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The government is working on several areas such as building infrastructure to improve logistics system in the country with a view to promote trade and industrial activities, Union Minister C R Chaudhary said on Friday.

Trade deficit widens to more than five-year high in June

India's trade balance is further bruised by a weakening Indian rupee that hit an all-time low against the dollar last...

14 July 2018 10:07 AM IST

Arun Jaitley said, the reservation formula for the Patel community is legally and constitutionally untenable. (Photo: PTI)

Arun Jaitley: India to overtake UK soon

Being the fastest growing economy for the last four years, we can look at the next decade as one of economic expansion,

14 July 2018 6:36 AM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will unveil the Union Budget 2018 on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

India poised to pip Britain to become 5th largest economy next year:...

India's GDP was valued at USD 2.597 trillion at the end of 2017 overtaking the French economy.

13 July 2018 3:29 PM IST

The RBI has asked Axis Banks board to re-consider the decision to re-appoint Shikha Sharma as its MD and CEO for a fourth term.

RBI likely to raise interest rates in August: DBS

MPC will begin its three-day meeting on July 30 and announce its decision on the third bi-monthly policy.

13 July 2018 3:17 PM IST

Domestic investors were reluctant to expand their portfolios ahead of the RBIs monetary policy review, brokers said.

States fail to meet fiscal targets for third year: RBI

Decline in states' tax revenues is essentially associated with pending accounting issues related to GST implementation.

13 July 2018 9:06 AM IST

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday directed all payment system operators in India to store data within the country.

RBI flags states slipping on fiscal deficit

At a country-wide level, farm loan waivers alone contributed to a third of the overall slippage worries.

13 July 2018 12:47 AM IST

The RBI governor headed Monetary Policy Committee will be meeting later this month to review interest rate regime.

Inflation hits 5 per cent; IIP slows down

Economy reels from double whammy.

13 July 2018 12:05 AM IST

Industrial production grew at 3.2 per cent in May compared to 2.9 per cent in the same month last year even as the performance of manufacturing and power sectors remained sluggish.

Industrial production grows at 3.2 per cent in May

Consumer durables and Consumer non-durables recorded growth of 4.3 per cent and (-) 2.6 per cent respectively in May.

12 July 2018 6:52 PM IST

Indias retail inflation cooled to a two-year low in November after demonetisation. (Photo: AP/File)

Retail inflation accelerates to 5 per cent in June

June was the eighth straight month in which inflation was higher than the central bank's medium-term target of 4 per...

12 July 2018 6:00 PM IST

The industrial sector contributed over 15 per cent to the NPAs followed by agriculture and services in the region of six per cent and retail loans which were the lowest at 2.3 per cent.

Banks fear Mudra loans sans collateral may become NPAs

The government has already disbursed around Rs 5,54,703 till date to almost 12 crore consumers.

12 July 2018 9:03 AM IST

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal.

Finance Ministry seeks to ease RBI's data storage norm

The finance ministry, in a meeting held in June with RBI officials and executives from payment firms.

12 July 2018 7:12 AM IST

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Centre aims to reduce tax litigation with new limits

I-T Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), 34 per cent of cases will be withdrawn, said finance ministry.

12 July 2018 7:04 AM IST