Sitharaman explained the developments in the Indo-Pacific region and the recently concluded 2+2 ministerial dialogue, which was topped off by a virtual meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Joe Biden
Coming from Mester, one of the Fed's more hawkish policymakers and a supporter of using half-point hikes to get inflation on a downward trajectory more quickly, it was a notable bid to tamp down market panic on a day when U.S. stock indexes tumbled
Mauritius remains the fifth largest destination of Indian investments globally, mostly because of round-tripping of funds. While stringent tax rules are now reducing the flow, securing clean investments remains a challenge for the COVID-19-hit island country.
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He asked the Chhattisgarh CM to expedite the process of settling land acquisition and forest clearance and assured to complete road projects worth Rs 1 lakh crore in the state by 2024.
UGC chairman Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar has said all the arrangements will be done via conventional mode—these partnerships won't be allowed for online, open or distance-learning courses
A draft waiver being discussed between the US, UK and the European Union is expected to be presented to the World Trade Organisation’s member-states next week. Doubts loom about how effective it will be.
The announcement came after the government suspended repayment of all its foreign borrowings, ahead of negotiations for a debt restructure with the International Monetary Fund
The government is prepared to support custom duty cuts on crude edible oil imports beyond the initial deadline of September 2022. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shut down sunflower oil imports from both countries. Palm oil shipments from Indonesia and Malaysia have been disrupted by high prices and domestic shortages in those markets.
While there is no immediate fallout for New Delhi, the state of political emergency in national capitals across the Indian subcontinent has got officials at the ministry of external affairs working overtime.
The Chairperson of the European Parliament's Committee on International Trade (INTA) reached India on April 10 with 6 other European Union (EU) parliamentarians. They plan to start talks on a proposed trade deal, under discussion since 2007.
A candidate can also pursue two digital degrees simulteniously. The move also means, an eligible candidate can do a master's and a bachelor's degree together too.
The fourth edition of the annual dialogue between India’s external affairs and defence ministers and their US counterparts will dovetail with a United Nations Security Council meeting on Ukraine.
The uncollateralized SDF allows greater flexibility to the RBI in liquidity management as against the reverse repo where the central bank needs to give collateral in the form of government bonds.
RBI insisted on gradual, calibrated withdrawal of liquidity over a multi-year time frame in a non-disruptive manner beginning this year
The Monetary Policy Committee has so far remained on a growth-supportive stance to guard the economy from the ill-effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
As of January 1, 2022, the effective GST rate on footwear costing below Rs 1,000 has been raised from 5 percent to 12 percent, while the rate for footwear costing above Rs 1,000 was rationalised to 12 percent, down from 18 percent.
India’s push to capture Ukraine’s international markets for eggs revolves around boosting shipments to the UAE, which account for almost 40 percent of Ukraine’s egg exports
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das will unveil the first monetary policy of the new financial year on April 8, after a two-day review. This will likely indicate the course RBI will adopt for the remainder of FY23 as it seeks to strike a fine balance between spurring growth and curbing inflation. So will RBI continue to keep rates low to bolster growth or go for a rise? Watch Karunya Rao and Ravi Krishnan decode the central bank's strategy
Growth for the region is estimated at 5 percent, down from the original forecast of 5.4 percent. The “low case” scenario foresees growth dipping to 4 percent, the World Bank said
Western sanctions on Russia over its nearly six-week invasion of its neighbour gained new impetus this week after dead civilians shot at close range were discovered in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, seized back from Russian forces
For petrol and diesel this is the 14th round of increase over the last 15 days
Brent crude futures fell 97 cents, or 0.9 percent, to $105.67 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate futures were down 98 cents, or 1 percent, to $100.98 a barrel
To enable closer cooperation, both governments are planning more economic, tech and strategic partnerships
The data shows that during the entire month of April in 2021, the peak power demand was recorded at 182.37 GW. It was 132.73 GW in April 2020, a tad lower than 176.81 GW in April 2019.