Economy News

US Fed chair signals March interest rate hike

The US Federal Reserve is scheduled to hold its next monetary policy meeting on March 14 and 15.

Mar 4, 2017

Farm loan waiver: Karnataka wants Centre to write off Rs 21,164 crore, PM Modi promises to waive agriculture debt in UP

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah wants PM Modi to waive 50 percent of bank loans to farmers, opening the floodgates for Tamil Nadu and other states.

Mar 3, 2017

India services sector rebounds for first time in 4 months, reveals PMI data for February

The Nikkei/IHS Markit Services Purchasing Managers' Index rose to 50.3 in February from 48.7 in January.

Mar 3, 2017

China should pay more attention to India's growth in manufacturing sector, says Beijing-based Global Times

While pointing out the flaws in the Indian manufacturing sector, the editorial in Global Times also commended India for growing.

Mar 3, 2017

Supreme Court-appointed SIT says Rs 70,000 crore black money unearthed; but is Rs 559 per Indian enough?

The recovered amount is much lesser than what would ensure putting Rs 15 lakh in the account of each Indian — something that Narendra Modi had promised in the run-up to the 2014 LS polls.

Mar 3, 2017

Modi govt could place limit on cash holdings by Indians

The SIT had made two recommendations on the subject, a cap on cash transactions and on cash holdings, of which one has already been accepted.

Mar 2, 2017

Television viewership rises 18% in India: Survey

A survey by the television audience measurement agency between November 2015 and February 2016 shows interesting results.

Mar 2, 2017

India's Q3 GDP data raises doubts among economists

"The message from the GDP numbers doesn't tally with what we see on the ground," Nomura economist Sonal Varma said.

Mar 2, 2017

ICICI, HDFC, Axis banks to charge Rs 150 after four free cash transactions per month

The transaction charge of Rs 150 introduced by ICICI, HDFC and Axis Bank came into effect on March 1.

Mar 2, 2017

Vijay Mallya extradition imminent? UK PM Theresa May meets Arun Jaitley

As Arun Jaitley was having a meeting with his British counterpart, PM May dropped in and the issue of "certain individuals who have overstayed" in UK was discussed.

Mar 1, 2017

India's aviation regulator initiates probe into P&W engines on Airbus A320 NEOs

At least two incidents involving A320 NEO planes fitted with the engines flown by IndiGo and GoAir are under investigation.

Mar 1, 2017

India signs 7 unilateral advance pricing agreements covering various sectors

The sectors include telecom, pharmaceutical, banking and finance, steel, retail and information technology.

Feb 28, 2017

India's April-January fiscal deficit at 105.7% of FY2017 target

The government had set a target of restricting the current fiscal's deficit to 3.5 percent of the GDP.

Feb 28, 2017

PM Modi's note ban pulls down India's GDP growth rate to 7% in December quarter

The Government of India released second advance estimates for GDP growth for December quarter (Q3) and FY2017 on February 28.

Feb 28, 2017

Goods and Services Tax (GST): 5 things you need to know about the new tax system

Goods and Services Tax (GST) will be implemented from July 1, the Economic Affairs Secretary has confirmed. The final consumer will now bear only the GST charged by the last dealer in the supply chain.

Feb 28, 2017