Economy - general

Cabinet approves release of 7% additional DA to central staff

04 Sep 2014

Australian PM launches `New Colombo Plan’ for education at Mumbai University

04 Sep 2014

Committee set up to recommend ways of using of unclaimed savings

03 Sep 2014

India slips 11 places to 71st on WEF’s competitiveness list

03 Sep 2014

The boom of 2009-2010 always looked to be unsustainable; and since then the business climate has been deteriorating instead of improving, says the Geneva-based World Economic Forum

China steps in to announce 2 industrial parks in India

03 Sep 2014

Sales growth of private corporate sector declined in 2013-14: RBI

03 Sep 2014

CBDT sets up panel to review pre-April 2012 indirect transfers

02 Sep 2014

Core sector output growth lags at 2.7% in July

02 Sep 2014

Production slowed in the face of slack coal production and electricity generation, a continued negative growth in crude oil and natural gas production and a similar reduction in refinery throughput and fertiliser production

Modi draws $35-bn of Japanese funds; first sale of military hardware

02 Sep 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Japan is widely seen as a success, where he won a commitment from Japanese PM Shinzo Abe to invest almost $35 billion in Indian infrastructure over the next five years

India’s manufacturing activity slowed in August: HSBC

01 Sep 2014

Forex reserves increase for a third straight quarter in April-June

01 Sep 2014

Nalanda University back to life after 800 years

01 Sep 2014

India’s first university, the 800-year-old Nalanda, is back to life with the resurrected centre of learning opening its doors to the world on Monday

Govt likely to increase DA for central staff by 7% to 107% of basic pay

01 Sep 2014

India now better prepared for a US Fed rate hike: Rajan

01 Sep 2014

An increase in US interest rate is unlikely to trigger a withdrawal of foreign funds from the Indian market, says RBI governor Raghuram Rajan

India to open special window for Japanese investments

01 Sep 2014

The Nikkei business daily today reported that Japan has targeted doubling its direct investment in India in five years, from some $2 billion last year

Modi seeks friendship with Pak; but deplores terrorist links

30 Aug 2014

Nuclear deal, ‘smart cities’ top Modi’s agenda on Japan visit

30 Aug 2014

The Indian PM is visiting Kyoto, the 'smart city' of Japan, to study the possibility of building 100 smart cities in India

Banks open over 18 million new savings accounts under Jan-Dhan Yojna

30 Aug 2014

In the three days of its launch, banks have opened 1,84,68,000 new saving accounts in over 70,000 camps held across the country under the Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana

India’s GDP growth hits a 2-1/2-year high of 5.7% in April-June FY’15

30 Aug 2014

The GDP expanded at 5.7 per cent in the April-June quarter, its fastest pace in two-and-a-half years, boosted by manufacturing turnaround

Swap scheme added $31.2 bn to India’s external debt: RBI

30 Aug 2014

India’s public debt up 3.7% in first quarter of FY’15

28 Aug 2014

India Inc optimistic about Modi govt, but awaits basic reforms

28 Aug 2014

India’s business leaders are optimistic that the Narendra Modi government will boost the economy, but most are not bearish on new investments as there are no signs yet of improvement on the ground