Economy - general
India to overtake France, UK as world’s 5th biggest economy next year
26 Dec 2017
Experts predict emerging giant India will overtake both Britain and France next year to become the world’s fifth largest economy in dollar terms
Only 3.13% of Indians declared tax liability in FY16
22 Dec 2017
For the assessment year 2015-16, only 1,156 individuals showed an income between Rs10 crore and Rs25 crore, while nearly 35,000 luxury cars were sold in the country
No stay on Aadhar linking to services
15 Dec 2017
ADB sees China’s GDP growing faster than India’s in 2017
13 Dec 2017
China’s economy is expected to grow faster at 6.8 per cent in 2017, although India’s growth will gain pace in 2018, according to the Manila-based ADB
Industrial output slows to 2.2% in October
12 Dec 2017
Consumer price inflation hits a 15-month high of 4.88% in October
12 Dec 2017
The rate of retail food inflation during November stood at 4.42 per cent on a year-on-year basis, against 1.90 per cent the previous month, amidst soaring food prices amid unseasonably heavy rains
Over 300 engineering colleges face closure
02 Dec 2017
GDP grows faster at 6.3% in Q2 despite GST muddle
30 Nov 2017
With an estimated growth of 6.3 per cent in fiscal second quarter, against the 5.7 per cent growth in the previous quarter (April-June), GST and the earlier demonetisation seem to have little impact on GDP growth
Core sector output expands 4.7% in October
30 Nov 2017
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