The overall kitty had swelled by $2.68 billion to $396.084 billion in the previous week.

The CPI figure for December month is almost half of what the RBI has been projecting for the last one year.

Both solar and wind tariffs have fallen steeply in recent years, but excessive emphasis on lowering tariffs is now threatening India's renewable energy success story.

In an effort to encourage work-life balance the government wants to break the habit of earned leave hoarding for encashment on retirement.

2018 was the worst year for Indian capital markets in terms of overseas investment since 2002

From spiralling costs and cut-throat competition pushing airlines into the red to government initiatives aimed at boosting the fast-growing sector

Experts believe the overall movement for the benchmark Sensex may also end up in 2019 at around 5 per cent, the same as 2018

The year which saw heightened volatility in the Indian market weakened the rationale for foreign investors to infuse their funds into Indian bourses.