Economy - general
Core sector output up 5% in September boosted by higher production steel, petroleum products
31 Oct 2016
Seven million Indian jobs to vanish by 2050: study
17 Oct 2016
Far from employment being created, jobs have disappeared in India at an alarming rate of 550 a day in the last four years – and the creation of new jobs is steadily shrinking rather than rising, says a new study
WPI a tad lower at 3.57% in September
17 Oct 2016
Indian economy set for ‘sudden uptick’, says NDB chief Kamath
15 Oct 2016
Noting several positives including inflation control leading to a ‘dramatic fall’ in interest rates and the imminent passage of the GST bill, the head of the ‘BRICS bank’ said the Indian economy is set for an uptick in 12-18 months
India ranked 97th in hunger list, behind Nepal, Bangladesh
13 Oct 2016
While the proportion of hungry has declined at a faster rate since 1992, India will still have 'moderate' to 'alarming' hunger scores in 2030, says a report by International Food Policy Research Institute
Automation may replace 69% of jobs in India, says World Bank study
05 Oct 2016
Increasing use of automation to replace manual jobs would replace 69 per cent of manual jobs in India and up to 77 per cent in China as it disrupts the pattern of traditional economic growth in developing countries
Automation may replace 69% of jobs in India, says World Bank study
05 Oct 2016
Increasing use of automation to replace manual jobs would replace 69 per cent of manual jobs in India and up to 77 per cent in China as it disrupts the pattern of traditional economic growth in developing countries
MPC cuts RBI policy rate by 25 bps to 6.25%
04 Oct 2016
The MPC's decision to cut the policy repo rate comes despite a still-firm consumer price inflation in August when headline inflation stood at 5.05 per cent for the second month
MPC cuts RBI policy rate by 25 bps to 6.25%
04 Oct 2016
The MPC's decision to cut the policy repo rate comes despite a still-firm consumer price inflation in August when headline inflation stood at 5.05 per cent for the second month
Last-minute disclosures take black money mop-up to Rs65,250 cr
01 Oct 2016
CBDT sources said the final tally could touch Rs70,000 crore and the tax at 45 per cent of the total revenue for the government would be in excess of Rs31,500 crore
GST Council finalises five more sets of rules
01 Oct 2016
Finance minister Arun Jaitley said the task of fixing GST rates, service tax assessments and compensation for the states remained yet unresolved and will be decided in the council’s next meeting on 18-20 October
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