Economy - general
Stone-throwing mars J&K flood relief efforts; Jammu feels neglected
13 Sep 2014
The Army had to fire in the air to disperse stone-throwers in Srinagar, as miscreants tried to hamper the rescue and relief operations in the Lal Chowk area of J&K’s summer capital
Industrial production growth hits a low of 0.5% in July
12 Sep 2014
While production fell across sectors, manufacturing growth turned negative at - 1.0 per cent in July 2014 against the 1.8 per cent growth reported in the previous month
Kashmir floods continue to abate, but over 4 lakh still stranded
11 Sep 2014
Rescue teams have evacuated another 2,000 stranded people today, while hectic efforts are on to restore snapped telecom links which had hampered rescue work
Amid J&K floods, UK house to discuss human rights situation
10 Sep 2014
A debate scheduled in the UK parliament on the human rights situation in Jammu & Kashmir has caused a stir among Indian groups in Britain, who fear it could be used as an India-bashing opportunity.
Rescue efforts get weather boost as rains ease up in Kashmir
10 Sep 2014
Floods and landslides triggered by days of rain in Jammu & Kashmir as well as the Pakistan-occupied part of it have killed at least 450 people across the divide and cut off more than one million people from basic service
Over 47,000 rescued by armed forces in J&K; efforts focus on restoring communication, road link
09 Sep 2014
State telecom operator BSNL with the assistance of the Armed Forces is working to restore its mobile services through a satellite network
J&K flood toll now over 200; light rain may aid SAR ops
09 Sep 2014
The Jammu-Srinagar highway has been cut off after extensive damage, making it difficult for the 1,500 trucks carrying essential supplies to reach the stranded people
J&K rescue operations in full swing as flood toll touches 175
08 Sep 2014
The army and the National Disaster Relief Force have launched a massive rescue mission, evacuating almost 20,000 affected people to safety
India slips 11 places to 71st on WEF’s competitiveness list
03 Sep 2014
The boom of 2009-2010 always looked to be unsustainable; and since then the business climate has been deteriorating instead of improving, says the Geneva-based World Economic Forum
Core sector output growth lags at 2.7% in July
02 Sep 2014
Production slowed in the face of slack coal production and electricity generation, a continued negative growth in crude oil and natural gas production and a similar reduction in refinery throughput and fertiliser production