Economy - general
Average daily wages under NREGA rises to Rs84
30 Jul 2009
Inflation rate eases to -1.54 per cent
30 Jul 2009
RBI leaves key rates unchanged; focus still on price stability
28 Jul 2009
RBI has kept the Bank Rate unchanged at 6.0 per cent and the cash reserve ratio for banks at 5.0 per cent while it retained the repo and reverse repo rates at 4.75 per cent and 3.25 per cent, respectively.
FM announces tax sops and home loan interest subsidy to boost spending
27 Jul 2009
Finance minister Pranab Mukerjee today announced a slew of changes to the Finance Bill 2009, including certain tax measures and a 1 per cent state subsidy on home loans up to Rs10 lakh for homes costing less than Rs20 lakh.
SC turns down PIL on EVM use
27 Jul 2009
Jaswant Singh calls for formation of ministry of economic development
25 Jul 2009
BJP leader Jaswant Singh has called for merging the ministries for railways, finance and the Planning Commission under a new entity called ministry of economic development
Core sector growth shoots up to 6.5 per cent in June
23 Jul 2009
The growth rate of the six core sector industries stood higher at 6.5 per cent in June 2009 against 5.1 per cent in June 2008
Inflation rate a tad higher at -1.17 per cent
23 Jul 2009
WPI inflation is clawing its way out of the negative zone to -1.17 per ent (provisional) for the week ended 11 July from -121 per cent in the previous week
High manufacturing growth expected in July-September quarter
21 Jul 2009
Eight out of the 10 segments of the manufacturing sector would report high growth in the July-September 2009 quarter
Drought likely if monsoon fails to pick up now
By By Jagdeep Worah | 20 Jul 2009
All fingers are crossed that the late July rains make up for the shortfall so far. If not, a drought looms over the horizon. Jagdeep Worah reports
Cairn’s Rajasthan project to reduce India's oil imports: Goldman Sachs
17 Jul 2009
Cairn India's Rajasthan oil fields, which are likely to start production next month, will reduce India's oil import bill by $6.8 billion or 7 per cent
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