The Economic Survey for 2012-13 released on Wednesday said that with moderation in inflation and expected fiscal consolidation there is room for further rate cuts by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

Reliable and easily accessible financial saving opportunities can help boost total savings and reduce attractiveness of alternatives like gold, the Economic Survey 2012-13 has said.

The over consumption of urea and limited use of phosphatic and potassic (P&K) fertilisers need to be addressed through appropriate price incentives by reducing subsidies to ensure sustainable practises are encouraged, Economic Survey said today.

At a time when a number of public private partnership (PPP) projects are in trouble, the ministry of finance has pitched for allowing flexibility so that a contract can be withdrawn and put up for rebid when a private party underperforms

Economic Survey growth figures as a "warning bell" as these came down from 9 to 5%, said Arun Jaitley

Reason for wide band is wide amount of uncertainty that prevails in both the Indian economy as well as the external world

The pre-Budget Economic Survey for 2012-13, tabled in Parliament today, has exuded confidence that the Indian economy would bounce back to achieve higher growth of around 6.1 to 6.7%, up from the advance estimates of 5% economic growth in the ...

National Advisory Council (NAC) member Aruna Roy has criticised the economic survey calling it mere government rhetoric that signifies little for the unorganised sector who comprise 95% of the workforce in the country

Prudent policy support from fiscal side and in turn monetary policy could leading to a virtuous cycle of recovery

The Survey wrongly emphasises the role of tight monetary policy as the cause of a fall in consumer and investment spending

A growth forecast that is seriously wrong is dangerous - it can lead to revenue projections and spending decisions that become seriously inflationary

For Rajan, the crucial aspect of today's economic development was a query that disturbs youth -"Where will my job come from?

The economic slowdown, a rise in interest rates and aggressive lending in good times led to a sharp rise in bad loans

Demographic dividend can slip away

The Survey clearly indicates fiscal consolidation will be on the back of reduced oil subsidies

Chief Economic Advisor says we need to be sensible rather than flashy, over-the-top hits

The consolidated turnover of public sector companies in the mining sector increased 17.7 per cent in 2011-12

Curb inflation, offer products such as inflation-indexed bonds, expand financial inclusion, improve access to financial products, says Survey

In real estate, India ranks 182nd in construction permission processes, the Survey says, citing a World Bank report

Survey reiterates commitment to fiscal consolidation

A variety of phishing campaigns are taking advantage to distribute malware, steal credentials, and scam users

Madras HC ordered the closure of liquor shops noting that there were huge crowds and no social distancing was being maintained by tipplers, however, doorstep delivery through online mode was allowed

For a state that has resolutely led the country''s farm pack in terms of growth and reform, Punjab surprisingly refuses...

For a state that has an uncanny knack of accruing crises, natural and manmade, Gujarat has landed in yet another...

As reports of hailstorm-induced crop destruction pour in from various parts of Punjab and district heads prepare to assess the damage...

UP''s sugar mills may not be in the red as they had claimed, says an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court

India resumed selling mangoes to the US last year. Exports are now set to rise ten-fold.

If freed from the laws that govern its use, bamboo can be the new green gold, says a study conducted by the India...

The state Government is pleased at the production, the farmer with his cheques and transporters with their business.

This May-end, around 270 pomegranate farmers from Atpadi will be the first graduates of the Sheti Shalas...

When the State Bank of India issued a circular instructing its branches to suspend loans for purchase of farm equipment...

Looks do matter. This seems to be the conclusion of the J-K Government as far as apple sales are concerned.

There is a shortage of food across the world and experts are trying to come up with ways in which the shortfall in supplies can be made up.

It''s a story of one crop''s gain being another crop''s loss. In Punjab''s Malwa region, the traditional cotton crop is set to lose its hectarage...

All''s not well with the horticulture industry in Jammu and Kashmir. Even as the state Government claims to have spent Rs 88 crore...

When Dayal Munda (45), a tribal farmer, first heard the name of Swarna Vasundhra, he never thought it would lead to a bumper crop.

With farmers turning entrepreneurs by forming companies through Special Economic Zones a wine company for the first time has invited farmers to become shareholders.

FinanceMinister P Chidambaram on Thursday asked public sector banks to come out with a list of farmers...

The early onset of monsoon and heavy downpour have brought good news for West Bengal farmers...

Uttar Pradesh Government''s idea to introduce mentha (mint) -one of the most popular cash crops among farmers these...

Grapes have lost their allure for the farmers of Bathinda in Punjab, a region that is home to around 70 per cent...

A vegetable vendor with an IIM degree under his belt - that''s 26-year-old Kaushalendra Prasad of Bihar who would rather...

Tired of fighting for the statutory minimum price for their sugarcane, many farmers in Kolhapur district...

While Punjab''s Malwa belt is witnessing rising incidence of cancer - largely due to addiction to alcohol and tobacco...

After acquiring a monopoly in fruit production and sale across the country, Kashmir is now set to become the vegetable hub...

While farmers are selling potatoes for as low as Rs 1-1.50 per kilo to the middlemen, consumers are shelling out Rs 7-10 in the retail market.

For a state that consumes nearly Rs 500 crore worth of bananas every year - one of the highest in the country...

With the World Bank giving a call to shift focus on agriculture to tackle food crisis, data gleaned from Punjab's villages only add to its urgency.

Allahabad based agriculture scientist Anshuka Srivastava has developed a robot that would help farmers detect Downy Mildew, a parasite that affects grape cultivation.

While average rainfall figure for Uttarakhand between June and Sept stood at 1,199 mm, Doon valley received 2,240 mm