Economy - general
SC tells Election Commission to end freebies promised during polls
05 Jul 2013
The SC today asked the Election Commission to frame rules to regulate contents of manifestos that promise "freebies", which amount to bribing the voters, besides being a huge drain on the exchequer
Govt promulgates food security ordinance
05 Jul 2013
The food security programme promises cheap foodgrain to two-thirds of India's 1.2 billion people
Rupee closes at 60.21 against dollar
03 Jul 2013
The Indian currency closed at 60.2150 against the US dollar today, marking three consecutive days of losses
India’s services growth hit a two-year low in June: survey
03 Jul 2013
India's service sector grew at its slowest pace in three years in June as new business slowed to a trickle, an HSBC-Markit survey released today showed
Uttarakhand to ban construction along river banks
01 Jul 2013
Flood-ravaged Uttarakhand has decided to impose a blanket ban on construction of houses and commercial establishments along river banks across the state
Core sector grows at a slow 2.3% in May as well
01 Jul 2013
Flood disaster: over 3,000 still stranded as rain hampers rescue ops
01 Jul 2013
It is now feared that the actual number of the dead will never be known, though the casualty figure being recently bandied about is 10,000.
Flood toll will cross 10,000, says Uttarakhand speaker
29 Jun 2013
Govind Singh Kunjwal, speaker of the Uttarakhand assembly, today virtually confirmed widespread fears that the death toll could number in the tens of thousands – many multiples of the official toll of 1,000 or so reported so far
Petrol price hiked by Rs1.82 amid plummeting rupee
29 Jun 2013
For the third time this month state-run oil marketing companies have increased the price of petrol, this time by Rs 1.82 a litre, as the headlong plunge of the rupee against the dollar has made imports costlier
PM targets projects worth Rs115,000 core for PPP investment
28 Jun 2013
The investements will be spread across infrastructure sectors including aviation, railways, port and power, over the next six months in a bid to ramp up investor sentiment
Chidambaram defends gas price hike decision
28 Jun 2013
Finance minister P Chidambaram today said doubling the unit price of natural gas produced in the country to $8.5 per mmBtu it was necessary to avert a sharp decline in gas production in the country
India's external debt up nearly 13% at $390 bn in FY13
27 Jun 2013
There has been a sizeable increase in external commercial borrowings (ECBs) and rupee denominated non-resident Indian deposits, RBI data says
India’s trade deficit narrows in Q4; but still at record highs
27 Jun 2013
The moderation in CAD was due to non-oil and non-gold imports falling due to slowing economic growth