Monsoon rains

India has potential to do better than 7.5%: FM Jaitley

India has the potential to grow at a faster pace on the back of healthy monsoon rains, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said.

Apr 14, 2016, 14:52 PM IST

Rains continue in southern states

Monsoon rains continued to lash parts of southern states.

Nov 05, 2015, 16:46 PM IST

Barclays pegs average CPI inflation at 5% this fiscal

The headline inflation is at "manageable" levels, but risks around food inflation still persist, global financial services major Barclays said, adding that the average CPI inflation for this fiscal is likely to be 5 percent.

Jul 03, 2015, 15:41 PM IST

Enough food stocks to keep prices under check: CEA on monsoon

At present, the price situation is much better with CPI inflation down to 5 percent and the WPI remaining in the negative territory for past several months.

May 26, 2015, 16:40 PM IST

Adequate food stocks to help contain inflation: Arvind Subramanian

India's adequate food stocks would help contain inflation, even if summer monsoon rains turn out to be weak, Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian said on Tuesday.

May 26, 2015, 15:04 PM IST

Paddy sowing up 17% so far this Kharif season

Area under coverage for paddy has risen by 17 percent so far in this Kharif season at 2.68 lakh hectares amid forecast that monsoon rains will hit Kerala on May 30, two days ahead of its schedule.

May 22, 2015, 19:08 PM IST

India's rice output, exports to climb on revival of monsoon

India`s summer-sown rice output is likely to cross the previous year`s level due to a pick up in monsoon rains, raising prospects for higher overseas sales in 2015 by the world`s biggest exporter of the grain, trade officials said.

Sep 18, 2014, 14:07 PM IST