The government may be bullish about economic growth next fiscal, but leading economists are not as confident as North block mandarins about India's ability to even maintain the current rate, given domestic and global headwinds facing the country.

Feb. 25: The nine per cent GDP growth envisaged for the financial year 2011-12 may remain a pipe dream unless the problem of rising prices is tackled, feel economists. The survey also seems to be taki

Bhubaneshwar: Food inflation in India is largely driven by supply side pressures and the central bank is not responsible for that, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor said on Saturday.

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India's Economic Survey for 2010-11 has predicted a 8.6 per cent growth for the current fiscal while sounding concern over inflation and the fall in factory output.

New Delhi: Following are the highlights of India's Economic Survey for 2010-11 tabled by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the Lok Sabha:

* Economy predicted to grow by 8.6 percent in current fisc

New Delhi: The spiralling crisis in the Middle East and rising global commodity prices could increase inflationary pressures at home, the Economic Survey today warned, observing food inflation has

New Delhi: Progress on key infrastructure projects, especially roads, power and railways, has not been satisfactory as more than half the central projects have been delayed, resulting in high costs, s

New Delhi: Food inflation rose marginally to 11.49 per cent for the week ended February 12 from 11.05 per cent in the previous week, driven by rising prices of milk, egg, meat and vegetables.

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday said the 'government stands committed' to curbing the inflation.

"By the end of this fiscal year, inflation will be controlled. I expect the situatio

Mumbai: India's food price index rose 11.05 per cent and the fuel price index climbed 11.92 per cent in the year to February 5, government data on Thursday showed.

In the previous week, annual food a