Economy - general
Government hikes import tax on gold, silver
18 Jan 2012
India’s GDP to grow at 7.7 per cent in 2012, 7.9 per cent in 2013: UN report
17 Jan 2012
The Indian economy, which grew at 7.3 per cent in the first half of this fiscal, grew at an even slower rate of 6.9 per cent in the third quarter of the fiscal.
Food price inflation stays below zero per cent
12 Jan 2012
Industrial growth rebounds in November
12 Jan 2012
Industrial production in the country grew at an estimated 5.9 per cent year-on-year in November 2011, against a 5.1 per cent decline in October 2011.
Skyscraper boom signals slowing economy: study
12 Jan 2012
The construction of enormous skyscrapers has an "unhealthy" link with looming financial crises and investors should therefore keep a close eye on China and India
Indian bureaucracy the worst in Asia, finds study
11 Jan 2012
The report said India's inefficient bureaucracy was largely responsible for most of the biggest complaints that business executive have about the country
Government borrowing hits 89 per cent of year’s target at Rs366,000 crore
11 Jan 2012
With the economy growing at a slow pace of 6.9 per cent in the second quarter of the current fiscal, overall GDP growth for the 2011-12 fiscal could slip below 7 per cent
Nearly 42 per cent children in India are malnourished: report
10 Jan 2012
The survey, jointly conducted by Citizen’s Alliance Against Malnutrition, the Nandi Foundation, Mahindra & Mahindra and other partners, covered more than 73,000 households in 112 districts across nine states.