Economy - general

Further disincentives for cash dealings likely in Budget

19 Jan 2017

Demonetisation talks began early in 2016: RBI chief

19 Jan 2017

Manmohan defends Urjit: ‘Needn’t answer awkward queries’

19 Jan 2017

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday defended Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel before a Parliamentary committee on the issue of demonetisation

Manmohan defends Urjit: ‘Needn’t answer awkward queries’

19 Jan 2017

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday defended Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel before a Parliamentary committee on the issue of demonetisation

Increasing digitisation to hit Indian jobs hardest: survey

19 Jan 2017

UN report projects India’s FY17 GDP growth at 7.7%

18 Jan 2017

Following the cutting of India’s projected GDP growth by the World Bank and the IMF, the UN projects a more favourable estimate of 7.7 per cent, citing the potential of the significant economic reforms

Walk away from terror, embrace dialogue, PM tells Pak

18 Jan 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned "parochial and protectionist attitudes" are threatening globalisation goals and "non-state actors" are stoking instability, violence and extremism

India's richest 1% own 58% of country's total wealth

17 Jan 2017

An Oxfam study shows that just 57 Indian billionaires have same wealth as that of the bottom 70 per cent population of the country

IMF cuts India's FY17 growth rate to 6.6% from 7.6%

17 Jan 2017

Citing the negative impact of demonetisation on the country’s economic activity, the IMF has cut its estimate of India's growth rate to 6.6 per cent from its earlier forecast of 7.6 per cent

WPI rises marginally in December

16 Jan 2017

State-owned banks to get over 25,000 cr in capital infusion this fiscal

16 Jan 2017

Unemployment in India seen rising marginally in 2017-18

16 Jan 2017

Job creation in India is not expected to pick up pace in 2017 and 2018 with unemployment rising slightly, representing a near stagnation in percentage terms, according International Labour Organisation (ILO)

Industrial production expanded 5.7% in Nov despite demonetisation woes

14 Jan 2017

Bullion trader held in Rs40-cr Hyderabad currency racket

13 Jan 2017

Sops apart, India Inc wants clarity, rationalisation of taxes

13 Jan 2017

Consumer price inflation falls to a 3-year low of 3.41% in December

13 Jan 2017

Analysts see this as the effect of demonetisation that squeezed prices of vegetables, especially vegetables

Millions in India jobless, 93% lack social security: WEF

12 Jan 2017

While India has significant demographic potential, its capacity to create employment poses a serious challenge, the report said

Growth and economic stability are inalienable: Urjit Patel

12 Jan 2017

Borrowing even more and pre-empting resources from future generations by governments cannot be a short cut to long-lasting higher growth, the RBI governor said