Economy
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Economy picking up; need more reforms for strong growth: Raghuram Rajan
Jul 02, 2015, 03:57 PM ISTChennai: Confident of economic recovery, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan today said capital investments are picking up but a stronger growth would require more reforms and clearing bottlenecks for stalled projects.Rajan, known for critical analysis of
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Greek crisis: India's software and engineering exports may take a hit
Jun 29, 2015, 11:39 PM ISTNew Delhi: With Greece witnessing a full-blown economic crisis, India's software and engineering exports may take a hit and the country may also face larger capital outflows due to a weaker euro, industry and government
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India is now world's fastest-growing major polluter
India | Jun 29, 2015, 02:27 PM ISTFor the first time ever, the year 2014 saw India's carbon dioxide emissions growth accounting for the largest share of global emissions growth, according to a new global report. India's CO2 emissions from energy use
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India to sign free trade agreement with Eurasian Economic Union
Jun 18, 2015, 03:52 PM ISTMoscow : India has confirmed it will sign a free trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) on June 18 at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-2015)."We are definitely signing this agreement", Amit
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OROP: Ex-servicemen launch indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar
India | Jun 16, 2015, 08:02 AM ISTNew Delhi: Scores of ex-servicemen on Monday protested here over the delay in implementing the One Rank, One Pension (OROP) scheme for them and threatened to intensify their agitation.Raising slogans like "One Rank, One Pension",
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Ahmedabad: Two steps forward, One step back
India | Jun 09, 2015, 02:51 PM ISTThe city—India's fifth most populous—had 6.3 million people in 2011. However, outbreaks of communal violence, such as in 2002, have led to it being called a “shock” city, notes the study, to be released on
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Bangladesh on high alert after bloggers' killing: Minister
World | Jun 08, 2015, 05:32 PM ISTDhaka: Bangladesh is on high alert following the hacking to death of three secular bloggers in recent months, a senior minister said as he blamed home-grown elements like fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami for the brutal killings that
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Slump in stock markets not a trend; economy recovering: Arun Jaitley
Jun 04, 2015, 09:56 PM ISTNew Delhi: Unfazed by the three day slump in stock markets on fears of drought, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said the slide does not indicate a trend as economy is on a recovery
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PM Narendra Modi asks new IFS officers to be well-versed in economy
India | Jun 04, 2015, 09:38 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today interacted with a group of probationer IFS officers, asking them to be particularly well-versed in matters related to economy and energy security while developing good knowledge of history
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Arun Jaitley pushes for 'plastic' currency
Jun 02, 2015, 05:17 PM ISTNew Delhi: After inaugurating a newly-minted facility to make special paper for currency notes at Hoshangabad in Madhya Pradesh a day before, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday pushed for greater use of plastic money."The
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India has potential to take GDP to double digit: Arun Jaitley
May 30, 2015, 08:15 PM ISTBhopal: Buoyed by the country's GDP growth of 7.3 per cent in FY 2014-15, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said India has the potential to improve the economic growth to double-digit.“The country has the
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Make in India should not entirely focus on global market: Raghuram Rajan
May 29, 2015, 09:33 AM ISTSrinagar: Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan yesterday said it was a 'worthwhile ambition' to pursue Make In India campaign but cautioned that the whole effort should not be made towards producing for overseas markets as
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PM Modi took lessons from Manmohan on economy: Rahul Gandhi
National | May 29, 2015, 07:58 AM ISTNew Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's meeting with his successor Narendra Modi had fuelled intense speculation but Rahul Gandhi had a different take— the Prime Minister took “lessons” on economy.In keeping with his new-found
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Do what China is doing, says Arvind Subramanian; wants RBI to cut rate to boost growth to 9%
May 27, 2015, 09:50 AM ISTNew Delhi : Pinning hopes on adequate food grain stock helping to keep inflation under control even with below-normal monsoon, Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian today pitched for rate cut by the Reserve Bank next
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Economy rejuvenated, trust in govt restored: PM's open letter
National | May 26, 2015, 10:50 AM ISTNew Delhi: Completing one year in office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today enlisted the work done by his government, ranging from rejuvenating the economy to initiatives for the poor, and said this is just the
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Expectations from new govt were 'probably unrealistic': Raghuram Rajan
May 20, 2015, 10:15 AM ISTNew York: The expectations from the new government when it came to power last year were “probably unrealistic” but it has taken steps to create an environment for investment and is “sensitive” to concerns of
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Modinomics, Korea's 3.0 economic plans can lift global economy together: Prez Park
May 19, 2015, 11:10 AM ISTSeoul: South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday said that "Modinomics and Korea's 3.0 economic plans can combine to become central drivers for lifting the global economy".Addressing the India-ROK CEO Forum, Park also proposed strengthened
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India on track to outpace China's growth rate: Arun Jaitley
May 18, 2015, 11:20 AM ISTNew Delhi: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that India is on track to overtake China's growth with annual expansion of more than 8 per cent.Jaitley said that he has planned a 'huge' public
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Xi Jinping to unveil USD 46 billion China-Pakistan economic corridor during Pak visit
World | Apr 17, 2015, 05:53 PM ISTBeijing: Brushing aside India's concern, Chinese President Xi Jinping will unveil the whopping USD 46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, the biggest overseas investment, linking Pakistan's strategic Gwadar port on the Arabian Sea with its Xinjiang
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RBI sanguine on meeting 6% inflation target by Jan next year
Apr 07, 2015, 01:23 PM ISTMumbai:The Reserve Bank today sounded optimistic about meeting the 6 per cent retail inflation target for January next year but sounded cautious about the new GDP forecast, projecting 7.8 per cent growth for the current