Economy - general

Economic Survey: GDP to grow at 7% this fiscal; at over 8% in FY17

26 Feb 2016

Based on the government’s commitment to carry the reform process forward, the Economic Survey says conditions exist for raising the economy’s growth momentum to 8 per cent or more in the next couple of years

Delhi tweaks VAT norms to give Metro Rs1,546 cr loan

26 Feb 2016

Non-metros Hyderabad, Pune, Bengaluru India’s best cities

24 Feb 2016

Neither the national capital Delhi nor the financial capital Mumbai make the list, thanks to the increasing levels of pollution and traffic jams

Jat stir to cost northern states Rs34,000 cr

23 Feb 2016

North Indian states are likely to incur a Rs34,000 crore loss in economic activity due to Jat agitation, the PHD Chamber has said, observing that prices of essential commodities may rise due to supply constraints

PM launches `Rurban Mission’ to bring city amenities to rural areas

22 Feb 2016

Rail, roadways suffer huge losses due to Jat stir

22 Feb 2016

The ongoing quota agitation by Jats in Haryana has had a considerable impact on the transportation sector, with the cancellation of over 100 trains in the Ambala division of Northern Railways alone

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

Govt looks to raise share of capital goods in manufacturing from 12% to 20% by 2025

16 Feb 2016

India unveils first-ever policy for capital goods sector

16 Feb 2016

Wholesale price inflation declines for a 15th month; falls to -0.9% in January

15 Feb 2016

Improve youths’ skills for ‘Make in India’: Birla

15 Feb 2016

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

Govt introduces bill to promote quality of consumer products and services

13 Feb 2016

Centre claims 100% digitisation of ration cards

13 Feb 2016

Consumer price inflation hits a 16-month high of 5.69% in January

12 Feb 2016

JNU student activists idolising Afzal Guru held for anti-national debate

12 Feb 2016

India’s industrial production down 1.3% in Dec as GDP rises 7.3% in Q3

12 Feb 2016

EPFO to offer online PF withdrawal facility by August: report

12 Feb 2016

Smart cards for 40 cr unorganised workers in offing

11 Feb 2016

India ranked second-lowest in IP protection

11 Feb 2016

Import duty on used cooking oil may go

11 Feb 2016

Banks, MFIs urged to give easy loans for building toilets

10 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