Economy - general
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
ADB sees India growing faster than China at 7.8% in 2016-17
24 Mar 2015
ADB expects India's growth to improve from 7.4 per cent in the current fiscal to 7.8 per cent in 2015-16 and further to 8.2 per cent in 2016-17
Black money: India offers cash to HSBC whistleblower for details
24 Mar 2015
India has offered a “cash reward” to a former HSBC bank employee-turned-whistleblower Hervé Falciani in exchange for information about Indians holding illegal accounts in various tax havens, including in Swiss banks
Govt moves bill to deal with black money stashed abroad
20 Mar 2015
The government today introduced a comprehensive new legislation on black money in the Lok Sabha, that would specifically deal with black money stashed abroad.
Don’t insist on Aadhar for extending benefits, SC tells Centre
17 Mar 2015
The Supreme Court yesterday directed the Centre and states to stick to its earlier order and not insist on Aadhar card for granting social security benefits to citizens