Economy & Policy News
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September 26, 2017, Tuesday
PM Modi revives Economic Advisory Council with Bibek Debroy as chief
EAC-PM will have three economists as part-time members - Surjit Bhalla, Rathin Roy, and Ashima Goyal
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September 26, 2017, Tuesday
PM Modi promises to light up all homes by 2018-end with Rs 16k-cr scheme
Saubhagya scheme aims at providing 'last mile electricity connectivity to all rural and urban households'
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September 26, 2017, Tuesday
RBI caps banks exposure to Reits, InvIts at 10% of unit capital
The RBI also prohibited banks from offering broking services for commodity derivatives segment of Sebi recognised stock exchanges
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September 26, 2017, Tuesday
India to upgrade its existing free trade pact with South Korea
Strap : The issue of gold influx to be dealt with throughthe framework of the agreementIndia has decided to 'upgrade' its ...
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September 26, 2017, Tuesday
Electric mobility needs to ride over these regulatory roadblocks
As the government moves ahead with its ambitious target of having an all-electric vehicle fleet in the country by 2030 a number ...
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September 26, 2017, Tuesday
Govt yet to work out iron ore pricing mechanism; firms want benchmarking
While the ministry of mines favours a benchmarked price, the ministry of steel vehemently opposes such a move
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September 26, 2017, Tuesday
Govt pegs 2.8% fall in kharif foodgrain output
In cotton, total production is expected to be about 2.5% less than last year despite more sowing area
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September 26, 2017, Tuesday
Army orders surface to air missile, making it the first tri-service weapon
Army today signed a contract in Hyderabad that requires DRDO to develop an army version of the medium range surface to air
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September 26, 2017, Tuesday
Govt addressing economic challenges: Arun Jaitley
He acknowleded 'small dip' in the country's growth rate
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September 25, 2017, Monday
Share of exports in GDP at 14-year low of 19.4%
Exports up just 1.2% in Q1 despite strong rebound in global trade in goods and services
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September 25, 2017, Monday
Govt in process of changing India's economic environment: Jaitley
It is manufacturing which brought the GDP down, he added.
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September 25, 2017, Monday
Pre-paid model will be adopted to provide electricity to all: R K Singh
He stressed on the need for developing skills for the power sector
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September 25, 2017, Monday
PM Modi forms Economic Advisory Council amid growing concerns over slowdown
Economists have called for the expansionary fiscal policy to stimulate consumer demand in India
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September 25, 2017, Monday
PM Modi launches Rs 16k-cr 'Saubhagya' scheme to electrify 40 mn homes
The rural household outlay is estimated to be Rs 14,025 cr, while the outlay is Rs 2,295 cr for urban households.
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September 25, 2017, Monday
LIVE: 4 cr houses in darkness, we will give power to all, says PM Modi
According to sources, the party's economic resolution will also highlight demonetisation and GST
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September 25, 2017, Monday
PM launches Saubhagya scheme to provide 24x7 electricity to poor by 2019
The Rs 16,320-cr scheme aims at providing 'last mile electricity connectivity to all rural and urban households'
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September 25, 2017, Monday
PM forms Economic Advisory Council; Bibek Debroy appointed chairman
Surjit Bhalla, Rathin Roy, Aashima Goyal, Ratan Watal will be part-time members
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September 25, 2017, Monday
Reforms in last 3 years boosted railway loading, earnings: Mohammed Jamshed
Infusion of capital to the tune of Rs 8.56 lakh cr has already been tied up for the Railways during 2015-19
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September 25, 2017, Monday
India's foodgrain output from kharif crop likely to drop 3%
Govt estimates suggest summer crop output to slip to 134.67 million tonnes, mainly on account of lower rice output
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September 25, 2017, Monday
Post-demonetisation digital payments up, debit card use declines: Report
NEFT volumes have grown upwards of 30% with a further around 10% improvement in per-transaction size
