Weak inflation gives RBI elbow room to cut rates: Experts

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 15, 2015, 13:33

Weak inflation figures in India have provided "elbow room" to the Reserve Bank to lower rates by 25 bps this month, say global brokerages.

Gold eases to around one-month low as Fed meeting nears

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 15, 2015, 07:23

Gold edged down on Monday to just above a one-month low, as European stocks rose ahead of a Federal Reserve policy meeting that will be scrutinized for clarity on when the U.S. central bank will raise interest rates.

New civil aviation policy in advanced stage: Minister

Last Updated: Monday, September 14, 2015, 18:43

The proposed new civil aviation policy was under advanced stage of preparation and the draft would be placed in the public domain for eliciting opinions, Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati said Monday.

Jayant Sinha pitches for lower rates, making exports more competitive

Last Updated: Sunday, September 13, 2015, 13:16

He also stressed on the need to make the Indian exports more competitive by bringing down the cost of capital as also the cost of manufacturing.

US stocks tick up ahead of Fed policy meeting

Last Updated: Saturday, September 12, 2015, 07:33

The US stocks pared early losses to end higher Friday, as investors pondered over economic reports ahead of the US Federal Reserve's key policy meeting.

Time is ripe for up to 1% rate cut by RBI: Arvind Panagariya

Last Updated: Thursday, September 10, 2015, 15:17

Pitching for rate cut by the Reserve Bank, NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya on Thursday said that "time is ripe" for 0.5 percent to 1 percent reduction in benchmark lending rates.

Monetary policy committee under "active" discussion: RBI deputy

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 9, 2015, 20:25

The RBI is holding "active" discussions with the government on the formation of a monetary policy committee that would decide interest rates, a deputy governor of the bank, S.S. Mundra, said on Wednesday.

Cabinet approves off-shore wind power generation policy

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 9, 2015, 16:37

The central government on Wednesday approved a policy framework for promotion of off-shore wind power generation.

US tells China at G20 to avoid 'competitive devaluation'

Last Updated: Friday, September 4, 2015, 23:53

US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew on Friday told his Chinese counterpart at a G20 meeting in Ankara to avoid competitive devaluation and improve communication of Beijing`s economic policy.

Rajan completes second year as RBI Governor: What are the expectations

Last Updated: Friday, September 4, 2015, 10:51

Raghuram Govind Rajan took charge as the 23rd Governor of RBI on September 4, 2013 for a three-year term.

Decline in exports "pulled down" GDP growth by 3%: FIEO

Last Updated: Thursday, September 3, 2015, 18:28

Exporters body FIEO on Thursday said the decline in outbound shipments has "pulled down" India's GDP growth in the April-June quarter by over 3 percent.