Economy - general
SC says `Aadhar’ not mandatory, fears misuse by illegal immigrants
24 Sep 2013
The Supreme Court ruling comes at a time when various state governments are insisting on making Aadhar cards compulsory
India rules out stimulus packages for ailing industry
24 Sep 2013
International credit rating agencies have warned that Indian securities could be downgraded to junk status if the government fails to take prompt action
Fitch slashes India’s FY ’14 growth forecast to 4.8%
21 Sep 2013
Fitch Ratings has cut India's growth forecast for the current financial year down from its earlier estimate of 5.7 per cent; and its next year's growth projection from 6.5 to 5.8 per cent
Bank credit growth decelerates to 15.1% in FY’13
20 Sep 2013
RBI’s Rajan plays it tough, hikes repo rate by 25 bps to 7.5%
20 Sep 2013
While rising the repo rate, the RBI reduced the overnight lending rate under the MSF by 75 basis points to 9.5 per cent with immediate effect and the minimum daily requirement of the cash reserve ratio (CRR) to 95 per cent from 99 per cent
RBI clamps down on online forex trading
18 Sep 2013
Govt hikes import duty on gold jewellery to 15%
18 Sep 2013
Business confidence in India at a 4-year low: FICCI survey
16 Sep 2013
A majority of firms have abandoned investment and hiring plans for at least the present, reveals an industry survey
Oil companies hike petrol prices by Rs1.63 a litre
14 Sep 2013
IOC, the country’s largest oil retailer, said it would pass on to the consumer any beneficial effect of an improvement in the rupee’s value and stabilisation in oil prices