Economy - general
Jaitley unveils electoral bonds for political funding
03 Jan 2018
Electoral bonds, an interest-free banking instrument in the nature of a promissory note, can be bought by any Indian national and encashed by any eligible political party through a designated bank account with an authorised bank
India to overtake France, UK as world’s 5th biggest economy next year
26 Dec 2017
Experts predict emerging giant India will overtake both Britain and France next year to become the world’s fifth largest economy in dollar terms
Only 3.13% of Indians declared tax liability in FY16
22 Dec 2017
For the assessment year 2015-16, only 1,156 individuals showed an income between Rs10 crore and Rs25 crore, while nearly 35,000 luxury cars were sold in the country
No stay on Aadhar linking to services
15 Dec 2017
ADB sees China’s GDP growing faster than India’s in 2017
13 Dec 2017
China’s economy is expected to grow faster at 6.8 per cent in 2017, although India’s growth will gain pace in 2018, according to the Manila-based ADB