Economy - general
‘Aadhar’ database notches up 1 billion mark
05 Apr 2016
RBI cuts repo rate by 25 bps to a 5-year low of 6.5%
05 Apr 2016
RBI said the move has been guided more by a continued slackness in the domestic economy and the perceptions of downside risks to recovery in some advanced economies
Idle PF accounts to earn interest once again
29 Mar 2016
India’s economy growing for the world: Modi
29 Mar 2016
India will follow a growth model that is all inclusive, even as the country delivers on its promise of achieving a higher growth rate, Prime Minister Narendra Modi says
India’s economy growing for the world: Modi
28 Mar 2016
Centre hikes dearness pay of employees, pensioners by 6 percentage points to 125%
23 Mar 2016
The dearness pay hike that will benefit 5 million employees and 5.8 million pensioners will cost the exchequer over Rs14,725 crore during a 14 month period from 1 January 2016
‘Achhe din’ a far cry as Modi faces state polls test
23 Mar 2016
Measures like cutting interest rates on savings schemes and preventing the slump in fuel prices from filtering down to the consumer are denting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity with the middle class ahead of elections in key states
Govt clears 15 FDI proposals worth Rs7,262 crore, refers proposals worth Rs6,885 cr to CCEA
21 Mar 2016
Govt, industry join hands to protect consumers against misleading ads, spurious products
21 Mar 2016
Indians may have up to $181 bn stashed in tax havens
21 Mar 2016
In a new study, Bank of Italy economists estimate the amount of illicit money in tax havens globally at $7 trillion, of which India’s share is anywhere between $4 billion and $181 billion, depending on the method of calculation
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COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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