Economy - general
Delhi, Maharashtra present contrasting state budgets
21 Mar 2013
While Delhi has cut taxes on several items in its ‘tax free’ budget, Maharashtra has proposed no cuts and instead imposed fresh taxation of Rs1,150 crore
RBI again eases repo by 0.25 %; warns further cuts unlikely soon
19 Mar 2013
The Reserve Bank of India today cut its benchmark repurchase or repo rate 25 basis points or 0.25 per cent, making it the second rate cut in the last quarter of this financial year
After rally, Nitish Kumar meets Chidambaram, Montek
18 Mar 2013
A day after demanding special status for Bihar at a large and politically significant rally in Delhi on Sunday, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar today met finance minister P Chidambaram and planning commission chief Montek Singh Ahluwalia
US to accept H-1B visa applications from 1 April
16 Mar 2013
Return to 8 % GDP growth unlikely, says Ratan Tata
15 Mar 2013
He attributed the current slackness of the economy to the tight money regime and the various scams that have affected business sentiment
Manufacturing, power sectors help IIP expand 2.4 % in January
12 Mar 2013
Manufacturing and electricity sectors posted growth rates of 2.7 per cent and 6.4 per cent, respectively, in January 2013
India’s trade deficit hits $182 billion in April-February 2012-13
11 Mar 2013
February trade deficit at $14.92 billion, however, was lower compared to the $20 billion shortfall of the previous month (January 2013)