Govt set to raise $3.2 billion by selling stake in steel companies

In yet another news of selling stake in sick cos the indian government is all set to sell stake in steel companies which might help in raising money, in future we can see more disinvestment news from the government of india, The details are as follows :

The government may raise 150 billion rupees ($3.2 billion) by selling up to 20 percent stake in state-run firms, Steel Minister Virbhadra Singh said on Friday.

The minister said the government was in the process of choosing companies for divestment.

Inflation at -1.58 percent but prices still rise

As per latest official data, annual inflation based on Wholesale Price Index stood at - 1.58% for the week ended July 25, 2009, while it was at 12.53% a year ago. The latest inflation number shows a steeper fall in annual inflation recorded at the end of the previous week at -1.54%.

Government data showed on Thursday that price level for all commodities stayed below zero for the eighth straight week, but prices of

food items continued to surge, signaling political trouble for the Centre and three states preparing for local elections in a few months. Maharashtra is facing assembly polls in October-November, while Haryana that is supposed to go to the polls next year is likely to advance it to this year-end. Jharkhand, now under the President’s rule, is also likely to go to polls later this year.

Finance Minister speaks about Fiscal Consolidation

It's official that government will not induce money into unproductive sectors in a bid to consolidate the fiscal deficit which will touch 6.8% of Gross Domestic Product(GDP) for this financial year finance minister Pranab Mukherjee said today.

India's fiscal deficit is projected to swell to a record 6.8 percent of gross domestic product in the fiscal year 2009/10 (April-March) that has to be funded by a record high borrowing of 4.51 trillion rupees ($95 billion). that's a whopping amount of borrowing.

A report from finance ministery said that - "Government will continue to take necessary measures to moderate inflation, prune unproductive expenditure and closely monitor FRBM (Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management) targets," so lets see whether these statements turn to reality or it's just an answer to opposition questions in parliament.

Hurray ! We got richer by Rs 4207 per annum per person

Finally IT'S OFFICIAL !! Indian have grown richer by rupees 4207 per annum per person . Thanks to growing economy from the last 3 years or so and still growing although slowed down due to ongoing economic crises through out the world.

Let me tell you about the news of increase in per capita income in some more detail,

An average indian or a normal indian's annual income has increased by INR 4207 per annum, the news were told in parliament today that means the annual per capita income of indian has reached a figure of Rs 37490, that sounds nice but in reality much of the growth in annual income is restricted to bigger cities where as cities of bihar , UP are still underdeveloped and average income is much lower then this figure of rupees 37490 annually.

According to data released by the Central Statistical Organisation, the per capita income of people has increased by over one-third from Rs 26,003 in 2005-06 to Rs 37,490 in 2008-09. The per capita income was Rs 33,283 in 2007-08 so there is a growth in indian economy however the pace of growth has slowed down when compared to previous financial year.

Top 10 most admired companies of world

Here is the list of top 10 companies of the world which are most admired across the globe No indian company features in the prestigeous list-

RANK 1 - APPLE Inc (of USA)

RANK 2 - BERKSHIRE HATHWAY - incorporated by legendary billionaire investor Warren Buffett

RANK 3 - TOYOTA MOTOR

RANK 4 - GOOGLE Inc (Search engine Marketing)

RANK 5 - JOHNSON & JOHNSON ltd

RANK 6 - PROCTER and GAMBLE

RANK 7 - FED EX

RANK 8 - SOUTH WEST AIRLINES

RANK 9 - GENERAL ELECTRIC Ltd

RANK 10 - MICROSOFT Inc

OOPS!! looking for some indian companies.... no one is there...may be in future some indian company would make into it..