November 06, 2019 03:35 PM IST On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Bangkok had said India will not join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) as negotiations failed to satisfactorily address the country's "outstanding issues and concerns".
November 06, 2019 02:03 PM IST The minister noted that the steel sector is becoming more vibrant, efficient, environment-friendly and globally competitive supported by various policies of the government and the entrepreneurial spirit of the industry.
November 06, 2019 01:59 PM IST "Export of rice (basmati and non-basmati) to European Union (EU) countries will require certificate of inspection from Export Inspection Council/Export Inspection Agency with immediate effect," directorate general of foreign trade has said in a notification.
November 06, 2019 01:56 PM IST Speaking at the 'Urja Sangam' conference in March 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said that India needs to bring down its oil import dependence from 77 per cent in 2013-14, to 67 per cent by 2022, when India will celebrate its 75th year of independence.
November 06, 2019 01:21 PM IST On an average, there has been a 15 percent rise in number of companies visiting the campus and a 20 percent increase in the stipends.
November 06, 2019 11:58 AM IST Fitch said it was revising the fiscal deficit forecast as revenue collection is likely to fall far short of the projections in the FY2019/20 Union Budget due to weak goods and services tax (GST) and corporate income tax collections.
November 06, 2019 11:35 AM IST General Manager, NABARD, V Mashar told PTI that the the bank is also promoting integrated farming in the islands and has been focusing on skill development as another thrust sector.
November 06, 2019 08:24 AM IST The defence minister said the Indian government is encouraging Orignal Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to make use of the 'Make in India' initiative.
November 06, 2019 08:24 AM IST "Onion prices will go up by another Rs 6-10 as rain in Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka have affected the supply of onion to Odisha," Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister R P Swain told reporters here.
November 06, 2019 08:24 AM IST Chautala made the announcement on the floor of the House even as Chief Minister Khattar talked of evolving an institutional mechanism to provide 75 percent reservation in private sector jobs to Haryana youths.
November 06, 2019 08:21 AM IST He, however, said that for the present it is the final decision of the government that India will not join the China-backed mega free trade agreement -- Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
November 06, 2019 08:20 AM IST He suggested that the ministry, state and industry body CII can work on some kind of policies and enablers to push the growth of 12 champion sectors being identified by the government.
November 05, 2019 10:25 PM IST Around 14 percent of drugs by value and 25 percent by volume fall under price controls.
November 05, 2019 10:16 PM IST On September 15, an arbitral tribunal, which heard the case between GVK and Bidvest, gave GVK time till October 31 to deposit the money to buy out Bidvest shares.
November 05, 2019 09:53 PM IST The government is working on the final contours of disinvestment of loss-making Air India, which has a debt worth over Rs 58,000 crore.
November 05, 2019 09:37 PM IST It can be noted that the economic growth has slipped to a six-year low primarily due to steeply falling consumption demand, and policymakers have been taking massive efforts to push up growth by prodding the public to spend more.
November 05, 2019 09:32 PM IST A decision in this regard was taken at the meeting of an inter-ministerial committee, headed by Consumer Affairs Secretary Avinash K Srivastava, which reviewed the prices and availability of onions in the country.
November 05, 2019 09:14 PM IST Under the new norms, all insurance entities and funds from FATF member countries have been classified as category-I FPIs.
November 05, 2019 08:00 PM IST Traditionally, oil marketing companies (OMCs) have been used by the government to push its inclusive agenda, the latest being the dole out of free cooking gas (LPG) cylinders to poor women's households.
November 05, 2019 07:18 PM IST She said many funds are ready to invest in the secto but want more policy support.
November 05, 2019 06:41 PM IST Sakshi Batra chats with Moneycontrol's Deputy Executive Editor, Gaurav Choudhary to find out the implications of India's decision to stay out of the RCEP agreement.
November 05, 2019 06:34 PM IST The government has pegged the fiscal deficit for the current financial year at Rs 7.03 lakh crore, aiming to restrict the deficit at 3.3 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP).
November 05, 2019 04:00 PM IST Only 22 percent of organisations in India plan to add to headcount as compared to 29 percent last year
November 05, 2019 02:23 PM IST After drawing a list of non-performing assets (NPAs) from banks across the country, CBI had registered 35 cases related to bank frauds involving more than Rs 7,000 crore
November 05, 2019 10:55 AM IST The last time services activity contracted for two consecutive months was in August 2017 following the hasty implementation of GST.
