India’s economic growth may fall below 6 percent: CII
September 2nd, 2012 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) A majority of CEOs are pessimistic about the Indian economy and feel that the gross domestic product (GDP) growth would fall below six percent in ... Read more...
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Sensex closes 160 points down (Second lead)
August 31st, 2012 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 31 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets Friday closed 160.89 points lower provisionally as fresh data showed India's gross domestic product (GDP) grew at a ... Read more...
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Quick decisions needed to boost investments: Chidambaram
August 31st, 2012 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Friday said quick decisions are needed to accelerate investments, especially in the manufacturing sector, a major drag on the country's ... Read more...
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Sensex tanks 132 points, metal, realty stocks down (Lead)
August 31st, 2012 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 31 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets was trading 132 points lower in late afternoon trade Friday as fresh data showed India's gross domestic product ... Read more...
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Indian economy grows at a sluggish 5.5 percent in Q1 (Lead)
August 31st, 2012 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Indian economy grew at a sluggish 5.5 percent in the first quarter of this fiscal in comparison to 8 percent in the corresponding quarter ... Read more...
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Sensex falls 86 points as lower GDP makes sentiments bearish
August 31st, 2012 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 31 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets was trading 86.93 points lower in afternoon trade Friday as fresh data showed India's gross domestic product (GDP) ... Read more...
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Indian economy’s growth slows to 5.5 percent in first quarter
August 31st, 2012 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Indian economy grew at a much lower pace of 5.5 percent in the first quarter of this fiscal, as per official estimates of the ... Read more...
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Need to take measures, says Pranab on poor IIP data (Roundup)
June 12th, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) India's industrial output grew by a meagre 0.1 percent in April due to a contraction in capital goods and dip in manufacturing and mining ... Read more...
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IIP data dissapoints Pranab, says government committed to reforms
June 12th, 2012 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday said that he was disappointed with the industrial output data but asserted that the government was committed to kickstarting ... Read more...
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Union budget: Growth, fiscal consolidation top challenges
March 15th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will present the budget for 2012-13 Friday against the backdrop of a sharp slowdown in growth, deteriorating fiscal conditions, continuing ... Read more...
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India to return to 8-9 percent growth: President (Second Lead) (With image)
March 12th, 2012 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) The Indian economy will soon return to an eight-nine percent growth trajectory - from around seven percent projected for the fiscal ending March 31 ... Read more...
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India to target 7.5-8 percent growth in 2012-13: Pranab
February 23rd, 2012 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The government will target 7.5-8 percent growth in 2012-13 against the estimated 7 percent in the current fiscal ending March 31, Finance Minister Pranab ... Read more...
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Indian economy may grow at 8 percent in 2012-13: Rangarajan (Lead)
February 22nd, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) India's economy may grow at 7.1 percent this financial year and inch up to 8 percent next fiscal if the global environment turns favourable, chairman ... Read more...
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Economic growth revised upwards to 7.1 percent
February 22nd, 2012 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) The Indian economy is expected to grow at 7.1 percent in the financial year ending March 31, slightly higher than the 6.9 percent growth projected ... Read more...
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Economic growth may slump to 6.9 percent this fiscal (Roundup)
February 7th, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) India's economic growth is expected to fall to a three-year low of 6.9 percent in the current financial year, substantially down from the budgetary ... Read more...
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How much do the corrupt earn? (To go with: Corruption has ‘taken over India’ but can be eliminated: Book)
December 9th, 2011 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Public officials in India may be cornering as much as Rs.92,122 crore ($18.42 billion), or 1.26 percent of the GDP, through corruption, says a new ... Read more...
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Sensex closes 260 points up despite weak GDP numbers
August 30th, 2011 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities markets Tuesday closed 260 points higher helped by some positive global cues and despite release of official data which ... Read more...
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Indian economy grows slowest in six quarters (Roundup)
August 30th, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Despite a relatively higher growth of 3.9 percent in farm output, the Indian economy expanded only at 7.7 percent in the April-June quarter of ... Read more...
