Economy - general

GST roll-out seen feasible by April 2016

20 Sep 2014

India calls for G20 swap lines to offset impact of US stimulus withdrawal

20 Sep 2014

US investment facilitation agency woos Indian SMEs

19 Sep 2014

Gates Foundation offers help in implementing PM’s pet projects

19 Sep 2014

China to invest $20 bn in India in 5 years

China to invest $20 bn in India in 5 years

18 Sep 2014

India and China today signed 12 agreements, including those on audio visual co-production, railway construction, work plan for drug administration and peaceful use of outer space

India has 100 of the world’s 2,325 billionaires: report

17 Sep 2014

PM launches Gujarat government’s `Swavalamban Abhiyaan’ for the poor

17 Sep 2014

Diesel price cut, change in subsidy policy not before state polls

17 Sep 2014

OECD sees India’s GDP growing at 5.7% in 2014

OECD sees India’s GDP growing at 5.7% in 2014

16 Sep 2014

The Paris-based organisation has projected a moderate expansion in most major advanced and emerging economies and weaker growth in the euro area

US includes India among 22 illegal drugs hotbeds

16 Sep 2014

Govt moves to wind up major loss-making PSUs like Air India

Govt moves to wind up major loss-making PSUs like Air India

16 Sep 2014

Union government officials are meeting today to discuss proposals to shut down some loss-making state-owned companies, risking a conflict with powerful trade unions

CCEA announces scheme to enhance competitiveness of capital goods sector

15 Sep 2014

Wholesale price inflation falls to a 5-year low of 3.74%

15 Sep 2014

Free diesel prices, reform bank appointment system: RBI chief Rajan

Free diesel prices, reform bank appointment system: RBI chief Rajan

15 Sep 2014

The governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Raghuram Rajan, today urged the government to speed up the deregulation of diesel prices

Consumer price inflation eases to 7.8% in August as vegetables turn cheaper

13 Sep 2014

Indirect tax collections up 4.6% in April-August FY’15

13 Sep 2014

Stone-throwing mars J&K flood relief efforts; Jammu feels neglected

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

Pursuit of cleanliness can be an economic activity: Modi

12 Sep 2014

Divestment in ONGC, NHPC, Coal India to fetch Rs44,000 cr

11 Sep 2014

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

Unique Identification project targets 1 billion Aadhars by 2015

10 Sep 2014

CCEA clears proposals for divestment in ONGC, Coal India, NHPC

10 Sep 2014

No move to cut gold import duty: commerce minister

10 Sep 2014

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.