Economy - general

India's core sector industrial output growth remains firm at 6.6%

01 Sep 2018

India’s GDP growth beats expectations at 8.2% in Q1FY19

31 Aug 2018

Gross domestic product at constant (2011-12) prices in Q1 of 2018-19 stood at an estimated Rs33,74,000 crore, against Rs31,18,000 crore in Q1 of 2017-18, showing a growth rate of 8.2 per cent, as per data released by the Central Statistics Office

Rupee slumps to a record low of 71 against the dollar

31 Aug 2018

Madras HC orders separate lanes for judges, other VIPs at toll plazas

30 Aug 2018

Demonetisation effect: Banks detected nearly 64% of the 522,783 fake currency in FY18

30 Aug 2018

Rupee on a tailspin, hits a new low of 70.82 a dollar

30 Aug 2018

Focus on macro economy, rupee will stabilise: Raghuram Rajan

25 Aug 2018

Essential food and medicines being moved to Kerala as Rescue and Relief Operations continue

21 Aug 2018

Niti Aayog chief disputes higher GDP growth under UPA

20 Aug 2018

The growth projections seek to skirt the pernicious legacy of massive NPAs, de-leveraging of commercial bank credit, the plummeting of the rupee and India getting branded as part of the Fragile 5, Niti Aayog chairman Rajiv Kumar said

UN offers help as worst Kerala floods kill 324, cause Rs20,000-crore loss

18 Aug 2018

The UN has offered help in tackling the flood situation in Kerala if a request is made,after the worst flood in a century killed over 324 and caused losses estimated at Rs20,000 crore

New back series data shows India’s GDP grew fastest under UPA

18 Aug 2018

New GDP data shows the economic performance of the Manmohan Singh-led UPA fared better than the Modi-led NDA despite the headwind of high oil prices, during its second term

Demonetisation, GST hit MSMEs: RBI study

18 Aug 2018

The controversial note ban imposed on 8 November 2016 has worsened the already falling credit to the MSME sector, notes an RBI study

Modi announces Ayushman Bharat health insurance launch on 25 September

16 Aug 2018

Addressing the nation on the 72nd Independence Day on Wednesday, the prime minister announced, among other things,an ambitious medical insurance scheme for the poor

WPI inflation eases to 5.09% in July on cheaper food articles

14 Aug 2018

Consumer price inflation eases to a 9-month low of 4.17% in July

14 Aug 2018

India’s industrial output growth hits a 4-month high of 7% in June

11 Aug 2018

Indian economy driving global growth: IMF

09 Aug 2018

IMF pegs India's GDP growth forecast at 7.5% in FY 2019-20

09 Aug 2018

RBI to transfer Rs50,000 cr surplus to govt

09 Aug 2018

IMF hails India’s GST reform, but suggests a simpler tax structure

08 Aug 2018

RBI hikes policy repo rate by 25 bps to 6.5% as inflation spikes

01 Aug 2018

The Reserve bank's Monetary Policy Committee has reiterated its commitment to achieving the medium-term target for headline inflation of 4 per cent on a durable basis even as consumer price inflation rose from 4.9 per cent in May to 5 per cent in June, driven by an uptick in fuel prices

RBI hikes policy repo rate by 25 bps to 6.5% as inflation spikes

01 Aug 2018

The Reserve bank's Monetary Policy Committee has reiterated its commitment to achieving the medium-term target for headline inflation of 4 per cent on a durable basis even as consumer price inflation rose from 4.9 per cent in May to 5 per cent in June, driven by an uptick in fuel prices

India's core sector industrial output growth hits a 7-month high of 6.7%

01 Aug 2018

Assam NRC: Updated list of citizens leaves out 4 million "illegal immigrants"

31 Jul 2018

UIDAI denies info relating to former chief was accessed from its database

30 Jul 2018