Economy - general
Large South Asia companies may withstand turbulence In 2012 netter than smaller peers: S&P
01 Feb 2012
India’s GDP grew 8.4 per cent in 2010-11
31 Jan 2012
Per capita net national income of the country is estimated to have expanded 8.4 per cent to Rs35,993 during 2010-11, from Rs33,843 in 2009-10
SC accepts Swamy plea; says govt must okay graft cases faster
31 Jan 2012
A bench headed by Justice A K Ganguly today said the government should sanction the prosecution of accused officials within three months
Food bill doomed due to lack of funds: Pawar
30 Jan 2012
The total budgeted provision for the entire agriculture ministry is Rs20,000 crore, while the subsidy cost is expected to be Rs65,000 crore, that could rise to Rs1 lakh crore in the current year
Modalities for the roll out of Aadhaar and NPR
27 Jan 2012
While the home ministry will now capture biometric data, no fresh data will be collected from those who have already taken an Aadhar number
Food price inflation falls further to -1.03 per cent
27 Jan 2012
Inflation rate for the non-food articles group also declined to 0.56 per cent during the week ended 14 January from 1.84 per cent during the previous week.
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