Economy - general
EPF rate kept unchanged at 8.5 per cent for 2008-09
23 Feb 2009
The board of trustees of the Employees Provident Fund have fixed the interest rates 2008-09 at the existing 8.5 per cent against the trade unions' demand for 9.5 per cent return per annum
Oscars: "Slumdog Millionaire" is top dog with eight
23 Feb 2009
India figured heavily as a theme, and Indians as talent, at the 81st Oscar Awards ceremony, with the underdog entry "Slumdog Millionaire" picking up as many as eight of the golden statuettes.
Ahluwalia hints at CRR, interest cuts
20 Feb 2009
Inflation at new 13-month low at 3.92 per cent
19 Feb 2009
The annual rate of inflation based on the wholesale price index fell to another 13-month low at 3.92 per cent (provisional) for the week ended 7 February against 4.39 per cent for 31 January
RBI expects centre-states deficit to reach 10 per cent of GDP this fiscal
18 Feb 2009
The combined fiscal deficit of the centre and the states may rise to 10 per cent of GDP in the current fiscal ending 31 March 2009, says RBI governor D Subbarao
New FDI norms baffle analysts
18 Feb 2009
The new FDI norms announced by the centre yesterday will have benfit telecom companies such as Bharti Airtel, says a report by australian research firm Macquarie
PFRDA announces investment norms for new pension fund managers
17 Feb 2009
The Pension Fund Regulatory Development Authority has announced investment norms for managers of pension contributions of individuals outside government service.
Government details revised FDI regulations
17 Feb 2009
The government has issued detailed guidelines on a liberal foreign investment policy, under which FDI up to 100 per cent is permitted through the automatic route in most sectors/activities.
KFC UK bucks the trend- to create 9,000 new jobs
16 Feb 2009
New Indian FDI rules open all sectors to foreign investment
14 Feb 2009
With foreign direct investment trickling to $1.36 billion in December, the government has amended FDI rules to open up almost all sectors of the Indian economy, including defence, to foreign investment.
Credit flow from banks improved: Ahluwalia
13 Feb 2009
Subhiksha probed for non-payment of Rs5 crorePF
13 Feb 2009
Inflation at 13-month low of 4.39 per cent
12 Feb 2009
Spurred by the recent slew of monetary and fiscal masures, inflation has been beaten down to its 12 January 2008 levels, with even food articles declining
Government excludes indirect investment from FDI ceiling
11 Feb 2009
The government has eased norms for foreign investors by excluding indirect investments through Indian companies from the overall FDI ceiling.
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