Sensex surges 145 points ahead of the economic survey
Just a day ahead of the union budget, a benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) surged 145 points or 0.50 percent in the pre-afternoon trade session Friday.
Feb 27, 2015, 12:15 PM IST
Sensex up over 180 points in early trade ahead of Economic Survey
National Stock Exchange index Nifty recaptured the 8,700-mark by rising 57.15 points, or 0.66 per cent, to 8,741.
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Economic Survey 2015: India in "sweet spot" of lower deficits, more growth
Indian economy is likely to grow above 8 percent in 2015-16, said the pre-Budget Economic Survey tabled by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in Parliament Friday.
Feb 27, 2015, 08:41 AM IST
Centre to approach states for amendments in APMC Act
Under the APMC Act, mandis are established at different places within the state and farmers can sell their produce through auction at these mandis only.
Dec 30, 2014, 18:15 PM IST
Fertiliser subsidy paid in Apr-Jul period dips 41%
Fertiliser subsidy paid to the companies during the April-July period of the current fiscal declined by around 41 percent to about Rs 21,300 crore.
Sep 07, 2014, 15:12 PM IST
India likely to grow at 6% in 2014-15: Harvard Prof
As per the Economic Survey, India's GDP growth rate will improve to 5.4-5.9 percent in the current fiscal after remaining at sub-5 percent level for past two years.
Jul 23, 2014, 12:28 PM IST
Monsoon revival to help economy grow at 5.9%: PHD Chamber
According to the Indian Meteorological Department, heavy rains that covered the entire country have narrowed the monsoon deficit to 36 percent from 45 percent in earlier weeks.
Jul 20, 2014, 11:06 AM IST
Economic Survey 203-14: FDI in railways should be examined carefully, quickly
Noting that FDI and privatisation in railway sector could be the next big ticket reforms, the Economic Survey today said the government's proposal to relax FDI in railways should be examined carefully and quickly.
Jul 09, 2014, 20:15 PM IST
Economic Survey 2013-14: Revive investment to boost growth, jobs
The pre-Budget Economic Survey on Wednesday called for investments, especially in infrastructure, to revive growth and jobs while carrying out tax and subsidy reforms for fiscal consolidation, projecting an up to 5.9 percent GDP growth this year.
Jul 09, 2014, 20:10 PM IST
Economic Survey for market pricing of natural gas
Weeks after the new government deferred a decision on revising natural gas prices, the pre- Budget Economic Survey Wednesday called for market-linked pricing to boost domestic oil and gas exploration, and production.
Jul 09, 2014, 19:47 PM IST
Economic Survey: ONGC highest profit-making PSU, BSNL worst performer
Oil explorer ONGC again emerged as the highest profit-making PSU of the country during 2012-13 while telecom major BSNL turned out to be the biggest loss-making enterprise, says the Economic Survey.
Jul 09, 2014, 19:43 PM IST
Economic Survey 2013-14: Increase share in merchandise exports to 4% in 5 years
India should more than double its share in the world merchandise exports to at least 4 percent in the next five years, a government document said Wednesday.
Jul 09, 2014, 19:36 PM IST
Economic Survey highlights the 'mess' we inherited: Goyal
Blaming the UPA-led government for the poor state of economy, Power Minister Piyush Goyal Wednesday said the new government has inherited 'mess' from the previous UPA-led regime.
Jul 09, 2014, 19:31 PM IST
Economic Survey 2013-14: India's working-age population to rise to 64% by 2021
The proportion of working-age population in India is likely to increase from around 58 percent in 2001 to more than 64 percent by 2021, with a large number of young persons in the 20-35 age group, according to the pre-Budget Economic Survey 2013-14.
Jul 09, 2014, 19:29 PM IST
Economic Survey 2013: Develop integrated bond-currency-derivative market
To tide over the problem of illiquidity, the pre-budget Economic Survey Wednesday pitched for developing an integrated bond, currency and derivative market at par with equities.
Jul 09, 2014, 17:01 PM IST
Economic Survey outlines 3 pronged strategy to push GDP to 7-8%
The government on Wednesday suggested a three-pronged strategy of containing inflation, pushing tax and expenditure reforms and legal and regulatory frameworks for market economy for achieving 7-8 percent in coming years.
Jul 09, 2014, 16:59 PM IST
Economic Survey 2013-14: India trails China in R&D spend and innovation capacity
India accounts about 3 percent of USD 1.6 trillion of global gross expenditure on research and development (GERD) in PPP (purchasing power parity), which is around five times lower than that of its neighbour China, the Economic Survey said Wednesday.
Jul 09, 2014, 16:26 PM IST
Economic Survey 2013-14: Need clear signal to revive economic zones
The Economic Survey Wednesday pitched for giving a "clear signal" to the developers and units of Special Economic Zones as fresh investments have slowed down in SEZs in the recent years.
Jul 09, 2014, 16:19 PM IST
Economic Survey 2013-14: Stable govt, global economic recovery can help Indian tourism
Benefiting from a stable government capable of bringing quick reforms and revival of global economy, the Indian tourism sector can look forward to an average annual growth of 7.9 percent per year till 2023.
Jul 09, 2014, 16:04 PM IST
Economic Survey 2013-14: India logs record milk production in FY'13
India recorded peak production of milk at 132.43 million tonnes (MT) in 2012-13, becoming the top milk producer globally, the pre-budget Economic Survey said Wednesday.
Jul 09, 2014, 15:46 PM IST
