Economy - general

Government to push divestment plans despite poor market

23 Feb 2010

Sharma calls for retaining stimulus to labour-intensive sectors

23 Feb 2010

India to aim at 9 per cent growth in 2011-12: President Patil

22 Feb 2010

For achieving a higher rate of growth, the President said the government would work towards creating an environment that encourages investments, especially in micro, small, and medium enterprises

Letter to the finance minister, from a salaried taxpayer

22 Feb 2010

Though they are the most loyal of tax payers, the government still discriminates against the salaried class. They are not allowed to cut their taxes, when other tax payers are allowed to do so freely. It is time to level the playing field . By Vivek Sharma

Budget can put in force the divestment of public sector units

22 Feb 2010

We can expect the budget to start the process back to fiscal consolidation, says D R Dogra, MD and CEO, CARE

PM's advisory body for gradual stimulus rollback in budget

20 Feb 2010

Sharma assures support to fisheries on par with agriculture

20 Feb 2010

CPI for agricultural and rural labourers up 0.36 percentage points in January

19 Feb 2010

Survey upbeat on GDP growth, but inflation a worry

19 Feb 2010

The prime minister's economic advisory council expects GDP to grow by more than the 7.2 per cent projected by the Central Statistical Organisation during the current fiscal

Food price inflation nudges closer to 18 per cent

18 Feb 2010

Government implementing `design clinic' scheme for small units

17 Feb 2010

Job market picks up 4 per cent in January

17 Feb 2010

Inflation likely to be in double-digits by March: Analysts

16 Feb 2010

Economy must grow at 9-10 per cent, says PM

16 Feb 2010

Govt allows revision of FCCB conversion price

16 Feb 2010

Inflation rate climbs to 8.56 per cent in January

15 Feb 2010

Inflation has risen 8.90 per cent so far this year, on the back of zooming food prices, against 1.51 per cent in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal.

Mumbai, Delhi far behind in Economist global liveability survey

13 Feb 2010

States asked to set up single window clearance mechanism for SEZs

12 Feb 2010

India's industrial production vaults 16.8 per cent in December

12 Feb 2010

December witnessed an 82.2 per cent jump in the automobile sector output, a 44.6 per cent rise in capital goods production and a 29.0 per cent rise in chemicals production

FDI in India up 13 per cent to over $1.5 billion in December

11 Feb 2010

FIPB allowed to approve FDI up to Rs1,200 crore

11 Feb 2010

Food price inflation nears 18 per cent

11 Feb 2010

Deora starts building consensus on fuel price hike

10 Feb 2010

Petroleum minister Murli Deora today started consultations with political parties for an increase in fuel prices ahead of presenting the proposal to the union cabinet

Sharma to meet Mukherjee to decide on stimulus for exports

10 Feb 2010

India's per capita income seen at Rs33,540

08 Feb 2010

The Central Statistical Organisation expects the country's gross domestic product to grow at 7.2 per cent in the current financial year against 6.7 per cent in the previous fiscal.