Economy - general
Hydel power the key to prosperity, PM Modi tells Arunachal
21 Feb 2015
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday raised the pitch for "power-for-prosperity" as he sought to convince the people of Arunachal Pradesh of the benefits of exploiting the state's hydropower potentia
Raw sugar export sops to continue
20 Feb 2015
Modi optimism fading as red tape not being cut: Deepak Parekh
19 Feb 2015
HDFC chief Deepak Parekh says industry is still optimistic about the changes it expects from the Narendra Modi government, but there has been little improvement on the 'ease of doing business'
SEZ developers plead for time; several face axe
18 Feb 2015
India’s April-January trade deficit up at $118.37 bn
13 Feb 2015
India piled up a trade deficit of an estimated $118.37 billion in the first 10 months of the current financial year despite falling oil prices
Government to slap criminal cases on black money suspects
12 Feb 2015
The union government announced today that its ‘crusade’ against black money stashed abroad will now focus on criminal proceedings
What was it worth? Assessing the value of Obama’s India visit
11 Feb 2015
Normally, the visit of a high-powered foreign dignitary is the occasion for a lot of announcements about partnerships and projects. This trip was no exception. But while such statements are often forgotten, this time there was evidence that the Obama visit had pushed the government to quick action on various fronts. Republished with permission of Knowledge@Wharton
Corporates using shell firms to pay bribes, says HDFC’s Parekh
11 Feb 2015
Respected banker Deepak parekh says bribes paid by corporations are disguised so well and look completely genuine or go through a large web of unidentifiable shell companies that the best of forensic accountants find it difficult to trace it
India’s GDP projected to grow at 7.4% in 2014-15
09 Feb 2015
Per capita income in the country is now estimated to grow 6.1 per cent in 2014-15 against the previous year`s estimate of 5.4 per cent, reaching a level of Rs74,193 in 2014-15 compared to Rs69,959 for the 2013-14 fiscal
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