Director General

Bahl is currently the Head of Research on Maternal, Newborn Child and Adolescent Health cum-Newborn Unit Head, Department of Maternal Newborn Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing, at the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva.

WHO head dismisses Donald Trump's suggestions he's too close to China

"We are close to every nation, we are colour-blind," Tedros told a virtual news briefing on Wednesday

New rules on network rollout to reduce call drops: COAI

Cellular operators' body COAI has said that new rules on installation of mobile towers and laying of optical cables will reduce call drops, rev up broadband speeds and improve service quality for consumers.

Rate cut to drive growth, banks must follow suit: India Inc

"Today's action by the RBI has removed considerable uncertainty with regard to the direction of borrowing costs faced by industry. The corporate sector will now be in a better position to drive a recovery in investment and growth."

Need to raise infra sect investment to 10% of GDP: Assocham

"Investment in infrastructure needs to go up from the current level of 6 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) to about 10 percent to ensure Make in India initiative leads the country's growth," the study said.

Sugar output to fall 5% due to poor rains: Industry body

India's sugar stocks, however, are likely to rise to 9.6 million tonnes at the start of the season on October 1, from 7.5 million last year, said Abinash Verma, director general of the Indian Sugar Mills Association.

Final decision on Google case to take quite some time: CCI

The Competition Commission of India's investigative arm has submitted its report on the matter. "It is going to take quite some time before there is any finality on the matter," CCI Chairman Ashok Chawla said.

CCI probes alleged cartelisation in airfares

The watchdog had asked its investigation arm Director General (DG) to look into the matter of airfares on three previous occasions but did not find any evidence of fair trade norm violations.

PM chairs strategy meet on climate change summit

Several ministers heading departments like environment, power, coal and agriculture were learnt to have been present. Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian, Director General of Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) Ajay Mathur and secretaries of concerned ministries were also present.

Textile imports from 5 regions exempted from Azo Dyes test

The other three regions are Serbia, Poland and Denmark. The move could help importers in reducing transactions cost.

Aus to boost cos to participate in mines auction in India

The topic was discussed in a meeting held yesterday between Steel and Mines Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and his Australian counterpart, Minister for Industry, Science and Resources Ian Macfarlane, an official statement said on Thursday.

11% deficient monsoon so far, Kharif crops may be hit

June witnessed excess precipitation of 16 percent, while there was a monsoon deficit of 16 percent in July. IMD had predicted around 16 percent deficient rainfall during August and September.

CCI likely to soon start hearings on Google case

While CCI would take a final decision after hearing Google and other parties in the case, including the complainants, the probe report of the watchdog's investigative arm, Director General, is believed to have found Google in violation of certain competition regulations.

Coffee exports decline 7.5% in July

In July 2014, the country exported coffee worth USD 69.15 million, according to the data available with the Commerce Ministry. Coffee prices in international markets are under pressure due to production surplus in Brazil, the world's leading producer.

Big potential in boosting ties with Pacific Island: Goyal

Piyush Goyal was speaking at a business interaction with heads of states and governments of Pacific Island countries organised by CII in cooperation with the Ministry of External Affairs yesterday. CII Director General Chandrajit Banerjee said bilateral trade between India and the region was very low and needed to be stepped up.

New towers in defence areas can curb call drop menace: COAI

While telecom secretary Rakesh Garg accused the telecom companies of not doing enough to tackle the call drop menace, COAI talks about the real issue pertaining to the call drop menace.

Essel, CII ink pact for technical consortium

According to the MoU, Essel group will support the CII National Mission on Smart Cities by providing necessary inputs for generating ideas for policy advocacy and promotion of smart city concepts among stakeholders.

India Inc hopes RBI to cut rates after robust IIP data

Terming the the outcomes of the recent RBI policy review as "slightly disappointing", Assocham said the central bank should have reduced the rates a bit to provide a fillip to the industrial growth.

CCI probe into Ola Cabs case at 'preliminary stage'

Competition Commission of India (CCI) Chairman Ashok Chawla said the probe is going on with respect to Bengaluru city. In April, the watchdog had ordered a detailed probe after it prima-facie found evidence of Ola violating the competition norms.

Parliamentary logjam holding up GST, other key bills: CII

"Industry expects that our leaders would seize the window of opportunity for the country for expediting growth, which is so important in this stage of India's development," former CII president Ajay Shriram said.

CCI imposes Rs 20 lakh fine on 3 Karnataka's associations

They have also been directed to "cease and desist" from unfair business practices. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has penalised Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC), Karnataka Television Association (KTVA) and Kannada Film Producers Association (KFPA).

Barring 4 states, summer crops prospect good so far: IMD

More than 50 percent of the sowing of summer crops has been completed so far in this kharif season and farmers have taken up pulses, oilseeds and coarse cereals in a big way, as per the latest data of the Agriculture Ministry. Sowing of kharif crops begins with the onset of southwest monsoon from June.

Ease of doing Biz: Com Min starts online payment facility

The move is aimed at improving ease of doing business for exporters and importers. Commerce Secretary Rita Teaotia said that the step will help in exporters and importers in terms of facilitating the country's trade and reducing their transactions cost.

Govt permits 2,095 tonnes of more sugar to US under quota

The DGFT also said that a certificate of origin, if required, for export of preferential sugar to the US, shall be issued by additional director general of foreign trade, Mumbai. In April, the Commerce Ministry allowed that any trader or entity can export sugar to the European Union and the US under the TRQ.

Greek crisis may impact world currency mkt: Sitharaman

In 2014-15, India's exports to Greece stood at USD 360.84 million while imports were only USD 127.75 million. "Our trade with Greece is very low. The crisis in Greece would not have any impact on the trade but if the problem spread in eurozone countries then India's exports may face issues," the official said.