The government is planning to provide collateral-free loan up to Rs 1.50 lakh to farmers through the Kisan Credit Card scheme.
Apprehending a slowdown in the growth of the economy due to the hardening of interest rates, the appreciating rupee and falling tariffs, the government has decided to set up a group to discuss the impact of these changes.
Mr Mallya's United Spirits, the third-largest spirits group in the world, acquires both a global footprint and a quality label.
Companies that have been reluctant to share their production and sales data with the government for calculation of various indices will now be forced to do so.
Rural Bihar appears to be doing much better than urban areas in the state, if one goes by a recent National Sample Survey Organisation report.
South Korean steel giant Posco's wait for a mining licence in Orissa has got a little longer.
The houses that he designed, though low in cost, were high in value
The company's former CMD R C BHARGAVA drives down memory lane as the government plans to sell its remaining stake
Few doubt that the markets are safe in the long run given the economy's growth path, it is in the short term that there are some fears.
The games began a few months ago, when the finance ministry and the Planning Commission got into their well-publicised spat.
The debate on whether economic reforms and accelerated economic growth have led to faster reduction in poverty levels and employment growth continues to generate disagreement.
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