Economy - general
Trade deficit to be contained at $50 bn this year: Chidambaram
16 Jan 2014
Union finance minister P Chidambaram says India’s current account deficit for 2013-14 should be contained at around $50 billion, down from nearly $88 billion in the previous year
World Bank projects India's growth at over 6% in 2014-15
15 Jan 2014
Growth in South Asia remained subdued, mainly due to weakness in the Indian economy, World Bank said in its report on India
Capital shame: Danish woman gang-raped in Delhi
15 Jan 2014
EPFO hikes interest rate on PF deposits to 8.75%
13 Jan 2014
India’s industrial production down 2.1 per cent in November
11 Jan 2014
Production in the manufacturing sector, which accounts for over 75 per cent of the index of industrial production (IIP), declined by 3.5 per cent in November
Abolishing income, other taxes feasible but iffy: experts
09 Jan 2014
The proposal involve the the abolition of all direct and indirect taxes for individuals as well as corporates in favour of a nominal banking transaction tax
Slowdown will see 12 million in India shifting to farms: Crisil
08 Jan 2014
12 million people will be redirected to the farms in FY 2013-19, with fewer urban jobs are being created as labour intensity declines across industry and services
Ficci opposes CAG audit of private firms
07 Jan 2014
Industry body FICCI says there is “no place for CAG interfering into a private company’s books”, as the CAG was set up only to examine the accounts of government-run companies
Moily, Pawar to jointly file affidavit in SC seeking nod for GM trials
04 Jan 2014
The ministry of environment and forests under petroleum minister M Veerappa Moily is set to reverse a series of decisions taken by previous environment ministers