Since January 2015, the central bank has lowered its policy rate.
Meet to review progress on lending, impact of recent rate cuts and what is being done on NPAs, among other things
Metal stocks fell on Tuesday, with the S&P BSE metal index sliding 2.8 per cent compared to the 0.64 per cent fall in the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex
On Tuesday, Economic Affairs Secretary Arvind Mayaram told reporters that economic growth this financial year would be over five per cent and the numbers in the second quarter would be better than the first quarter which yielded gross domestic product expansion of 4.4 per cent, a four-year low.
Lower gold imports and higher overall exports to help narrow the gap.
This was even as the country's economy grew by 7.3%.
Despite slowdown, smaller firms attract growth capital.
Volkswagen mess costs Germany its strongest nation brand position.
The RBI cited lower-than-expected inflation, weak crude prices and weak demand, as well as the government's commitment to sticking to a fiscal deficit target as reasons.
4 MNCs among top 10 companies with dividend-earning promoters in FY15.
The long-term growth perspective or potential for India is one of the highest in the Asia Pacific region.
RBI is unlikely to stem the slide against the dollar as the greenback is rising rapidly against all currencies in the world.
World trade has been growing slower than world GDP since 2012.
Corporate India at present is more indebted than all state govts put together.
Telecom companies put in bids worth a total of about Rs 45,000 crore (Rs 450 billion) on the second day of the auction on Tuesday, with premium 900 Mhz band in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata witnessing continuing demand.
Rationalisation of reserve prices in the ongoing spectrum auction helped the government to get Rs 40,000 crore of bids on the opening day.
However, the budget arithmetic is slightly optimistic.
A sluggish economy and stalled bureaucratic decision-making for the past two years thwarted capital investment and dented earnings, making it tough for the companies to raise funds.
It is pegged at 6.8-8% by various economists, as compared to 6.7%.
Growth acceleration will be gradual and it is still early days for a sharp recovery, says Gautam Chhaochharia, executive director and head of India research, UBS.
Slowdown and liquidity squeeze by RBI have put India's top 10 indebted firms in a tight spot. But they have a few options.
With buyers playing safe, projects such as Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway find it difficult to get new concessionaires
Affected firms note practical problems in getting discoms, consumers to pay for costlier supply; viability shadow on investments
ISB professor Krishnamurthy Subramanian tells Shobha Warrier/Rediff.com that Modi government's continuation of tax terrorism is driving away investors.
'If ever India loses its patience after repeated terror attacks and decides to retaliate against the terrorist camps, Pakistan may term that a conventional military attack and invoke the nuclear option. This is a way to continue with terrorism without retaliation.'
M-cap of 35% of BSE-500 companies, excluding financial ones, is below their debt or just a shade above
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi who envisioned Make In India last September was at his eloquent best as he made a fervent plea to global businesses to come Make In India.
China has cast a long shadow on India's economy.
While some companies used that to become world leaders, others squandered it by over-borrowing.
Reason behind for the change in his stance: gas price increase.
During the UPA government's second term in office, rural India's consumption expenditure grew at a faster pace than urban India's - for the first time since 1991.
Some big ones hoard cash unduly and others borrow to keep up payments to shareholders
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Revenue yield on every rupee of investment fell to Rs 1.06 in FY13 from Rs 1.20 in FY08.
I-T lens on current account deposits over Rs 12.5 lakh. All the news and more post demonetisation.
To check fiscal deficit, government needs to drastically cut Plan expenditure.
'There is no change in the overall story of economic recovery.'
Narendra Modi, says T V R Shenoy, is 'busy trying to woo back two constituencies that were crucial when the BJP won power in the elections of 1998 and of 1999, namely UP (and the Hindi belt in general) and educated youth.'
