Thursday, 6 June 2013

Wednesday, 5 June 2013

The market for green certificates issued to developers, has collapsed alarmingly, casting a shadow on India’s ambitious plan for solar, wind and small hydro projects - Green Energy Projects Choke on Weak Demand

Tuesday, 4 June 2013

HSBC’s PMI slips to 50.1 in May from 51 in April - Manufacturing output falls at 50-month low
The pass through of coal prices, if allowed, would mean rates for power produced from plants set up through the competitive bidding route go through the roof - Power and coal sectors headed for chaos

Monday, 3 June 2013

Demand has been squeezed to such an extent that net sales of companies that have declared their quarterly results have on an average grown at only 7.3 per cent - STATSGURU: Some troubles in corporate results, but also green shoots
Gross energy generation in the country has been assessed as 975 billion units from power plants in operation and those expected to be commissioned during the year - CEA estimates gross energy shortage of 6.7% in 2013-14

Sunday, 2 June 2013

The sowing area under sugarcane is likely to decline by 10 per cent this season following shortage of water in major producing states including Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka - Sugarcane acreage likely to fall 10% this kharif season

Saturday, 1 June 2013

The Centre was able to rein in the Centre’s fiscal deficit at 4.9 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2012-13, against 5.2 per cent pegged in the revised estimate (RE) and 5.1 per
cent projected in the Budget estimate - Fiscal deficit down at 4.9% of GDP
Agriculture growth dropped to 1.4 per cent, a two-year low, in the fourth quarter of 2012-13 due to a drop in kharif foodgrain production as well as rabi wheat output - Farm growth at 2-year low of 1.4%
Weak consumption & investments pull down growth; core also disappoints - Annual GDP growth at a decade low

Friday, 31 May 2013

Rupee recorded another 10-month low on Thursday against the U.S. dollar even as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor aired his concerns on stubbornly high retail inflation and widening current account deficit - Rupee sinks to new low
Cotton farmers are a happy lot, at least at the beginning of kharif this year, as they are able to purchase Bt cotton seeds much below the prescribed retail price -cotton seed price keeps farmers happy

Thursday, 30 May 2013

In India, annual GDP growth is expected to strengthen gradually, to around 5.3 percent in 2013 - OECD slashes India’s growth forecast for 2013
Index of Educations to track growth of the sector, which contributes about 4% to the GDP - Central Statistics Office Working on Education Index
As many as 1.2 billion people almost  the population of india ont have acces to electricity and 2.8 billion have to rely on wood or other biomass to cook and heat their homes,finds a world bank report - Three power points for india & the world
Think tank says country might have overtaken Japan, but lowers FY13 growth projection to 5.3% - India May’ve Become World’s Third Largest Economy: OECD
India will have to completely reverse how it focuses development activity in the coming decades - Towards 2050:development imperatives
The RBI’s conservatism has been criticised by the government and industry for stalling growth. But the facts suggest a weak correlation - The interest rate illusion

Wednesday, 29 May 2013

Centre’s nod for setting up three National Investment and Manufacturing Zones in State - ‘AP set to become a manufacturing hub’
To improve air connectivity in remote areas, the civil aviation ministry is considering a proposal to allow scheduled regional airlines to induct smaller aircraft for deployment on regional routes - Govt moots steps to improve regional air connectivity