For the two years ended June 30, 2012,unemployment rose across genders - Unemployment rises across genders

Most emerging currencies have weakened against the dollar - India not alone

Planning is crucial in generating continuous income from farming - Three hectare dryland continues to generate constant income

Yields of four major crops were not rising fast enough to meet projected global demand in 2050, warns a study published today (June 20) in the journal PLoS ONE - Crop yields will not meet 2050 global demand

Will Inida economy bpounce back to pre-crisis Levels? - India awaits a last minute booster

Around June 13-14, the southwest monsoon was stationed around central India and was expected to gradually move towards the northern parts by June-end - North witnesses fastest monsoon onset in 52 years

Maize is India's third most important cereal crop. While the commodity went through a high price spiral in 2012 with significantly lower output, both globally and in India, this year so far, prices have softened considerably - Commodity for the week - MAIZE

The behaviour of the rupee in recent weeks has brought the size of India’s current account deficit into very sharp focus - A long haul

As the southwest monsoon makes stupendous progress across large parts of the country, reaching most areas a week to 10 days ahead of schedule, the sowing of paddy, the most important foodgrain grown during the kharif season, has started on a brisk note - Paddy sowing sees a spurt across the country

THE US Federal Reserve has indicated that it will at some point scale down its bond-buying scheme -STATSGURU: Making sense of the rupee’s fall against the dollar

Monsoon to cover entire country ahead of normal arrival date - Rainfall Likely to be Normal in July & August: Met Dept

In May, the wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation fell to 4.7 per cent from 4.9 per cent a month ago - How much has core inflation really fallen?

The World Bank today forecast growth in India's gross domestic product (GDP) to stand at 6.7 per cent in 2015 - 16, primarily owing to a boost in exports and private investment - World Bank predicts India’s 2015-16 growth at 6.7%

As had happened last year, the government made a mistake while calculating April’s industrial production numbers - Govt revises April industrial output growth

Growth, inflation and external stability are caught in gridlock - Murky macroeconomy

Industrial production grew at a sluggish two per cent in April, the first month of the current financial year, despite a low base (data in the same month last year) of minus 1.3 per cent, official data showed today - Industrial growth muted at 2%

Rapid and inclusive growth in the medium term does not look too likely if one examines the array of unattended constraints - Tightening constraints to inclusive development

Official data on Wednesday revealing a tepid industrial growth in April with no distinct signs of recovery and a higher-than-expected retail inflation in May further added to the disappointing economic environment - Factory output decelerates to 2 % in April

A quarter of all maternal deaths occur due to anaemia, and 19 per cent due to calcium deficiency, both of which cause often-fatal complications at childbirth, as The Lancet data confirm - Stunting a country

In India, agricultural commodity futures trading has seen several crests and troughs, owing to frequent regulatory action and rapid changes in hedging - ‘Our agri, non-agri business ratio is set to change’