Economy - general
IMF raises India’s growth forecast to 7.5%; to be the fastest among major nations
15 Apr 2015
India's growth projections in IMF's April economic outlook is significantly higher from its January outlook of 6.3 per cent and 6.5 per cent for 2015 and 2016 respectively
India received $70 bn of $583 bn global remittances in 2014: World Bank
14 Apr 2015
Developing nations on an average have the potential to leverage $100 billion in migrant savings and remittances annually for development financing, says WB report
Industrial production growth hit a 9-month high of 5% in February
10 Apr 2015
Industrial production grew at 5.0 per cent in February, the fastest in nine months, on the back of increased production of both capital goods and consumer goods, quick estimates released by the Central Statistics Office showed
PM launches Mudra Bank to help SMEs, regulate MFIs
08 Apr 2015
Explaining the rationale for launching a bank for small enterprises, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "Big industrial houses provide jobs to only 1.25 crore people, while small entrepreneurs employ 12 crore people"
HC asks Maharashtra to explain beef ban logic
01 Apr 2015
Unseasonal rains wash out Modi’s rural appeal
30 Mar 2015
Unseasonal rains wash out Modi’s rural appeal
30 Mar 2015
India to make unusual 9% cut in gas prices from 1 April
27 Mar 2015
Meant to reflect falling global prices, the move to cut LNG prices would benefit power producers and domestic consumers, but may hurt upstream producers like ONGC