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  GDP growth slows to 5.3 per cent in Q2 current fiscal

  November 29, 2014 7:50 IST

  New Delhi: Indian economy grew at a better- than-expected rate of 5.3 per cent in July-September quarter on account of improved performance of mining, power and certain services sectors.The Gross Domestic Growth (GDP) in the

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  India's growth of 5.3 per cent intensifies rate cut demands

  November 29, 2014 7:46 IST

  New Delhi: The Indian economy logged 5.3 per cent growth in the second quarter of this fiscal, against 5.7 per cent in the first quarter, making ground for the central bank to ease interest rates

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  OECD cuts India GDP growth forecast to 5.4 per cent

  November 07, 2014 13:36 IST

  New Delhi: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), revising its forecast downwards, on Thursday projected a 5.4 per cent growth for the domestic economy in 2014 as global recovery continues at a moderate

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  Hillary Clinton praises Modi's focus on sanitation, cleanliness

  India | October 31, 2014 10:10 IST

  Washington: Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his focus on sanitation and cleanliness and called for more women participation for the world economy to recover quickly."I recently

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  Economic recovery result of work done by UPA govt: Chidambaram

  October 11, 2014 20:43 IST

  Mumbai: Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram today asserted it is the result of efforts of the earlier UPA government that the economy is now showing signs of recovery.“When the first quarter GDP results came out,

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  Indian economy to grow 5.6 percent in 2014: UNCTAD

  India | September 10, 2014 23:37 IST

  New Delhi: The Indian economy will grow at a rate of 5.6 percent in 2014, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Thursday said in its annual report.The UNCTAD Trade and Development Report

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  NDA should give credit for high Q1 growth to UPA: Chidambaram

  Politics | September 01, 2014 16:25 IST

  New Delhi: Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said the high growth that Indian economy has logged in the first quarter of the current fiscal was on account of the UPA policies and the new

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  Household financial savings rate inch up to 7.2% of GDP

  August 31, 2014 21:09 IST

  New Delhi: Household financial savings rates continued to remain low, inching up a paltry 10 basis points to 7.2% of GDP in 2013-14 amid sticky inflation.Savings in deposits by the households rose, however, to Rs

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  India's GDP will touch 8.5 pc in next couple of years: Nitin Gadkari

  Politics | August 03, 2014 11:39 IST

  Mumbai: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today expressed confidence that in the next couple of years, India's GDP growth will be 8.5 per cent thanks to the “pro-development policies” adopted by the BJP-led NDA government at

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  Government to rationalise subsidies: Arun Jaitley

  Politics | August 01, 2014 14:35 IST

  New Delhi: Government will rationalise subsidies to ensure that only those entitled are benefited and the subsidy bill will be one of the major tasks before the Expenditure Management Commission it intends to set up

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  Lok Sabha passes Delhi budget

  Politics | July 31, 2014 11:21 IST

  New Delhi: The Lok Sabha Wednesday passed the budget for the national capital by a voice vote.The task, normally carried out in the Delhi assembly, had to be taken up by the parliament as the

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  Fiscal deficit in 2013-14 is 4.5% of GDP

  May 30, 2014 21:09 IST

  New Delhi: The fiscal deficit in 2013-14 stood at 4.5 per cent of GDP, lower than 4.6 per cent projected in the revised estimate, mainly on account of curbs on government expenditure.The fiscal deficit, the

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  GDP growth may go up to 5.5% in FY15: Icra

  May 28, 2014 16:33 IST

  Mumbai: Domestic ratings agency Icra today said GDP growth in 2014-15 may touch 5.5 per cent as pick up in manufacturing and investment is expected in the second half of the current fiscal.“Indian GDP growth

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  FY'14 current account gap narrows to 1.7 pc of GDP

  May 27, 2014 7:36 IST

  Mumbai: Helped by a sharp moderation in imports, especially of gold, India's current account deficit (CAD) sharply narrowed to 1.7 per cent of GDP, or USD 32.4 billion, in FY'14 from 4.7 per cent in

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  New CII chief sees GDP at over 6% on stable government

  May 09, 2014 17:13 IST

  New Delhi: The Indian economy can grow well over 6% this fiscal if a stable government assumes office and carries out systemic reforms, new president of industry body CII Ajay S Shriram said on Thursday. “We

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  CAD likely to be around 2 pc of GDP: Rangarajan

  May 05, 2014 16:36 IST

  Hyderabad: India's Current Account Deficit (CAD) is likely to be around 2 per cent of GDP in the coming few years due to slackening of gold imports, among other factors, Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council

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  'Fiscal deficit could be 4.5% of GDP in FY14'

  May 02, 2014 19:15 IST

  New Delhi: The fiscal deficit for 2013-14 is likely to be around 4.5 per cent of the gross domestic product, marginally lower than 4.6 per cent that was mentioned in the interim budget for FY15,

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  PMO says GDP has grown three times during UPA rule

  India | April 18, 2014 15:55 IST

  New Delhi: The Prime Minister's Office today came out with data to highlight the progress made under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the last 10 years in an effort to counter the damaging claims made

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  First CPL boosts GDP across West Indies: Study

  Cricket | February 28, 2014 11:34 IST

  Port-of-Spain (Trinidad): The inaugural Caribbean Premier league (CPL) has generated $105.6 million across the region, a study by the University of the West Indies (UWI) has found.The study by the Mona School of Business and

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  India will see faster, more inclusive growth: President

  February 24, 2014 20:07 IST

  New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee said faster, more inclusive and sustainable growth is an “impending reality for India”.“As the number of middle-class consumers continues to swell, the market is likely to become more attractive for