Economy - general
Congress rejects TMC-SP names for President
14 Jun 2012
The Congress party's response followed a meeeting of senior party leaders Pranab Mukherjee, defence minister A K Antony and home minister P Chidambaram with UPA chairperson and Congress party president Sonia Gandhi
India unattractive investment destination: Goldman
14 Jun 2012
An important component of Goldman Sachs underweight view on India stemmed from "risk of significant capital flight"
High oil prices holding up global economic growth: Reddy
13 Jun 2012
India’s annual oil import bill jumped to $140 billion from $100 billion over the last two financial years, which pushed down the country’s growth rate to 6.9 per cent from over 8 per cent in the previous financial year
India, US kick off Obama-Singh knowledge initiative
13 Jun 2012
Each of the eight projects will receive an award of approximately $250,000 that can be utilised over the three-year grant period
US exempts India, 6 other nations from Iran oil import sanctions
12 Jun 2012
US said it is continuing talks with China and Singapore and exemptions may be granted before the 28 June deadline for the sanctions to take effect
Is the Indian economy a 'fallen angel'?
12 Jun 2012
The ongoing economic downturn is not a typical cyclical slowdown, but the problems that forced the Indian economy to this difficult corner are very evident. At the same time, it is difficult to accept that the economy has fallen into a structural growth trough, entirely due to domestic policy failures, says Shivshanker Verma
Factory output growth for April is 0.1 %, IIP shows
12 Jun 2012
The economic turnaround promised by the government is nowhere in sight, as production figures remain depressing
Pranab to meet bank chiefs today, discuss NPAs
12 Jun 2012
India on turnaround path, says Pranab Mukherjee
11 Jun 2012
`Foreign institutional investors have poured in $12 billion in the first five months of the current calendar year (up to 9 June 2012) as against FII inflows of $8.3 billon in the full calendar year 2011’
Indian economy showing signs of fatigue: OECD
11 Jun 2012
The assessments for India and China, based on composite leading indicators, currently point towards economic activity below long-term trend, OECD said
FIIs pulling funds out of India at rapid rate
11 Jun 2012
India’s record grain stock starts to rot
09 Jun 2012
Reports said foodgrains worth about Rs2 crore stacked in the open by the Food Corporation of India in Kota, and Sriganganagar in Rajasthan got drenched in rain water on Wednesday
How long can reforms wait, asks SEBI chief Sinha
09 Jun 2012
CBI to grill India Cements' chief in Jagan assets case
08 Jun 2012
The CBI says that India Cements invested in these companies in an illegitimate quid pro quo when Jagan’s late father Y S Rajasekhara Reddy was the chief minister
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