Inflation
As per the government data, Retail inflation spiked to a seven-month high of 3.05% in May.
Index of Industrial Production (IIP)
As per the official data released, Industrial production grew at a six-month high of 3.4 per cent in April.
SBI report
State Bank economists have published a report recently on monetary aspects.
Pre-budget consultations
Recently a meeting is held by Finance Minister with various stakeholders ahead of the presentation of the Union Budget next month.
SEBI norms to reward whistle blowers
The Securities and Exchange Board of India has proposed rules that will allow employees to expose fraud and wrongdoing in a company and get a reward for it.
Big data analytical tools to improve official statistics
The government has proposes to set up a ‘National Data Warehouse’ with a view to leveraging big data analytical tools to further improve the quality of macro-economic aggregates.
India-France relations
Recently French Minister of State for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean Baptiste Lemoyne and the Indian alumni of French courses in business, engineering and design meet was organised.
Revised norms to deal with stressed assets
The Reserve Bank of India released fresh guidelines to deal with bad loans after the Supreme Court quashed its 12 February, 2018, circular.
MoU for data exchange
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) and the SEBI for data exchange between the two regulatory organisations.
Repo Rate
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut the benchmark repo rate by 25 basis points (bps) for the third time in a row.