P. Chidambaram

General

15 April, 2013

Inflation hits 3-yr low, down to 5.96% in March

India's headline inflation slowed to the lowest rate in more than three years in March, hardening expectations that the Reserve ......

Infrastructure

28 February, 2013

Higher allocation, more initiatives for infra sector, but no clear road map exists

At a time when India’s GDP is hovering around 5 per cent, strong measures were needed to spur growth in ......

General

28 February, 2013

More capitalisation for PSU banks, 'women's only' bank on cards

In its efforts to capitalise the public sector banks compliant with the Basel III regulations, the Finance Minister P Chidambaram ......

General

28 February, 2013

Highlights of Union Budget 2013-14

INVESTMENTS & SAVINGS:Investment allowance for new high value investments: A company investing Rs 100 crore or more in plant and ......

General

27 February, 2013

Indian GDP growth expected to perk up to 6.1%-6.7% in FY14: Economic Survey

The slowdown in India’s economic growth has bottomed out and the growth rate of gross domestic product (GDP) will accelerate ......

Others

26 February, 2013

Railway budget sets tone for austerity year

India reined in spending on its vast but decrepit rail network on Tuesday, setting the tone for what is expected ......

General

02 January, 2013

Former RBI governor YV Reddy to head 14th Finance Commission

The Centre on Wednesday constituted the 14th Finance Commission, with former Reserve Bank of India governor YV Reddy as its ......

General

20 November, 2012

India's economy unmoved by shock therapy

The slowing Indian economy is not responding to shock therapy. The stock market rally that began in September after the ......

General

23 August, 2012

RBI urges govt to fast-track infra projects

The hopes of Finance Minister P Chidambaram to revive the investment climate in the Indian economy received a reality check ......

General

14 August, 2012

July inflation unexpectedly drops, but core up

India's wholesale inflation unexpectedly fell in July to 6.87 per cent, its lowest level since January 2010, although economists were ......