Economy - general
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.
Car exports from India rise 12.49 per cent in January
09 Feb 2009
Cars exports rise 12.49 per cent in January even as car domestic sales fell 3.23 per cent
Five lakh jobs lost between Oct-Dec 2008
09 Feb 2009
Increase credit flow to productive sectors: RBI
07 Feb 2009
Media stimulus package on way: Anand Sharma
07 Feb 2009
The government will soon come out with a stimulus package for the media industry, to help it ward-off the effects of the global financial downturn
Mukherjee puts 'Gandhian' focus on rural economy
07 Feb 2009
Tax sops likely in interim budget
05 Feb 2009
The interim budget to be presented to the Lok Sabha on 16 February, is expected to offer some tax sops and raise spending on government's ongoing social security schemes.
Government issues 6.90 per cent oil bonds, 2026
04 Feb 2009
Goa seeks to scrap remaining SEZs
04 Feb 2009
India's urban boom marginalises the poor: report
03 Feb 2009
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