Economy - general
Cabinet clears 12th Plan document
04 Oct 2012
Cabinet clears 49% FDI in insurance; opens up pension funds
04 Oct 2012
The cabinet also approved the revised draft of the Companies Bill, 2011, as the UPA government pushed ahead with more policy changes to facilitate foreign investments in the country
Biggest industry bosses join Rahul Gandhi in J&K
04 Oct 2012
Rahul Gandhi has succeded in bringing Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata, Aditya Birla Group's Kumar Mangalam Birla, Wipro Group chief Azim Premji, HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh and Bajaj Auto managing director Rajiv Bajaj, to Srinagar in a bid to invest in the state
Government to defy opposition with fresh economic measures
04 Oct 2012
Another round of economic liberalisation is expected today as the union cabinet meets to consider raising the cap on foreign investment in the insurance sector to 49 per cent from the current 26 per cent and opening pension schemes to foreign direct investment
Increase FDI in telecom to 100 per cent: Parekh panel
03 Oct 2012
In its interim report submitted to the prime minister, the committee has also recommended hiking rail fares and electricity tariffs besides raising prices of natural gas
Government must tackle subsidies to restore fiscal discipline: RBI deputy governor
03 Oct 2012
The government must tackle subsidies to restore fiscal discipline, RBI deputy governor Subir Gokarn said today, highlighting tensions between the country's policymakers amid fears that it could suffer a credit rating downgrade
Landless labourers set for grand march to Delhi
03 Oct 2012
Kelkar panel urges cashing in on surplus land
01 Oct 2012
India can recover faster than China: RBI dy governor
01 Oct 2012
India can recover from global economic slowdown faster than China as the economy is driven by domestic consumption, but the country needs to "get its act together", says RBI deputy governor Anand Sinha
Reforms an ongoing process, says PM
29 Sep 2012
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that there is no question of rolling back the recently announced reform measures
Government rejects Kelkar report seeking subsidy cuts
28 Sep 2012
Some recommendations of the report appear contrary to the government’s declared objective of ‘sustained and inclusive growth’, secretary, department of economic affairs, Arvind Mayaram said
Core sector production grows at 2.1 per cent in August
28 Sep 2012
The moderation in growth was on account of the negative growths in the production of natural gas, cement, fertilizers and crude oil, besides a decline in the growth rates of steel and electricity production
Inflation still too high, says RBI governor
26 Sep 2012
Rangarajan trashes S&P figure; pegs growth at 6.7 %
25 Sep 2012
Trashing S&P's assessment that India’s GDP would grow by only 5.5 per cent this year, C Rangarajan, chairman of the PMEAC, says growth pick up in the second half of this fiscal would take growth to 6.7 per cent