Economy - general
India's economic slowdown temporary, GST a big positive: World Bank
06 Oct 2017
The recent slowdown of India’s economy is an aberration, which will correct itself as GST implementation woes get over in the coming months, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim Kim has said
If demonetisation is a bold step, so is suicide: Arun Shourie
04 Oct 2017
Former disinvestment minister in the Atal Behari Vajpayee government, launched a blistering attack on the Narendra Modi government, blaming it squarely for the current economic slowdown and terming demonetisation as the “largest money-laundering scheme ever”
Big Blue now employs more people in India than in US
29 Sep 2017
Computer technology pioneer IBM, among the world’s top 10 most valuable brands, employs more people in India than in the US
Govt assures appropriate measures to stimulate economy
21 Sep 2017
Reports quoting senior finance ministry officials said the idea is to loosen the government’s purse strings targeting an additional spending of Rs50,000 crore in the current financial year to stimulate the economy
India says Rohingyas a threat as Myanmar seeks international help
19 Sep 2017
Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi has said her government would work with Bangladesh to help repatriate refugees who could prove that they had citizenship in Myanmar
Modi inaugurates Narmada dam: ‘I can’t do small things’
18 Sep 2017
The Sardar Sarovar Dam, commonly known as the Narmada dam, is the world's second-largest dam after the Grand Coulee Dam in the United States