Economy - general
Moily raises bogey of 'import lobby', defends move to hike gas price
14 Jun 2013
Moily, who is under attack for suggesting a 60 per cent hike in natural gas price, defended the move saying investments have to be remunerative to be attractive
Justice Srikrishna defends call for financial sector super regulator
14 Jun 2013
Justice Srikrishna said an overhaul of the financial regulatory system is needed to avert a repeat of the so-called Ponzi schemes like the Saradha group unearthed in the recent past
WPI drops to 3-yr low, but food inflation continues to soar
14 Jun 2013
The WPI fall was on the back of cheaper manufactured goods and fuel products rather than a fall in food or consumer product prices
More FDI, clarity on coal, gas pricing this month: Chidambaram
13 Jun 2013
Finance minister P Chidambaram today said the government will announce a host of decisions, including further lifting of FDI caps and clarity on pricing of domestic coal prices by the end of this month
Fitch revises India's outlook to stable; affirms 'BBB-' rating
12 Jun 2013
With no great improvement in India’s investment climate so far, Fitch has forecast a modest recovery in the country’s real GDP to 5.7 per cent and 6.5 per cent in FY’14 and FY’15, respectively
April factory output growth disappoints at mere 2%
12 Jun 2013
The dismal data puts further pressure on the Reserve Bank of India to ease its monetary policy in its mid-quarterly review next week.
Rupee retreats from record low of 58.98 a dollar
11 Jun 2013
Monsoon 1% below normal so far; to hit Mumbai by Monday
08 Jun 2013
The south-west monsoon will arrive in Mumbai by Monday, more or less on time, the India Meteorological Department said today.