World Bank chief urges reforms to attract investment amid trade uncertainty David Malpass declined to comment when asked whether he was urging his former colleagues in the Trump administration to reach… Updated: June 29, 2019 05:49 IST
Silver lining: India’s current account deficit narrows sharply Merchandise exports grew just 3.9% y-o-y in May, against 0.6% in April, while imports inched up by 4.3% Updated: June 29, 2019 07:16 IST
Stressed power projects await ministry implementation of Cabinet measures The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, on March 7, had approved certain recommendations of a group of ministers and a… June 29, 2019 03:35 IST
How NITI Aayog is planning to cut costs with a pan-India Bhavantar Scheme While the target to double farmers income was set in 2015-16, the idea was to increase their income by an… Updated: June 29, 2019 04:17 IST
Tyre manufacturers urge Nirmala Sitharaman for zero duty rubber imports The growing gap has made ATMA reiterate its demand for zero-duty rubber imports. June 29, 2019 00:30 IST
Mi Days Sale on Amazon.in, Mi.com: Best Xiaomi offers on Redmi phones, Mi LED TVs, & more Xiaomi is offering big discounts on a range of products including Redmi phones and Mi LED TVs June 28, 2019 23:54 IST
RBI tweaks conditions for sale of asset by an ARC to another However, the transfer of assets by one ARC to another would depend on certain conditions. For example, the transaction has… June 28, 2019 22:17 IST
Italy fines Facebook over Cambridge Analytica case In December, Italy’s competition authority fined Facebook 10 million euros for selling users’ data without informing them and “aggressively” discouraging… June 28, 2019 22:07 IST
Need to relook Niti Aayog functioning, give fund allocation powers, says former RBI Deputy Governor Rakesh Mohan Recently, former Finance Commission chairman Vijay Kelkar had also pitched for setting up of a ‘new Niti Aayog’ and giving… June 28, 2019 21:27 IST
India’s external debt rises 2.63 per cent to USD 543 billion at March-end The RBI said valuation gain due to the appreciation of the US dollar vis-a-vis Indian rupee and other major currencies… June 28, 2019 21:18 IST
Centre approves 2.5 lakh more houses under PMAY (Urban) The Centre Friday sanctioned over 2.5 lakh more affordable houses in 10 states under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (U). June 28, 2019 20:00 IST
Fiscal deficit touches 52% of budgeted target in first 2-months; key details The fiscal deficit rose at Rs 3.66 lakh crore, or 52 per cent of the budgeted target in the first… June 28, 2019 18:01 IST
Odisha economic growth rises to 8.4pc in FY19 Odisha improved its economic growth in 2018-19 to 8.4 per cent from 7.4 per cent in the previous fiscal, according… June 28, 2019 17:35 IST
2 years of GST: Government to celebrate second anniversary of indirect tax regime on July 1 The Government will organise an event on July 1, to celebrate the second anniversary of Goods and Services Tax (GST)… June 28, 2019 16:35 IST
As monsoon sees slow start, CARE Ratings flags these 2 big worries for economy With rains remaining weak so far, it may have an impact on the food inflation, as well as the contribution… June 28, 2019 16:18 IST
India received USD 1.81 billion FDI from China during April’14-March’19: Piyush Goyal India has received USD 1.81 billion (around Rs 12,474 crore) foreign direct investment from China during April 2014 to March… June 28, 2019 16:18 IST
US lawmakers ask Trump, Modi to stay focused on ‘big picture’ of India-US ties An influential bipartisan group of American lawmakers has asked President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stay focused… June 28, 2019 16:05 IST
G20 Summit: PM Modi, Trump agree facilitate early meeting of commerce ministers to sort out trade disputes Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump Friday “aired” their concerns over the bilateral trade disputes and agreed for… June 28, 2019 15:38 IST
‘Deport every Indian’: US ‘H-1B journalist’ fired after post on Indian-origin CEO sparks social media outrage
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