Economy - general
Jaitley, Rajan promise growth and low inflation
27 May 2014
Finance minister Arun Jaitley and RBI governor Raghuram Rajan have promised to promote growth with lower inflation, restore investor confidence and keep fiscal deficit under check
Use budget to boost capital spending: Arvind Panagariya
26 May 2014
Columbia University professor and former chief economist at the Asian Development Bank, Arvind Panagariya wants the incoming administration not to be unduly worried about a small fiscal slippage, and instead boost infrastructure spending
SC asks centre to constitute SIT on black money within a week
23 May 2014
The Supreme Court today directed the UPA government to constitute a Special Investigation Team to probe all black money cases within a week’s time
Chidambaram’s last shot: tells Swiss to ratify global pact on tax avoidance
23 May 2014
Switzerland, known for strong banking secrecy rules, had agreed to proposed new standard for automatic exchange of tax information earlier this month
President Mukherjee formally dissolves Lok Sabha
19 May 2014
El Nino effect helps soya crop, hurts wheat, maize and rice: study
17 May 2014
The dreaded El Nino weather effect does more than affect monsoon rains – it is actually affecting crop patterns worldwide, says a new study
S&P reminds Modi of unfinished reforms
17 May 2014
Polls 2014: Where the Modi wave failed to strike
17 May 2014
Monsoon seen arriving a few days late
16 May 2014
WPI inflation hits a 2-month low of 5.20% as food prices ease
16 May 2014
Amidst a general decline in food prices, wholesale price inflation declined to a two-month low of 5.20 per cent in April 2014
Diesel made costlier by Rs1.09 per litre
13 May 2014
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