Economy - general
Industrial output grows at a faster pace of 8.1% in Oct
12 Dec 2018
Twenty-one out of the 23 industry groups in the manufacturing sector have shown growth during October 2018, as per quick estimates released by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation
India’s GDP growth slows to 7.1% in July-Sept quarter
03 Dec 2018
GDP at constant (2011-12) prices in Q2 of 2018-19 is estimated at Rs33,98,000 crore, against Rs31,72,000 crore in Q2 of 2017-18, showing a growth rate of 7.1 per cent
Pak PM Imran Khan lays foundation stone for Kartarpur Corridor
28 Nov 2018
The Kartarpur Corridor once completed will allow visa-free travel for Indian Sikh pilgrims to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib
Real wages in South Asia grew the highest in India in 2008-17: ILO
27 Nov 2018
At 5.5 per cent, India recorded the highest average real wage growth in South Asia during 2008-17, even as average real wages grew 1.8 per cent globally, says an ILO report
Bengaluru top payer; IT, hardware and netwoking highest paid professions: LinkdIn survey
23 Nov 2018
India up 23 places in World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business ranking
01 Nov 2018
With a total jump of 53 places in just two years, India in now the most business-friendly economy in South Asia and Prime Minister Narendra Modi says his government is committed towards more business-related reforms
Modi dedicates world's tallest statue to Vallabhbhai Patel
31 Oct 2018
The 182-metre-tall `Statue of Unity’, which depicts Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in traditional attire, with a shawl over the shoulders, used 210,000 cubic metres of cement, 25,000 tonnes of steel and 1,700 tonnes of bronze
Mukesh Ambani sees India spearheading a fourth industrial revolution
30 Oct 2018
He said, India which had a gross domestic product of $350 billion when Reliance was setting up its first refinery, has a GDP of nearly $3 trillion today, and is well on its way to becoming one of the three richest countries in the world
Number of crorepati taxpayers in India up 60% in 4 years: CBDT
23 Oct 2018
The number of income tax returns filed also increased by more than 80 per cent over the last four financial years from 37.9 million in FY 2013-14 (base year) to 68.5 million in FY 2017-18
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