Economy - general
Bharat bandh partial, banking and transport services most affected
02 Sep 2015
The impact of the strike was most visible in some of the non-BJP states such as Kerala, Tripura, Karnataka and Odisha with some impact in Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Bihar and Jharkhand
India’s PMJDY partners UN’s `Better Than Cash Alliance’ to accelerate financial inclusion
02 Sep 2015
150 mn workers from 10 unions to go on strike
02 Sep 2015
Striking against the proposed changes in labour laws, the 10 central trade unions have a combined membership of 150 million workers across all sectors, including banking and insurance and transport
Onion prices continue to cause tears
01 Sep 2015
Factory output dips, but rate cut hopes remain
01 Sep 2015
Q1 GDP growth decelerates to 7% as GVA rate increases to 7.1%
01 Sep 2015
In terms of GDP, India’s economic growth slowed to 7 per cent from 7.5 per cent in the previous quarter while growth in terms of gross value added rose to 7.1 per cent from 6.1 per cent in the previous quarter
Govt abandons land ordinance
31 Aug 2015
Faced with relentles opposition in the Rajya Sabha, the government has finally decided to give the controversial land ordinance a burial
Govt abandons land ordinance
31 Aug 2015
Faced with relentles opposition in the Rajya Sabha, the government has finally decided to give the controversial land ordinance a burial
PMJDY adds 175 mn bank accounts with Rs22,000-cr deposits in first year
29 Aug 2015
The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana the biggest financial inclusion initiative in the world, has helped open more than 175 million bank accounts and raise deposits of more than Rs22,000 crore in these accounts
RBI chief bats for ‘Make in India for India’ as export-led models flounder
24 Aug 2015
While the world is not providing the strong and supportive growth environment as in the past, global capital is looking for profitable investment opportunities, says RBI governor Raghuram Rajan
RBI chief bats for ‘Make in India for India’ as export-led models flounder
24 Aug 2015
While the world is not providing the strong and supportive growth environment as in the past, global capital is looking for profitable investment opportunities, says RBI governor Raghuram Rajan
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