Economy - general
Royalty payouts widening India’s current account deficit: Deveshwar
30 Jul 2014
Royalty outflow is equivalent to about 20 per cent of India’s annual foreign direct investment and this transfer attracts a much lower withholding tax of around 10 per cent
Jaitley hopes to bring back black money soon
25 Jul 2014
Finance minister Arun Jaitley today said that India will not have to wait long for bringing back black money stashed away by Indians in overseas tax havens
India not to back WTO’s trade protocol sans food security
24 Jul 2014
WTO's trade facilitation agreement opposes public holding of food stock and its subsidised distribution to the poor
India not to back WTO’s trade protocol sans food security
24 Jul 2014
WTO's trade facilitation agreement opposes public holding of food stock and its subsidised distribution to the poor
Modi to unveil comprehensive financial inclusion programme on Independence Day
21 Jul 2014
The government will unveil a comprehensive financial inclusion programme, incorporating insurance and pension cover, a default cover for lenders, apart from opening of bank accounts for the poor
India moves up the Global Innovation Index to 76th
19 Jul 2014
India has moved up the global innovation index, with an overall top ranking in the Central and Southern Asian region, and a global ranking of 76
Monsoon worries at rest: more rain expected across India
18 Jul 2014
Rains are vital to India's farm sector, which accounts for about 14 per cent of the country's nearly $2 trillion economy