Economy - general

India can bounce back to 8 % growth “in coming years”: Montek

07 Mar 2013

Deputy chairman of the Planning Commission and the country's leading economic strategist, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, stressed that the pace of poverty reduction in the country was within the target set by the government

Pawar denies misappropriation of funds in Rs52,000-crore farm debt-waiver scheme

06 Mar 2013

PM promises action against farm loan waiver ‘cheats’

06 Mar 2013

Yet another CAG revelation sees government on the defensive in Parliament - this time the auditor's indictment of the government's 2008 agriculture loan-waiver scheme

India’s 10 richest could cover fiscal deficit: Forbes

06 Mar 2013

The total net worth of India's 55 billionaires could cover the country’s fiscal deficit twice over, according to Forbes magazine’s annual study of the world’s billionaires

Diesel subsidy cut in focus as trade deficit widens: Rajan

05 Mar 2013

Chidambaram promises more measures to spur growth

04 Mar 2013

The government proposes to undertake a number of administrative measures in tax revenue generation covering customs, excise and service tax, andinsurance and banking

Opposition rocks Parliament over petrol price hike

04 Mar 2013

The opposition was united in demanding a rollback of the recent price hikes in oil-based fuels, particularly the hike in petrol prices over the weekend

Sony, Zee proposals among Rs1,140-cr FDI approved

01 Mar 2013

Sony, Zee proposals among Rs1,140-cr FDI approved

01 Mar 2013

Sony, Zee proposals among Rs1,140-cr FDI approved

01 Mar 2013

Manufacturing sector PMI higher than expected

01 Mar 2013

India loses 750 Vodafone call centre jobs to Australia

01 Mar 2013

India's GDP growth slowed to 4.5 per cent in Q3-FY’13

28 Feb 2013

This is a far cry from the 6.1-6.7 per cent growth the Economic Survey 2012-13 has projected for the 2013-14 financial year

Core sector output grows at 3.9 per cent in January

28 Feb 2013

Allocation for agriculture up by 22 % to Rs27,049 cr

28 Feb 2013

Union Budget 2013-14: Highlights of indirect tax proposals

28 Feb 2013

Union Budget 2013-14: Direct and indirect tax proposals to yield Rs18,000 crore

28 Feb 2013

Modified GAAR to come into effect from 2016

28 Feb 2013

Fiscal deficit for 2012-13 estimated at 5.2 per cent: Chidambaram

28 Feb 2013

Union Budget 2013-14: No revision in I-T slabs; 10% surcharge on super rich

28 Feb 2013

Economic Survey roots for a market economy

27 Feb 2013

The Indian economy is expected to grow at a higher rate of 6.1 per cent to 6.7 per cent in the 2013-14 fiscal with growth bottoming out at around 5 per cent in the current financial year

India’s reforms ‘tied up in knots’, US Congress told

27 Feb 2013

Chidambaram on budget eve

27 Feb 2013

To de-stress himself from the hectic budget preparation exercise, P Chidambaram holds a party for close friends at his residence on the eve of budget day. Away from the media, he opens up and talks about what he could really do if he had his way. By Vivek Sharma

Curbing Inflation can fuel genuine growth in economy

26 Feb 2013

Finance minister P Chidambaram should take a leaf from the average housewife’s book and see that curbing inflation is more important for India’s economy than pursuing industrial growth, suggests Tulsi Tawari, author of Creation of Wealth Vs Transfer of Wealth