Economy - general
Relations with China improving: Indian envoy
13 Dec 2010
Wen visit: Thorny issues to be swept under the carpet
13 Dec 2010
Bringing along a group of 400 businessmen, Wen is slated to oversee signing of over 45 business deals between Indian and Chinese companies, worth over $20 billion, and cutting across sectors from power to pharmaceuticals
Regulators must have financial autonomy: Bhave
11 Dec 2010
Securities and Exchange Board chairman C B Bhave on Friday made a strong pitch for safeguarding the financial autonomy of regulatory bodies
India's industrial production grows at 10.8 per cent in October
10 Dec 2010
Production gains across the mining, manufacturing and electricity sectors show that the revival of economic growth that started a year back is continuing
SC throws out HC plea against ‘rotten’ remarks
10 Dec 2010
The Supreme Court today refused to expunge the stinging remarks it had made against judges in the Allahabad high court
Government not spending enough to ease liquidity: RBI
09 Dec 2010
Banks today sought to borrow over Rs83,500 crore from the RBI over and above the Rs1,27,000 crore they borrowed from it under the liquidity adjustment facility while the government is maintaining a cash balance of Rs92,000 crore.
Diesel, petrol prices likely to go up by Rs2 per litre as crude crosses $90
08 Dec 2010
The move comes at a time when crude prices have risen to a 26-month high, reflecting increased demand for grades usually refined for distillates such as diesel
Food security: government unsure where to find the money
08 Dec 2010
The government's dilemma stems from not just the financial implications of the bill, but the likely procurement this will involve and limitations in storage and distribution capacities
Scam in grains for poor may eclipse all others
07 Dec 2010
A huge stock of foodgrains produced in Uttar Pradesh and meant for the poor has been diverted to the open market with the collusion of top officials
Indian economy seen growing at near 9 per cent in 2010-11
07 Dec 2010
While the Indian economy is recovering fast from the downturn, policymakers are worried over the still-high level of inflation and rising current account deficit.
BJP states continue to stonewall GST
07 Dec 2010
Sarkozy pushes nuclear, arms deals; backs India's UNSC ambitions
04 Dec 2010
The one area of concern for the French president is India's nuclear liability bill, which is seen as putting the onus of any possible nuclear disaster on foreign equipment suppliers.
Nouriel Roubini expects India’s growth to outpace China's within 10 years
03 Dec 2010
Roubini joins Morgan Stanley in projecting a faster pace of growth for India, which is driven by domestic demand, over China's export-led growth
India's food price inflation drops to an 18-month low of 8.60 per cent
02 Dec 2010
The decline in food inflation, although coming in the wake of record flows of new crop grains, is being seen more as structural than cyclic.
India sees $4.78 bn FII inflows in November
02 Dec 2010
India's April-October trade deficit vaults nearly 25 per cent to $72.8 billion
01 Dec 2010
India's imports, however, grew at a slower pace of 6.8 per cent to $27.69 billion in October 2010 from $25.94 billion in October 2009.
Consumer price inflation for industrial workers marginally down at 9.7 per cent in October
30 Nov 2010
India's GDP grows 8.9 per cent in July-September 2010
30 Nov 2010
The CSO estimates gross domestic product at factor cost at constant prices for July-September 2010-11 at Rs11,46,637 crore against Rs10,53,057 crore in July-September 2009-10.
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