mar 2010

if the US dollar had not depreciated against the major currencies, the increase in total external debt would have been only $16.9 billion to $241.5 billion

India's current account deficit up at $30.3 billion in April-December 2009

31 Mar 2010

IBM's offers free software in cloud environment to IT start-ups

31 Mar 2010

India's April-December trade deficit shrinks to $89.5 billion

31 Mar 2010

IIM-Shillong graduating batch upbeat over job offers

31 Mar 2010

India's February exports up 34.8 per cent, imports surge 66 per cent

31 Mar 2010

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

Milk prices to rise between Rs2 to Rs5 in Maharashtra

30 Mar 2010

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

Core sector growth falls to 4.5 per cent in February

26 Mar 2010

Maharashtra extends VAT exemptions on foodgrains to FY'11

25 Mar 2010

Government withdraws austerity restrictions on employee travel

25 Mar 2010

SC notice not to affect proposed education rights act: Sibal

25 Mar 2010

Food price inflation edges lower to 16.22 per cent

25 Mar 2010

Maharashtra’s public debt set to hit Rs185,801 crore despite 8.6 per cent growth

24 Mar 2010

Planning Commission wants course correction for high growth economy

24 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