Economy - general

Amended bill relaxes child labour laws for family businesses, tightens punishment for violations

13 May 2015

Inflation relief, Industrial growth weak

13 May 2015

Direct tax collections form more than 56% of total tax collections in India

12 May 2015

Consumer price inflation at a four-month low of 4.87% in April

12 May 2015

IIP growth slows to 2.1% in March

12 May 2015

The rate of growth of production in the mining, manufacturing and electricity sectors more than halved to 0.9 per cent, 2.2 per cent and 2.0 per cent, respectively from levels around 2.5 per cent, 5.2 per cent and 5.9 per cent, respectively, in February

President Mukherjee calls for closer linkages between Indian and Russian universities

09 May 2015

National Green Tribunal orders Delhi residents to pay for Yamuna cleanup

09 May 2015

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) yesterday imposed an 'environmental compensation' on all households in Delhi, which generated sewage, irrespective of whether they were connected to a sewer or not

Mega food parks scheme now more in sync with the market

07 May 2015

Cabinet clears 3 social security pension schemes

07 May 2015

Core sector output growth declines by 0.1 per cent in March

30 Apr 2015

Govt makes Rs1,000 minimum monthly EPFO pension perpetual

29 Apr 2015

Working Indians want to move overseas post retirement; US top choice: survey

29 Apr 2015

The United States (US) has emerged as the top priority destination for working Indians who plan to relocate overseas for a better life after retirement

World Bank sees India’s economy growing at 7.5% in FY16

28 Apr 2015

Moody's says India, other Asia Pacific economies can withstand external shocks

23 Apr 2015

Cloud over rains: spectre of second straight year of sub-normal monsoon

22 Apr 2015

Monsoon rains in India could be below normal in 2015: IMD

22 Apr 2015

Normal or average rainfall in India, according to the IMD, is estimated between 96 per cent and 104 per cent of a 50-year average of 89 cm for the entire four-month (June to September) season

90% of German tech leaders say India needs more reforms

20 Apr 2015

India falls short of its export target; deficit under check

20 Apr 2015

Curbs on govt spending risks growth in India, warns Moody’s

18 Apr 2015

Curbs on govt spending risks growth in India, warns Moody’s

18 Apr 2015

World Bank praises Jan Dhan Yojna

18 Apr 2015

Income tax returns to disclose bank accounts, foreign travel

17 Apr 2015

Jaitley promises softer, predictable tax regime

17 Apr 2015

India is slowly, but steadily switching over to a modern tax system that would offer globally competitive rates and a non-adversarial tax regime, finance minister Arun Jaitley said while speaking at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington on Thursday

Diesel price cut by Rs1.30 per litre, petrol to cost 80 paise less

15 Apr 2015

India could outpace China in growth this year itself

15 Apr 2015