This year, India bought 27.7% of the gold exported by Switzerland; in Jan, this was only 15%.
Crude oil's long price slide might be ending, feel some experts. Last Friday, the price of Brent crude, seen as a benchmark for what India uses, saw a low of $75.3 a barrel - it is now trading around $79. The fall has been nearly a third from its high seen in June, only five months earlier.
Marriage season will end in the next two months and import growth is likely to taper off
The bill on October 2013 was $1.01 billion for 38 tonnes.
Silver is emerging as a stronger bet for the long-term.
RBI could opt for a 'deep cut' after winning inflation war, say experts.
A series of failed loan recast programmes continues to haunt banks.
Move comes after agencies unearth several cases of misuse of the 80:20 scheme.
Airbus recently bagged large orders from Indian airlines such as Indigo and Go Air.
China has cast a long shadow on India's economy.
The change from wholesale to retail inflation as an anchor means that the weightage of diesel in inflation has decreased
RBI conducts interviews for first lateral hire for CGM post; deputy governors to head four distinct verticals.
Import bill for September rises to $3.5-4 billion as traders and retailers stock up the precious metal.
A veteran bullion analyst expects monthly import to average 50 tonnes till December.
Despite the recent imposition of import rule and high duties, the yellow metal continues to attract buyers.
The move to make the appointment process more robust comes after last month's arrest of S K Jain, chairman and managing director of Syndicate Bank last month, over graft charges.
SBI's number of foreign offices increased from 186 in March 2013 to 190 in March 2014, in 36 countries.
Short-term gains are always unpredictable.
In an interview with Business Standard, Arundhati Bhattacharya says she expects stalled projects coming back on track in two quarters.
Deepak Narang, executive director of United Bank of India, speaks on Vijay Mallya's 'wilful defaulter' status.
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