Economy - general

India's April-October trade deficit narrows to $57.32 billion
01 Dec 2009
India's trade deficit fell to an estimated $57.318 million in April-October 2009 from $87.827 billion reported during April-October 2008

High cotton prices may lead to massive job cuts in textile industry: AEPC
01 Dec 2009
The textile industry in the country, already battered by falling exports, will see massive job cuts due to the rising prices of cotton
IIMs’ CAT fails test of integrity
01 Dec 2009

FM optimistic of 7 per cent growth
30 Nov 2009
Buoyed by the official growth figures for the second quarter, finance minister Pranab Mukherhjee and Planning Comision deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia, feel GDP growth may exceed projections

Economic growth beats projections by wide margin
30 Nov 2009
The Indian economy grew an annual 7.9 per cent in the September quarter, beating expectations of a 6.3 per cent growth by a wide margin.

Karnataka targets GDP growth of 9 per cent by 2010
28 Nov 2009
Karnataka is targetting a GDP growth of 9 per cent by 2010 and is set to launch infrastructure projects including public private partnership projects worth Rs100,000 crore by 2010
Food price inflation rises to 15.58 per cent
26 Nov 2009
Government not to re-look at cases handled by CLB’s tainted Vasudevan
25 Nov 2009
Vasudevan, who was director investigation and inspection ministry of corporate affairs before joining the CLB three months ago, was looking into high profile cases like the Satyam and the Sesa Goa fraud
Government not to re-look at cases handled by CLB’s tainted Vasudevan
25 Nov 2009
Vasudevan, who was director investigation and inspection ministry of corporate affairs before joining the CLB three months ago, was looking into high profile cases like the Satyam and the Sesa Goa fraud
Food grain stocks well above buffer norms: Pawar
24 Nov 2009
Modi sees Vadodra as India’s ‘speed capital’
23 Nov 2009
India's forex reserves rises to $286.38 billion
21 Nov 2009

Indian economy to almost equal US by 2050: study
21 Nov 2009
India will be the third largest economy in the world after China and the US by 2050, says US think tank Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
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