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February 02, 2023 06:11 PM IST National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD) in its press statement states that despite the rhetoric of 'Inclusive India' with Inclusive Development right at the top of the government's seven-priority 'Saptarishi' approach, the persons with disabilities continue to be ignored by the State.
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December 14, 2022 12:00 PM IST The government had received requests from the transaction advisor to push forward the deadline for early bids for IDBI Bank
- October 17, 2022 01:45 PM IST
More than 8 crore farmers received over Rs 16,000 crore in their bank accounts under the 12th tranche of the PM Kisan Samman Nidi scheme
- October 16, 2022 06:56 AM IST
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's remarks came in the wake of the push by the US-led western countries to reduce their oil purchase from Russia and warning to other nations that they would face sanctions if they continued to do so
- September 28, 2022 12:51 PM IST
Managing the incidental outcomes of exchange rate policy on its interest rate policy and the economy will help the Reserve Bank of India maintain its credibility.
- September 19, 2022 11:40 AM IST
Hotter-than-expected US inflation numbers for August have thrown up several concerning trends, an important one being the risk of stagflation. But while reports suggest that the US may be on the verge of stagflation, the big question is, what does this mean for India? How relevant is stagflation for India, is India really at risk, and what would this mean for our household budgets? Watch this mini masterclass to find out!
- September 08, 2022 09:22 AM IST
The changes have been made under powers conferred by the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957.
- August 31, 2022 12:53 PM IST
Under the scheme, states can lift 15 lakh tonnes of chana at the discount of Rs 8 per kg over issue price of the sourcing state on first come first serve basis
- August 26, 2022 12:34 PM IST
More than half the payment failures may be due to incorrect Aadhaar details, or bank accounts that are wrongly flagged as inactive
- August 25, 2022 04:27 PM IST
The existing policy has led to a significant amount of wheat flour continuing to be exported from India even after all such exports were restricted back in July.
- August 23, 2022 09:15 PM IST
The government plans to implement a Boston Consulting Group report which calls for significant restructuring of the department to help hit $2 trillion in exports by 2030.
- August 22, 2022 03:30 PM IST
The additional duty comes just months after Bajaj got additional charge of Economic Affairs Secretary till August 12.
- August 12, 2022 06:18 PM IST
Nations that were in a food deficit and vulnerable, as well as India's neighbours, were given priority access to wheat amid a global shortfall.
- August 11, 2022 06:31 PM IST
"The measures the government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have taken have helped in lowering inflation, but it's not like it has stopped being a concern. It's just not as worrying as it was a few months ago," a senior official said.
- August 10, 2022 05:10 PM IST
The removal of a 5 percent duty on plain and studded gold jewellery from India as part of the recent free trade agreement with the UAE is expected to increase exports by $5 billion.
- August 03, 2022 02:53 PM IST
A step-by-step reduction of import duties on high-value US farm products, a trade margin policy for medical devices, and a promise to continue talks on reducing price restrictions on American technology goods remain India´s basic proposal for trade talks with the US
- August 03, 2022 03:25 PM IST
The bill seeks to mandate use of non-fossil sources, including green hydrogen, green ammonia, biomass and ethanol for energy and feedstock to achieve the twin target of reducing dependence on fossil fuel and achieving energy security
- August 01, 2022 09:58 AM IST
Over the past few years, India has imposed higher tariffs on Chinese imports, cracked down heavily on Chinese firms, and cut the flow of Chinese FDI . But, as an uneasy peace holds for the moment, officials say no major economic action is planned.
- July 29, 2022 06:35 AM IST
The report likely won't change Fed Chair Jerome Powell's view that an economy that is adding hundreds of thousands of jobs a month is not in recession, and won't deter him from raising borrowing costs further
- July 26, 2022 11:13 AM IST
The corridor is a collection of infrastructure projects that have been under construction throughout Pakistan beginning 2013. Originally valued at $47 billion, the value of CPEC projects bumped up to $62 billion as of 2020. New Delhi has protested the project from its inception since it passes through large chunks of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
- July 25, 2022 03:31 PM IST
The government hopes to revive struggling SEZs, exports from which fell to $102.3 billion in FY21 from $112.3 billion in FY20. Of the 370 notified SEZs, only 234 are operational, official data shows. Measures like lower taxes and partial denotification are also being considered
- July 22, 2022 02:16 PM IST
India had in May banned wheat exports to ensure domestic availability but has been allowing shipments to select countries.
- July 22, 2022 09:52 AM IST
The India-United Kingdom FTA aims to significantly boost trade by reducing tariffs on up to 65 percent of traded goods and 40 percent of services.
- July 20, 2022 08:49 PM IST
The ex-NITI Aayog Vice Chairman said studies have shown that import duties have been raised on as many as 3000 tariff lines in recent years.
- July 20, 2022 11:36 AM IST
The Supreme Court earlier this year had said that the GST Council’s recommendations are not binding on states
