Economy - general
Core sector growth slows to 0.5 per cent in January
28 Feb 2012
Pulled down by a slackening output of crude oil, steel, natural gas and petroleum refinery products, core sector industrial production grew at 0.5 per cent
Mamata calls on people to foil strike
28 Feb 2012
Bandh hits Bengal, Kerala hardest; Mumbai unmoved
28 Feb 2012
The 24-hour countrywide strike called by 11 major trades unions, has had a mixed response, with West Bengal, Kerala and Tripura being the worst affected
CBI conducts sweeping raids in NRHM scam
25 Feb 2012
Parliament panel backs Rs3 lakh I-T exemption limit
24 Feb 2012
The committee wants the government to raise the income tax exemption limit to give relief to fixed income groups in view of the near double-digit inflation
Team Anna press for ‘Right to Reject’ button
24 Feb 2012
Nilekani’s UIDAI seeks million ‘mini-ATMs’ across country
24 Feb 2012
Setting up one million interoperable “mini ATMs” in villages across the country to facilitate cash transfers of subsidies and payments will make it easy for the benificiaries to access their accounts without having to travel to the nearest town
Task force submits report on Aadhaar-enabled payment infrastructure
23 Feb 2012
Transacting all government business using electronic payments will help reduce graft, and bring about greater transparency and accountability, the task force said
Highlights of the Review of the Economy 2011-12
22 Feb 2012
PMEAC projects current fiscal GDP growth at 7.1 per cent
22 Feb 2012
The Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, headed by Dr C Rangarajan, estimates the country’s economic growth to be in the range of 7.5 to 8.0 per cent in 2012-13
Consumer price inflation at 7.65 per cent in January
21 Feb 2012
The consumer price inflation data, which replaces the earlier wholesale price figures, reflects the actual micro-level movement of prices with greater accuracy
Direct import of ATF may become a reality soon
18 Feb 2012
Government weighing bailout package for all domestic airlines
18 Feb 2012
The government has asked all Indian scheduled airlines to submit details of their financial position, debt and working capital requirements so that a bailout plan could be worked out
Indian women want mobiles, not toilets: Ramesh
18 Feb 2012
Mumbai, Delhi among world’s cheapest cities
16 Feb 2012
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