Economy - general
Nomura bullish on India, says GDP could rise by 8% in 2015-16
01 Jun 2015
Japanese brokerage firm Nomura is more bullish on India than the Modi government itself, saying growth could rise to around 8 per cent this year itself
New 3-page IT form drops foreign-trip disclosure details
01 Jun 2015
The finance ministry has come out with simplified three-page income tax return (ITR) forms, dropping the controversial provision for mandatory disclosure of foreign trips and dormant bank accounts
Govt to promulgate ordinance on land acquisition for a third time
30 May 2015
The government has referred the amended land acquisition bill to a 30-member joint panel, consisting of 20 Lok Sabha members and 10 Rajya Sabha members
India’s 2014-15 GDP growth pegged lower at 7.3%
29 May 2015
The decline in growth is attributed to lower production in the agriculture sector in 2014-15, which has shown a lower growth rate of 0.2 per cent against the growth rate of 1.1 per cent in the advance estimates
Low rates no substitute for productivity losses: Rajan
20 May 2015
Speaking on the theme 'Going Bust for Growth' in New York, RBI governor Raghuram Rajan raised concern over central banks globally being pushed into "competitive monetary easing"
India to drive South Asian economic growth in FY16: UN
20 May 2015
India's economic growth is projected to surpass that of China's, with a 7.7 per cent expansion of GDP in 2016, while China’s economic growth is projected to decline to 6.8 per cent in 2016 from 7 per cent in 2015
Fresh quakes in Nepal shake Bihar, Sikkim, UP, W Bengal; 10 feared dead
16 May 2015
Yet another earthquake on Saturday, measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale, hit Nepal and the neighbouring region of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh
Wholesale price inflation dips to record (-) 2.65% in April
14 May 2015
Markets expect the deflationary trend to prompt a rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India, as both retail and wholesale inflation are under check now
Parliament approves black money bill
13 May 2015
There would be a two-month compliance window for persons having undisclosed income abroad to come clean by paying 30 per cent tax and 30 per cent penalty