Economy - general
India’s BBB- rating currently safe: says S&P
16 Aug 2011
Credit rating agency Standard and Poor's says there is no immediate threat to India's sovereign debt rating of BBB, though loose fiscal policy and the government's inability to carry forward economic reforms could have implications in the medium term
Centre to set up vegetable clusters near cities
13 Aug 2011
US advises India to exercise restraint while dealing with anti-corruption activists
13 Aug 2011
The battle against corruption by civil society activists in India is now getting globalised, with the US also intervening in the matter and advising the Indian government to "exercise restraint" while dealing with protestors
Bombay High Court grants bail to Hasan Ali Khan
12 Aug 2011
Industry bounces back with 8.8 % growth in June output
12 Aug 2011
Industrial production bounced back with an 8.8-per cent growth in June against a nine-month-low 5.6 per cent in the previous month
Exports vault nearly 82 per cent to $29.3 billion in July
11 Aug 2011
The rise in exports, mainly due to high overseas demand for engineering goods, gems and jewelry, and other traditional products, may not sustain given the evolving scenario after the US rating downgrade and the Eurozone crisis
Food price inflation shoots up to 9.9 per cent
11 Aug 2011
India's food price inflation accelerated to 9.9 per cent in end-July, the highest since mid-March
Indian industry needs no stimulus: Rangarajan
10 Aug 2011
Markets will stabilise in next few days: Pranab
10 Aug 2011
The BSE Sensex snapped a six-day losing streak, rallying 1.6 per cent during morning trade on Wednesday.
Goldman, BoFA Merrill Lynch upgrade India
09 Aug 2011
Though Indian markets tanked on risk aversion cues from global investors, foreign brokerages led by Goldman Sachs, have turned bullish on the country
Pranab shrugs off US debt crisis; vows to spur reforms
08 Aug 2011
The finance minister said there could be some impact on the capital and trade flows in the country, but India is in a better position than many other nations to manage it
‘Hacking’ twist added to post-Godhra riot probe
06 Aug 2011
Government may end diesel subsidy for cars
04 Aug 2011
The government may end diesel subsidy for passenger cars, accounting for over 15 per cent of the diesel consumed in the country.
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