Economy - general

Govt makes Rs1,000 minimum monthly EPFO pension perpetual

29 Apr 2015

Working Indians want to move overseas post retirement; US top choice: survey

29 Apr 2015

The United States (US) has emerged as the top priority destination for working Indians who plan to relocate overseas for a better life after retirement

World Bank sees India’s economy growing at 7.5% in FY16

28 Apr 2015

Moody's says India, other Asia Pacific economies can withstand external shocks

23 Apr 2015

Cloud over rains: spectre of second straight year of sub-normal monsoon

22 Apr 2015

Monsoon rains in India could be below normal in 2015: IMD

22 Apr 2015

Normal or average rainfall in India, according to the IMD, is estimated between 96 per cent and 104 per cent of a 50-year average of 89 cm for the entire four-month (June to September) season

90% of German tech leaders say India needs more reforms

20 Apr 2015

India falls short of its export target; deficit under check

20 Apr 2015

Curbs on govt spending risks growth in India, warns Moody’s

18 Apr 2015

Curbs on govt spending risks growth in India, warns Moody’s

18 Apr 2015

World Bank praises Jan Dhan Yojna

18 Apr 2015

Income tax returns to disclose bank accounts, foreign travel

17 Apr 2015

Jaitley promises softer, predictable tax regime

17 Apr 2015

India is slowly, but steadily switching over to a modern tax system that would offer globally competitive rates and a non-adversarial tax regime, finance minister Arun Jaitley said while speaking at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington on Thursday

Diesel price cut by Rs1.30 per litre, petrol to cost 80 paise less

15 Apr 2015

India could outpace China in growth this year itself

15 Apr 2015

India could outpace China in growth this year itself

15 Apr 2015

Wholesale inflation down 2.33% in March as prices fall for a fifth month

15 Apr 2015

IMF raises India’s growth forecast to 7.5%; to be the fastest among major nations

15 Apr 2015

India's growth projections in IMF's April economic outlook is significantly higher from its January outlook of 6.3 per cent and 6.5 per cent for 2015 and 2016 respectively

India received $70 bn of $583 bn global remittances in 2014: World Bank

14 Apr 2015

Developing nations on an average have the potential to leverage $100 billion in migrant savings and remittances annually for development financing, says WB report

Fiscal reforms are the key to India's infrastructure development

13 Apr 2015

Consumer price inflation edges lower to 5.17% in March

13 Apr 2015

Industrial production growth hit a 9-month high of 5% in February

10 Apr 2015

Industrial production grew at 5.0 per cent in February, the fastest in nine months, on the back of increased production of both capital goods and consumer goods, quick estimates released by the Central Statistics Office showed

RBI survey projects India's 2015-16 economic growth at 7.9%

08 Apr 2015

PM launches Mudra Bank to help SMEs, regulate MFIs

08 Apr 2015

Explaining the rationale for launching a bank for small enterprises, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "Big industrial houses provide jobs to only 1.25 crore people, while small entrepreneurs employ 12 crore people"