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.
The banking sector's credibility is on thin ice. Unless the government takes strict steps, things could get worse.
States need to create alternative marketing structures for farm produce since middlemen also provide vital services that are otherwise unavailable to the farmer.
Expenditure cuts necessitated by slowing revenue growth, weak industrial activity worrisome portents
Print's credibility, and its power to give readers control of how much time they spend, makes it a strong medium.
'The actual price of petrol is Rs 35 and it jumps to Rs 88 because of government taxes.'
RBI is unlikely to stem the slide against the dollar as the greenback is rising rapidly against all currencies in the world.
The second fortnight of September saw Rs 3 lakh crore of time deposits, something unique, followed by liquidation of Rs 1.2 lakh crpre of these right after.
There are some advantages of a falling rupee.
