To boost Housing for All, Smart Cities, here is what the Narendra Modi government is mulling The government is considering market borrowings to incentivise speedy execution of urban infrastructure projects under various new urban missions launched… September 16, 2017 05:53 IST
CEA Arvind Subramanian briefs PM Modi on current state of economy, petrol, diesel price hikes Amid slowing growth and rising inflation, chief economic adviser (CEA) Arvind Subramanian on Friday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to… September 16, 2017 05:49 IST
Income Tax department’s Mumbai zone surpasses national average of revenue collection Gross revenue collections by the Mumbai zone of the Income Tax department grew 13.17 per cent at Rs 1,03,837.6 crore,… September 15, 2017 20:49 IST
Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government to spend additional Rs 12,180 cr for infrastructure development West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said that her government would spend Rs 12,180 crore for infrastructure development in… September 15, 2017 20:00 IST
India’s external debt down 3% to $472 bn in FY17 India’s external debt came down by $13.1 billion or 2.7 per cent to $471.9 billion at the end of March… September 15, 2017 19:55 IST
Indian exports rise for 12th straight month, grow 10.29% in August India’s exports grew to $23.81 billion in August this year, from $22.5 billion in July and $21.59 billion during the… September 15, 2017 19:21 IST
Digital economy to offer 5-7 million job opportunities, says Ravi Shankar Prasad India’s burgeoning digital economy is expected to provide job opportunities to about 50-70 lakh youth in the country by 2020,… September 15, 2017 19:11 IST
Need to develop ecosystem to skill people and create jobs, says Dharmendra Pradhan Dharmendra Pradhan, the Union Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Petroleum and Natural Gas on Friday underlined the importance… September 15, 2017 18:47 IST
India’s current account deficit increases sharply to 2.4% of GDP in Q1: 10 points India’s current account deficit increased sharply to 2.4% of GDP in first quarter, from 0.1 percent a year ago, the… Updated: September 15, 2017 19:53 IST
With $19 trillion in state assets; here is how China could defuse its massive debt bomb China’s state researchers say government debt isn’t as risky as it might look. Scholars at the Chinese Academy of Social… September 15, 2017 18:12 IST
Onion price falls to Rs 11/kg, sudden dip shuts down 6 Nashik Mandis Six out of 16 wholesale mandis here have been shut for onion trading after a sudden steep fall in prices… Updated: September 15, 2017 18:25 IST
Government saved Rs 57,000 crore through Direct Benefit Transfer scheme, says Ravi Shankar Prasad The government saved Rs 57,000 crore, “pocketed” earlier by middlemen, through the use of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) in various… September 15, 2017 17:23 IST
Govt mulling raising money from market for urban schemes, says Hardeep Singh Puri The central government plans to mobilise funds from the market to finance its mega urban schemes including Housing for All… September 15, 2017 16:59 IST
Congress to launch nationwide agitation against high tax on petrol The Congress said today it would launch a nationwide agitation against the “brazen increase” in central excise duty on petrol… September 15, 2017 16:59 IST
Government postpones 1 GW wind power auction to October 4 The government has decided to postpone second wind power auction for 1 GW capacities which was scheduled for September 19… September 15, 2017 16:29 IST
Andhra Pradesh records Gross Value Addition of 11.72% in Q1 2017-18 Andhra Pradesh registered a Gross Value Addition (GVA) of 11.72 per cent to its economy in the first quarter of… September 15, 2017 16:18 IST
Coal imports decline 24% in August, auction looms Coal import in August declined 24 per cent on a yearly basis as Indian buyers preferred not to buy any… September 15, 2017 16:16 IST
CEA Arvind Subramanian meets Narendra Modi to brief on economy Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday and briefed him on the current economic situation… Updated: September 15, 2017 16:00 IST
