Economy - general
Core sector output growth lags at 2.7% in July
02 Sep 2014
Production slowed in the face of slack coal production and electricity generation, a continued negative growth in crude oil and natural gas production and a similar reduction in refinery throughput and fertiliser production
Modi draws $35-bn of Japanese funds; first sale of military hardware
02 Sep 2014
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Japan is widely seen as a success, where he won a commitment from Japanese PM Shinzo Abe to invest almost $35 billion in Indian infrastructure over the next five years
Nalanda University back to life after 800 years
01 Sep 2014
India’s first university, the 800-year-old Nalanda, is back to life with the resurrected centre of learning opening its doors to the world on Monday
India now better prepared for a US Fed rate hike: Rajan
01 Sep 2014
An increase in US interest rate is unlikely to trigger a withdrawal of foreign funds from the Indian market, says RBI governor Raghuram Rajan
India to open special window for Japanese investments
01 Sep 2014
The Nikkei business daily today reported that Japan has targeted doubling its direct investment in India in five years, from some $2 billion last year
Nuclear deal, ‘smart cities’ top Modi’s agenda on Japan visit
30 Aug 2014
The Indian PM is visiting Kyoto, the 'smart city' of Japan, to study the possibility of building 100 smart cities in India
Banks open over 18 million new savings accounts under Jan-Dhan Yojna
30 Aug 2014
In the three days of its launch, banks have opened 1,84,68,000 new saving accounts in over 70,000 camps held across the country under the Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana
India’s GDP growth hits a 2-1/2-year high of 5.7% in April-June FY’15
30 Aug 2014
The GDP expanded at 5.7 per cent in the April-June quarter, its fastest pace in two-and-a-half years, boosted by manufacturing turnaround
India Inc optimistic about Modi govt, but awaits basic reforms
28 Aug 2014
India’s business leaders are optimistic that the Narendra Modi government will boost the economy, but most are not bearish on new investments as there are no signs yet of improvement on the ground
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