Economy - general

Use of new tech could add 30% to India’s growth by 20205: McKinsey

17 Dec 2014

India third as BRICS leads the way in stashing off black money

16 Dec 2014

Independent think-tank Global Financial Integrity has ranked India third globally, with an estimated $94.76 billion (nearly Rs6,00,000 crore) of ‘black’ money outflows in 2012

GST deal likely soon as Jaitley agrees to most demands from states

16 Dec 2014

If all goes well the passage of the Constitution amendment bill will pave way for the introduction of the most important tax reform since Independence, from April 2016

India’s wholesale price inflation drops to 0% in November

15 Dec 2014

India’s wholesale price inflation in November eased to 0 per cent year-on-year, led by a drop in food and fuel price

TMC workers clash with cops, barricade roads over Mitra arrest

15 Dec 2014

Consumer price inflation down to 4.38% in November

13 Dec 2014

Boosting domestic demand as important as ‘Make in India’: Rajan

13 Dec 2014

RBI governor Raghuram Rajan has called for a "Make in India Largely for India," strategy aimed at checking imports

Industrial production down 4.2% in October

13 Dec 2014

With retail inflation also dipping to 4.3 per cent, industry and business associations have raised the bogey of deflation to seek a rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India in order to spur economic activity

April-November indirect tax collections rise 7.1% to Rs3,28,662 crore

12 Dec 2014

GST remains a far cry as government fails to convince states

11 Dec 2014

Jaitely to meet state ministers for GST rollout by April 2016

10 Dec 2014

HRD ministry sets up panel to foster industry-university research collaboration

09 Dec 2014

Indian economy will grow fastest in 2015: Credit Suisse

08 Dec 2014

Swiss bullish on India, but won’t share info on black money

08 Dec 2014

India to see a new development model in New Year

08 Dec 2014

The new institution is intended to foster cooperative federalism by allowing states to decide on their priorities instead of the centre deciding projects irrespective of meeting their actual needs

Indian economy likely to grow at 5.5% in FY15: Nomura

06 Dec 2014

India’s services sector grows at 5-month high, but hiring dips

03 Dec 2014

India moves up slightly in clean business index; trails Bhutan

03 Dec 2014

Time not yet ripe for rate cut, says RBI governor

02 Dec 2014

RBI governor Raghuram Rajan said if the current downward inflationary trend continues, and fiscal developments are encouraging, a change in the monetary policy stance is likely early next year, including outside the policy review cycle

Time not yet ripe for rate cut, says RBI governor

02 Dec 2014

HIV declining in India, but southern states worse off: report

01 Dec 2014

Core sector output growth accelerates to 6.3% in October

01 Dec 2014

Commercial LPG prices slashed; petrol, diesel too cost less

01 Dec 2014

State-run oil and gas marketing companies have announced a sharp reduction of over Rs130 per non-subsidised cylinder of LPG

Govt scraps 80:20 rule for gold imports in bid to check smuggling

29 Nov 2014

GDP grows at a slower pace of 5.3% in Q2 of FY'15

29 Nov 2014

The year-on-year improvement in GDP growth in the second quarter this fiscal is attributed to better performance of the community and social services sector