NITI Aayog begins mid-term appraisal of 12th Five Year Plan

Last Updated: Saturday, April 11, 2015, 19:46

The NITI Aayog has initiated the mid-term appraisal process of the 12th Five Year Plan, an exercise which has long been followed prior to establishment of the new body that replaced the Planning Commission.

Sensex logs best fiscal year gain since 2009-10

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 31, 2015, 16:18

The NSE's Nifty zoomed by 1,786.80 points, or 26.65 percent, to settle the fiscal at 8,491 after scaling lifetime high of 9,119.20 on March 4 this year.

NITI Aayog to undertake mid-term appraisal of 2012-17 Plan

Last Updated: Thursday, February 26, 2015, 18:38

NITI Aayog will undertake the mid-term appraisal of the ongoing (2012-17) Five-Year Plan, Parliament was informed Thursday.

CCEA may take up sugar export subsidy issue today

Last Updated: Thursday, February 19, 2015, 08:48

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) is likely to take up Thursday a proposal to extend export subsidy to 1.4 million tonnes of raw sugar in the ongoing 2014-15 marketing year.

Alibaba staff denied traditional Chinese New Year gift by CEO

Last Updated: Saturday, February 14, 2015, 15:41

Internet tycoon Jack Ma has said his employees will not receive traditional Chinese New Year gifts because 2014 had not been "exceptional" for the company, despite its world-beating IPO listing on Wall Street.

Food Minister favours sugar export subsidy for upto 1.4 million tonnes

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 11, 2015, 14:09

Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Wednesday said his ministry is in favour of extending export subsidy to only 1.4 million tonnes of raw sugar in the ongoing 2014-15 marketing year.

Toyota raises full-year profit forecast to record $18 billion

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 4, 2015, 13:59

Toyota on Wednesday raised its earnings forecast for the year to March, saying it expects to book a record USD 18.1 billion annual net profit thanks to a weak yen and cost cuts.

Base year change: Per capita income rises to Rs 6699/month in FY14

Last Updated: Friday, January 30, 2015, 22:16

India's per capita income, a gauge for assessing standard of living, for 2013-14 is up at Rs 6,699 per month for 2013-14 as against the earlier estimate of Rs 6,198.33 after the government updated the base year for measuring national accounts.

Base year change pushes GDP growth to 6.9% in 2013-14

Last Updated: Friday, January 30, 2015, 19:05

The economic growth rate was Friday revised upwards to 6.9 percent for 2013-14, as against 4.7 percent estimated earlier, after the government updated the base year for measuring national accounts.

Base year for GDP revised; new base will be 2011-12

Last Updated: Friday, January 30, 2015, 17:59

A new series of national accounts with 2011-12 as base year for computing economic growth rate has been released Friday, which may provide some cushion to government struggling to meet fiscal deficit target.

GDP base year revision may help govt contain fiscal deficit

Last Updated: Thursday, January 29, 2015, 18:29

A new series of national accounts with 2011-12 as base year for computing economic growth rate will be released Friday, which may provide some cushion to government struggling to meet fiscal deficit target.

Reliance industries raises $1 bn via a 10 years bond issue

Last Updated: Thursday, January 22, 2015, 13:37

Reliance Industries has raised USD 1 billion in debt through a 10 year bond issue at an interest rates considered lowest in Asia and with almost no new-issue premium.