Only USD-rupee contracts of size $1,000 would be allowed
The lenders would have given loans to farmers at 9 per cent, had the subsidy of 2 per cent not been provided by the government
Pawar told parliament the cost of the new welfare scheme could be between Rs 767.2 billion ($16.5 billion) and Rs 1.07 trillion ($23 billion)
India axed controls on petrol prices in June to bolster its fiscal health
The stakes are greater for Britain, which is struggling to emerge from its worse recession since WWII
The opposition has stalled proceedings in parliament for the third straight day on the issue of price rise
RBI official says current rates will not tame inflation, suggests aggressive action
Cameron leads a delegation of six ministers and more than 30 senior execs from top UK firms
Reactions from senior bankers after the policy announcement
A look at the views of industry officials to the policy
Raises repo rate 25 bps and reverse repo rate by 50 bps; Expects interest rates to go up
Officials at the weather office's Agromet division said the seasonal rains have been so far well distributed over the major regions of the country
The monetary policy just announced by RBI is another calibrated step in the right direction, said FM
The opposition is on a high after successfully shutting down parts of the country this month in a protest against a fuel price hike