Economy - general
Time not yet ripe for rate cut, says RBI governor
02 Dec 2014
RBI governor Raghuram Rajan said if the current downward inflationary trend continues, and fiscal developments are encouraging, a change in the monetary policy stance is likely early next year, including outside the policy review cycle
Time not yet ripe for rate cut, says RBI governor
02 Dec 2014
RBI governor Raghuram Rajan said if the current downward inflationary trend continues, and fiscal developments are encouraging, a change in the monetary policy stance is likely early next year, including outside the policy review cycle
Commercial LPG prices slashed; petrol, diesel too cost less
01 Dec 2014
State-run oil and gas marketing companies have announced a sharp reduction of over Rs130 per non-subsidised cylinder of LPG
GDP grows at a slower pace of 5.3% in Q2 of FY'15
29 Nov 2014
The year-on-year improvement in GDP growth in the second quarter this fiscal is attributed to better performance of the community and social services sector
OECD sees Indian economy growing at 6.5% in 2015-16
19 Nov 2014
To push GDP growth to heady levels of the past, OECD said, India would require sweeping structural reforms
Govt proposes easier exit norms for MSME units
17 Nov 2014
Govt launches modified direct benefit transfer of LPG scheme
15 Nov 2014
The scheme is designed to ensure that the benefit meant for the genuine domestic customer reaches them directly and is not diverted
Wholesale price inflation at a 5-year low of 1.77% in October
14 Nov 2014
Combined with a slowing of retail inflation to a record low of 5.52 per cent in October, the decline in wholesale price inflation has raised hopes of a rate cut by the RBI next month to boost economic growth
SC cracks whip on centre, states over shelters for urban homeless
14 Nov 2014
A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice H L Dattu also asked the union urban development ministry to "find out ways and means to provide necessary temporary shelter to all homeless people in the entire country
India, US end WTO wrangle over food stockpiling
13 Nov 2014
While no details of the agreement worked out between the two nations have been disclosed, India is expected to have won guarantees to protect its $12-billion annual food subsidiesprogramme
India to outstrip all other economies in growth momentum: OECD
13 Nov 2014
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) says India is the "only major economy" that is projected to see a pick-up in growth momentum
India’s industrial production up 2.5% in September
12 Nov 2014
September IIP number hit a three-month high mainly on account of better mining and manufacturing output and larger offtake of capital goods