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Growth to dip below 8 percent after slow first quarter: Industry
August 30th, 2011 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The Indian economy is expected to grow at a lower rate than projected by the government in the current fiscal, industry lobbies said Tuesday, ... Read more...
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Indian economy grew 7.7 percent in first quarter
August 30th, 2011 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Despite a relatively higher growth of 3.9 percent in farm output, the Indian economy grew at a lower rate of 7.7 percent in the first ... Read more...
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Plan panel expects GDP growth in 2011-12 to slip from 8.5 percent (Lead)
May 31st, 2011 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Soon after revised estimates from the central statistics office showed India's economic expansion at 8.5 percent last fiscal, the plan panel and experts said the ... Read more...
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Next five year plan to aim at double-digit growth: Ashwani Kumar (Interview)
April 19th, 2011 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) India's 12th Five Year Plan (2012-13 to 2017-18) will focus on infrastructure and aim at double-digit growth with the approach paper set to get ... Read more...
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Industry concern over meagre factory output rise (Lead)
March 11th, 2011 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) India's factory output continued to grow at below-expected level, expanding just 3.7 percent in January compared to 2.53 percent during the month before and 16.8 ... Read more...
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India’s factory output up 3.7 percent in January
March 11th, 2011 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) India's factory output continued to grow at below-expected level, expanding just 3.7 percent in January compared to 2.53 percent during the month before and ... Read more...
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Indian economy grows 8.2 percent in third quarter
February 28th, 2011 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The day Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee projected an 8.6 percent growth for the current fiscal, official figures Monday showed the economy grew 8.2 percent in the ... Read more...
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India to grow 9 percent in 2011-12: PM’s advisor (Lead)
February 21st, 2011 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) India's economy is likely to grow by 9 percent in 2011-12 on the back of 10.3 percent growth in services and 9.2 percent expansion in industry sector, ... Read more...
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Economy to grow by 8.6 percent this fiscal: PM’s advisor
February 21st, 2011 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) India's economy was likely to grow by 8.6 percent in 2010-11 on the back of robust agricultural growth, rising output in services sector and stable industrial production, ... Read more...
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Economy to grow by 8.6 percent this fiscal: Pranab
February 10th, 2011 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Thursday said India's economy would grow by 8.6 percent in the current fiscal on the back of robust agricultural output."Economic growth data ... Read more...
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India to produce 232 mn tonne foodgrains
February 9th, 2011 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) India is likely to produce 232.07 million tonnes of foodgrains in 2010-11 as against 218.11 million tonnes in the previous year, on the back of record wheat ... Read more...
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India economy to expand 8.6 percent this fiscal (Roundup)
February 7th, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The Indian economy is expected to grow 8.6 percent this fiscal against 8 percent in the previous year, led by 11 percent growth in services, 5.4 ... Read more...
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Separate inflation indicators for India’s rural, urban
February 7th, 2011 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) India will come up with separate barometers of inflation for rural and urban areas, from Feb 18, to help monitor price movement in different parts of the ... Read more...
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India economy to expand 8.6 percent this fiscal (Lead)
February 7th, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The Indian economy is expected to grow 8.6 percent this fiscal against 8 percent in the previous year, led by 11 percent growth in services, 5.4 percent ... Read more...
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India predicts 8.6 percent growth this fiscal
February 7th, 2011 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Projecting a noteworthy 5.4 growth in farm output, 8.1 percent in factory production and 10.2 percent in services, India Monday estimated the overall economy to expand 8.6 ... Read more...
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India may keep growth target at 8.5 percent
February 5th, 2011 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The Indian government is likely to keep its economic expansion target unchanged at 8.5 percent for the fiscal 2010-11 in the advance estimates to be released ... Read more...
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India also affected by global financial crisis, accepts Mukherjee
February 5th, 2011 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Feb 5 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said that Indian economy was also affected during the international financial crisis period and it has slowly recovered after the slump.Addressing ... Read more...
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