Economy - general
Don’t insist on Aadhar for extending benefits, SC tells Centre
17 Mar 2015
The Supreme Court yesterday directed the Centre and states to stick to its earlier order and not insist on Aadhar card for granting social security benefits to citizens
India better positioned to absorb financial shocks: IMF’s Lagarde
16 Mar 2015
India is one of the most dynamic economies in the world, and better positioned to cope with external financial shocks than most emerging market economies, IMF head Christine Lagarde said on Monday
Banks’ bad loans top Rs3,00,611 cr: Jayant Sinha
14 Mar 2015
Coal, spectrum auctions already past Rs3 lakh crore
10 Mar 2015
The ongoing auctions of coal blocks and radio spectrum have together already added over Rs3 lakh core to the government’s kitty as of Monday; the auction for both the resources continues
Coal, spectrum auctions already past Rs3 lakh crore
10 Mar 2015
The ongoing auctions of coal blocks and radio spectrum have together already added over Rs3 lakh core to the government’s kitty as of Monday; the auction for both the resources continues
Coal, spectrum auctions already past Rs3 lakh crore
10 Mar 2015
The ongoing auctions of coal blocks and radio spectrum have together already added over Rs3 lakh core to the government’s kitty as of Monday; the auction for both the resources continues
Coal, spectrum auctions already past Rs3 lakh crore
10 Mar 2015
The ongoing auctions of coal blocks and radio spectrum have together already added over Rs3 lakh core to the government’s kitty as of Monday; the auction for both the resources continues
One-rupee note may be back in your pockets soon
05 Mar 2015
RBI bends, cuts repo rate by 25 bps to 7.5%
04 Mar 2015
RBI said the rate cut, announced a day after it signed an agreement with the finance ministry on inflation targeting, takes stock of the possible spillover of volatility from international financial markets through exchange rate and asset prices
RBI bends, cuts repo rate by 25 bps to 7.5%
04 Mar 2015
RBI said the rate cut, announced a day after it signed an agreement with the finance ministry on inflation targeting, takes stock of the possible spillover of volatility from international financial markets through exchange rate and asset prices
Deforestation in India shifting monsoons, scorching lands: study
03 Mar 2015
Large-scale deforestation has caused an 18 per cent decrease in rainfall in India say scientists from the Indian Institute of Science
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