Economy - general
More FDI, clarity on coal, gas pricing this month: Chidambaram
13 Jun 2013
Finance minister P Chidambaram today said the government will announce a host of decisions, including further lifting of FDI caps and clarity on pricing of domestic coal prices by the end of this month
Fitch revises India's outlook to stable; affirms 'BBB-' rating
12 Jun 2013
With no great improvement in India’s investment climate so far, Fitch has forecast a modest recovery in the country’s real GDP to 5.7 per cent and 6.5 per cent in FY’14 and FY’15, respectively
April factory output growth disappoints at mere 2%
12 Jun 2013
The dismal data puts further pressure on the Reserve Bank of India to ease its monetary policy in its mid-quarterly review next week.
Rupee retreats from record low of 58.98 a dollar
11 Jun 2013
Monsoon 1% below normal so far; to hit Mumbai by Monday
08 Jun 2013
The south-west monsoon will arrive in Mumbai by Monday, more or less on time, the India Meteorological Department said today.
Rupee hits 57.11 a dollar, heads for new lows
07 Jun 2013
Factory output growth comes to near standstill in May
03 Jun 2013
Years of reckless spending, a long struggle containing inflation, high interest rates, policy paralysis and fragile global demand have put India back in a rut of slow growth, say economists
Wheat procurement crosses 250 lakh tonnes
31 May 2013
Core sector output growth slows to 2.3% in April
31 May 2013
Fiscal deficit down at 4.9% as revenues rise
31 May 2013
India’s GDP growth falls to decade’s low of 5% in 2012-13
31 May 2013
This is the second-lowest growth rate in a decade since the Indian economy recorded a grown rate of 4 per cent in the 2002-03 fiscal
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