Economy

NTPC Ltd has commissioned India’s first green hydrogen blending project. The green hydrogen blending has been started in the piped natural gas (PNG) network for households in NTPC’s Kawas township …

Expect this year’s Union Budget — to be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in less than a month — to be a growth oriented one with a focus on …

India, the world’s largest producer of millets, is planning to position these as short grains superfoods with immense health benefits as it gears up to showcase 2023 as the International …

The Paradip Port has logged the highest ever monthly cargo throughput in the history of all Major Ports in the country, with an all-time record cargo handling of 12.6 million …

Notwithstanding challenges for the startup ecosystem in 2022, 21 startups turned unicorn in India compared to seven in China. However, in 2021, 44 startups turned unicorns. According to Inc42, China’s …

In a major victory for the Narendra Modi Government, the Supreme Court on Monday upheld the Centre’s decision in November 2016 to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes. …

India’s gross goods and services tax (GST) revenue in December stood at Rs 1,49,507 crore, of which Rs 26,711 crore comprised Central GST and Rs 33,357 crore made up for …

After severely criticising the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for setting stringent riders for the $7 billion loan package under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme, Pakistan’s Finance Minister Ishaq Dar …

As the year 2022 came to a close, India became the main outlet for Russian seaborne Urals. According to Hellenic Shipping News, until December 26, Urals loadings to Asia were …

Twitter Inc. has been sued for not paying up $136,250 in rent for the office space it has hired in San Francisco, according to a Bloomberg report. The landlord, Columbia …

Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves held by its central bank has fallen by $294 million in a week to $5.821 billion – just enough to cover imports for a little more …

As India Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (IndAus ECTA) came into force from today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his happiness and said that it is a “watershed” moment …

Pakistan will step into the new year with uncertainty. Come January, Islamabad will be required to make repayments of $1 billion to two commercial banks in the Gulf. In the …

Bangladesh got its first metro rail link today in its capital Dhaka. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the rail link, which is part of the massive Mass Rapid Transit to …

The Government of India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed an agreement for a $125 million loan on Tuesday to develop climate-resilient sewage and drainage infrastructure and water supply systems …

Japan Inc is upbeat about India’s economic growth story despite rising geopolitical uncertainties. More than 72 per cent of Japanese companies said they were keen to expand their business operations …

The new year will continue to be challenging for China’s economy even as Beijing made it clear that its focus would be on reviving consumption. It is noteworthy that though …

Pakistan, which is currently battling several challenges on the economic front arising from the aftermath of the Covid pandemic, ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and the recent catastrophic floods will now have …

Amid slowing economy driven by the Russia-Ukraine war and a surge in Covid cases in China, its high debt to GDP ratio is becoming a cause for concern. To add …

Even as the Reserve Bank of India trimmed India’s growth projections to 6.8 per cent from the earlier 7 per cent, the country’s consumption pattern is once again picking up …

Former ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar were arrested by the CBI on Friday in a case linked to alleged irregularities in a loan of Rs …