Economy - general
Food Security Bill launched in Delhi
21 Aug 2013
S&P maintains ‘Negative’ outlook on India
21 Aug 2013
PM calls for new thinking on RBI’s monetary policy
17 Aug 2013
For a policy aimed at carrying out social and economic changes in a country as large, as diverse and as complex as India, he said, a degree of national consensus is needed, at least among professionals
Indian industry slams RBI’s latest forex curbs
17 Aug 2013
Business leaders have warned that the new curbs would severely dent India's strategic footprint in the global marketplace
WPI hits 5-month high as veg prices batter ‘aam admi’
14 Aug 2013
Inflation rose to a five-month high of 5.79 per cent in July, the second month in a row, on the back of rising food prices, particularly vegetables, and costlier oil imports
Tearful jokes on Twitter as onion prices approach Rs100
14 Aug 2013
Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has ruled out a ban on onion exports, saying a ban would do "injustice to onion famers"
India’s April-July trade deficit up at $62 bn
12 Aug 2013
Cumulative trade deficit rose 4.6 per cent during April-July 2013-14 despite a 6.2 per cent fall in July imports
Protests paralyse Andhra admin; CM avoids office
07 Aug 2013
Rupee hits a record low of 61.80 a dollar
06 Aug 2013
The rupee has lost 12.6 per cent since the beginning of May amidst heavy dollar outflows from stock markets and speculative currency trades.
SC again slams misuse of vehicle sirens, beacons
06 Aug 2013
Relaxation of FDI norms was vital, says Sharma
03 Aug 2013
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HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
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Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
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