Economy - general
Rupee slips past 56-a-dollar mark again
09 Jul 2012
Delhi moves to privatise water supply
04 Jul 2012
Delhi chief minister Sheila Dixit says the privatisation of water distribution system had become necessary and the government had decided to privatise water treatment plants across the national capital to ensure constant supply
Pawar allays fears of crop failure
03 Jul 2012
Services to cost 12 per cent more from tomorrow
30 Jun 2012
Goof up on IIP data again
30 Jun 2012
India’s external debt zooms to $345.8 billion
29 Jun 2012
India’s foreign exchange reserves provided cover for 85.1 per cent of the external debt stock at the end of March 2012, against 99.6 per cent as at end-March 2011
GAAR may spare P-Notes, Mauritius funds and Vodafone, but after PM’s nod
29 Jun 2012
While non-resident investors in FIIs will be out of the tax net, FIIs themselves may not escape tax liability if the draft rules are implemented from 1 April 2013
Growth to rebound from October: Basu
29 Jun 2012
Moody’s maintains ‘stable’ outlook on India’s rating
25 Jun 2012
The impact of lower growth and still-high inflation will deteriorate credit metrics in the near term, but not to the extent that they will become incompatible with India's current rating, the agency said
RBI ups ECB limit to $10 bn, allows FIIs to invest up to $20 bn in G-Secs
25 Jun 2012
RBI has also expanded the non-resident investor base for G-Secs, to allow sovereign wealth funds, multilateral agencies, endowment funds, insurance funds, pension funds and foreign central banks to register with SEBI
Pranab Mukherjee offers fresh boost to economy before he steps down
23 Jun 2012
Mukherjee is expected to demit office on Monday or Tuesday after the Prime Minister returns to India and it is not clear as to whether the RBI or the finance ministry would announce the proposed measures
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