Inflation slipped to 0.13 per cent for the week ended May 30, the lowest ever in over three decade, a development that could hasten the process of rate cuts by the banks. While the wholesale price......
Economists expect a push to reforms by newly-appointed Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who they said is the right person to head the important ministry. "Excellent! (on Mukherjee being named as......
The truckers' strike, which entered the second day, can push inflation by 50 basis points on account of shortage of perishable goods and panic buying by traders, said economic think tank National......
Truckers stayed off the road for the second today, demanding lower diesel prices and permit fee, squeezing supplies of essential commodities that gave way to panic buying across markets. Incoming......
The Planning Commission estimates that poverty levels in India have been falling sharply since 1983 and, based on the mixed recall period, around 21.8 per cent of the population (238 million out......