Economy - general

Net claims of non-residents on India up $6.8 bn at $353.7 bn in end-September

01 Jan 2015

India’s external debt up $13.7 bn at $455.9 bin in April-September

01 Jan 2015

Fiscal deficit hits 98.7% of target in first 8 months

01 Jan 2015

Official data released on Wednesday showed the deficit stood at Rs5,25,000 crore, against the full-year’s budget estimate of Rs5,30,000 crore

Core sector output growth hits a 5-month high of 6.7% in November

31 Dec 2014

The index of the eight core sector industries, which has a weight of nearly 38 per cent in the general index of industrial production, recorded a cumulative growth of 4.6 per cent during April-November 2014-15

India’s consumption of petroleum fuels up nearly 5% in November

30 Dec 2014

2014: ‘Make in India’ campaign fails to take off

30 Dec 2014

The rising cost of land, labour and capital combined with the overall difficulties in doing business in India has worked to the disadvantage of India in at least certain sectors of the economy

Growth will boost economic activities and revenue collections: FM

27 Dec 2014

Addressing state finance ministers on Friday, finance minister Arun Jaitley said the Indian economy has the potential to grow at a much higher rate than the projected 6-6.5 per cent during 2015-16

India’s economy seen growing at 5.5% in current fiscal

19 Dec 2014

Despite challenges like subdued revenue collection and a widening trade deficit, the government’s mid-term economic review says a 7-8 per cent GDP growth is “within reach” in the coming years

Use of new tech could add 30% to India’s growth by 20205: McKinsey

17 Dec 2014

Use of new tech could add 30% to India’s growth by 20205: McKinsey

17 Dec 2014

India third as BRICS leads the way in stashing off black money

16 Dec 2014

Independent think-tank Global Financial Integrity has ranked India third globally, with an estimated $94.76 billion (nearly Rs6,00,000 crore) of ‘black’ money outflows in 2012

GST deal likely soon as Jaitley agrees to most demands from states

16 Dec 2014

If all goes well the passage of the Constitution amendment bill will pave way for the introduction of the most important tax reform since Independence, from April 2016

India’s wholesale price inflation drops to 0% in November

15 Dec 2014

India’s wholesale price inflation in November eased to 0 per cent year-on-year, led by a drop in food and fuel price

TMC workers clash with cops, barricade roads over Mitra arrest

15 Dec 2014

Consumer price inflation down to 4.38% in November

13 Dec 2014

Boosting domestic demand as important as ‘Make in India’: Rajan

13 Dec 2014

RBI governor Raghuram Rajan has called for a "Make in India Largely for India," strategy aimed at checking imports

Industrial production down 4.2% in October

13 Dec 2014

With retail inflation also dipping to 4.3 per cent, industry and business associations have raised the bogey of deflation to seek a rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India in order to spur economic activity

April-November indirect tax collections rise 7.1% to Rs3,28,662 crore

12 Dec 2014

GST remains a far cry as government fails to convince states

11 Dec 2014

Jaitely to meet state ministers for GST rollout by April 2016

10 Dec 2014

HRD ministry sets up panel to foster industry-university research collaboration

09 Dec 2014

Indian economy will grow fastest in 2015: Credit Suisse

08 Dec 2014

Swiss bullish on India, but won’t share info on black money

08 Dec 2014

India to see a new development model in New Year

08 Dec 2014

The new institution is intended to foster cooperative federalism by allowing states to decide on their priorities instead of the centre deciding projects irrespective of meeting their actual needs