Economy - general
PM proposes infrastructure push to pump-prime economy
03 Apr 2013
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today announced a slew of measures, including new initiatives in the infrastructure sector, to give a fresh push to economic growth
PM stresses need for action to return to 8 % GDP growth
03 Apr 2013
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the current the 5 per cent growth in GDP was “clearly disappointing”, and that speedy and decisive actions were needed to return to 8 per cent economic growth
India’s external debt hit 20.6 % of GDP in first 9 months of FY’13
28 Mar 2013
The country’s external debt rose $30.8 billion to $376.3 billion at end-December 2012, from $345.5 billion at end-March 2012, an increase of 8.9 per cent in the first 9 months of fiscal 2012-13
Govt easing debt investment rules for foreign funds: Chidambaram
23 Mar 2013
India is expected to require an estimated $75 billion of foreign capital in the next two years to fund the current-account deficit