Economy - general
Moody’s, Nomura, OECD all gung ho about India growth
19 Feb 2016
The forecasts belie the challenging environment in global trade, but support the Indian government’s assessment of a 7.6 per cent GDP growth in the current fiscal and an even higher growth rate in 2016-17
India is Asia’s bright spot, feels Singapore Inc
15 Feb 2016
Fire puts damper on Mumbai ‘Make in India’ event
15 Feb 2016
A massive fire broke out on the stage where a dance troupe was performing to launch the ‘Make in India’ week at Mumbai’s Girgaum Chowpatty, but prompt action by the police and fire departments prevented any casualties
Centre claims 100% digitisation of ration cards
13 Feb 2016
India ranked second-lowest in IP protection
11 Feb 2016
Import duty on used cooking oil may go
11 Feb 2016
Mumbai all set for `Make in India’ show
09 Feb 2016
India’s GDP seen growing at 7.6% this fiscal
08 Feb 2016
With GDP growth for the October-December quarter at 7.3 per cent, a tad lower than 7.4 per cent in the preceding quarter, it is highly unlikely that the economy ends the year with a growth rate of 7.6 per cent
January sees fastest services growth in 18 months
03 Feb 2016
The Nikkei/Markit Services Purchasing Managers' Index rose to 54.3 in January from 53.6 in December, the seventh straight month above the 50-level that distinguishes growth from contraction
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