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The retail inflation which is based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 2.33 per cent in November and 5.21 per cent in December 2017.

WPI inflation hits 10-month low, drops to 2.76 per cent in January

WPI-based inflation stood at 3.8 per cent in December, 2018, and 3.02 per cent in January 2018.

14 Feb 2019 12:47 PM IST

On Tuesday, the Indian rupee closed the session on a flat note at 69.83 a dollar.

NPA under Mudra Yojana stands at Rs 7,277 crore

Almost 73 per cent of the loans under PMMY have been extended to women borrowers.

13 Feb 2019 10:20 AM IST

Finance Ministry

Finmin spent Rs 1,157 cr extra in 2017-18 without obtaining prior...

The Department of Economic Affairs under finance ministry failed to obtain legislative approval for augmenting...

12 Feb 2019 2:53 PM IST

The Finance Ministry may come out with a Rs 10,000-crore follow-on fund offer of the Bharat-22 exchange traded fund (ETF) as it looks to dilute stake in Coal India to meet the minimum public holding norm.

Bharat-22 ETF additional sale on Feb 14, govt to raise at least Rs...

The government has so far raised Rs 22,900 crore through the Bharat-22 ETF.

12 Feb 2019 12:33 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

India to grow at a faster pace; could be second-largest economy by...

India has shown tremendous resilience as an anchor of the world economy, says PM Modi.

11 Feb 2019 12:32 PM IST

Total bad loans had risen 5.8 per cent in July-December period last year. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

REC takeover: PFC to draw Rs 10,000 crore from reserves

The arrangement will appear in the not so distant future, making a noteworthy commitment to the Center's disinvestment...

11 Feb 2019 12:28 PM IST

Exporters claim that most of these firms are in the SME segment and dont have the resources to pursue their cases with the tax department.

India, UK trade not to be affected by Brexit: Simon

The bilateral trade between Britain and India was growing at 17 per cent per annum.

11 Feb 2019 12:04 PM IST

TRAI has also asked platform operators to revert, in two days, with special schemes and plans for households with multiple TV connections.

Nine crore TV homes migrate to new tariff regime: Trai chief

nine crore TV homes that have made their channel preferences clear, 6.5 crore are cable TV homes and 2.5 crore are DTH...

10 Feb 2019 4:09 PM IST

Between 2000 and 2016, British FDI created 371,000 jobs 10 per cent of all jobs created by FDI.

Amid unemployment chorus, Budget claims over 379k new jobs in govt...

The government said it has generated 251,279 jobs in central government establishments between 2017 and 2018.

10 Feb 2019 4:06 PM IST

Puri said the country has over 250 million senior citizens, and there is a need to look at their issues as they enter a new phase after leading a productive life. (Photo: FIle)

'No of houses sanctioned under PMAY will reach 75 lakh before polls'

No. of houses sanctioned under the PMAY would reach 7.5 million before the code of conduct for Lok Sabha polls comes...

10 Feb 2019 10:00 AM IST

The needless controversy between the government and the RBI is a direct consequence of economists without any practical experience in administering policies at a high level being inducted to executive positions.

RBI rate cut to boost growth, make loan affordable: India inc

RBI cut benchmark interest rate by 0.25 per cent to 6.25 per cent on expectation of inflation staying within its target...

9 Feb 2019 10:56 AM IST

Narendra Modi told Trump in an Oval Office meeting in June, 2017, Never has a country given so much away for so little in return as the United States in Afghanistan, The Washington Post quoted sources as saying. (Photo: File | PTI)

US considers withdrawal of zero tariffs for India: sources

Bilateral trade stood at USD 126 billion in 2017, is widely seen to be performing at nearly a quarter of its potential.

8 Feb 2019 4:43 PM IST