Economy - general
Core sector expands at a faster clip of 8.5% in April
01 Jun 2016
Core sector industrial production in the country accelerated steadily to 8.5 per cent in April 2016 from 6.4 per cent in March and 5.7 per cent growth in February January this year
India has largest number of people in slavery: survey
01 Jun 2016
India has the dubious distinction of having the highest number of people in the world trapped in modern slavery, with 18.35 million victims of forced labour ranging from prostitution and begging
India’s economy grew at 7.6 per cent in FY16
31 May 2016
GDP at constant (2011-12) prices in Q4 of 2015-16 is estimated to have grown at 7.9 per cent year-on-year
A food price shock could shave $49 billion off India’s GDP, says UN report
26 May 2016
The report, which studies the impact of a global food price shock on 110 countries to assess economic risks, states a doubling of food prices could shave off $161 billion from China's GDP and $49 billion from India's
India Inc bats for second term for RBI chief Rajan
26 May 2016
Corporate India wants RBI governor Raghuram Rajan to be given a second term saying that Rajan helped control rising food prices, ushered in reforms to rebuild the banking system in the country, besides playing a big role in stabilising the rupee
India Inc bats for second term for RBI chief Rajan
26 May 2016
Corporate India wants RBI governor Raghuram Rajan to be given a second term saying that Rajan helped control rising food prices, ushered in reforms to rebuild the banking system in the country, besides playing a big role in stabilising the rupee
Government all set to crack down on super-rich tax dodgers
23 May 2016
Tax authorities are now undertaking a cross-checking of income declarations with actual incomes, including bank deposits, luxury spending, stock market dealings, property ownership, etc, to bare real incomes of the rich
Beyond oil: PM’s Iran visit to give cultural ties a boost
23 May 2016
Apart from oil diplomacy, the centuries-old cultural ties between India and Iran will get a fresh stimulus when Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the ‘Cultural Festival of India in Iran’ in Tehran today
End ‘inspector raj’ to help SMEs: Raghuram Rajan
23 May 2016
India a beacon for foreign investment: Jaitley
21 May 2016
Inefficient government monopolies must end: Jaitley
21 May 2016
Finance minister Arun Jaitley said on Friday there was a need to ensure greater competition in the country in sectors such as public transport, railways, power distribution and insurance that are currently dominated by the public sector
Rijiju trashes Pak objections to Indian map bill
18 May 2016
WPI inflation reverses 18 months of negative show, up 0.34% in April
16 May 2016
Wholesale price inflation rose on the back of a 2.1 per cent year-on-year increase in the prices of primary articles, caused by a 2 per cent rise in food prices and a 3 per cent jump in the prices of non-food articles
Monsoon delayed; to hit Kerala on 7 June
16 May 2016
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