Economy

India is also looking at expanding millets and millet flour in its public distribution system (PDS) amid uneven monsoon this year leading to a reduction in sowing of rice. At …

Wipro Chairman Rishad Premji on Wednesday said the company had sacked as many as 300 employees as they were found to be working a rival firm on the sly as …

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the National Logistics Policy to address issues hindering the transport sector and thereby boosting economic activities by reducing costs. …

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) in its latest economic update has pegged India’s GDP growth rate at 7 per cent, lower than the 7.5 per cent projection made in April. …

India and Germany are set to jointly work on boosting ways for the increase of green energy. The move will ensure energy security as well. Krishan Pal Gurjar, Minister of …

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar urged business and industry leaders to be more proactive to boost India’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat scheme. “India is counting on its entrepreneurial generation to drive economic growth by …

Power crisis is deepening in Pakistan. Scores of people in the country are living in the dark as power generation has been hit due to the devastating floods. While the …

In conformity with the Government’s policy of facilitating ease of doing business and decriminalisation of offences, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued revised guidelines for compounding of …

Pakistan is once struggling with dwindling foreign exchange reserves despite the International Monetary Fund (IMF) assistance. After the country’s forex reserves –held by its central bank– dropped below the $8 …

The Ministry of Textiles headed by Mr Piyush Goyal has cleared 23 strategic research projects worth around Rs 60 crores in the areas of specialty fibres, sustainable textiles, geotextiles, mobiltech …

Public sector oil giant  IndianOil is contributing Rs 50.22 crore in its collaboration  with the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) for the transcontinental relocation of  Cheetahs in India to revive …

The Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC), chaired by Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reviewed the state of the Indian economy and the preparedness to ensure macroeconomic stability. …

More reforms will be brought into the Indian telecom sector but the industry must reciprocate by doing the needful to improve quality of service, Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister for Communications, Electronics …

Flood hit Pakistan, which is urgently seeking international aid, has made things difficult for aid agencies as it refused to give approval to them for sourcing relief materials from India. …

Bhupender Yadav, Minister of Labour and Employment has underlined the need for signing of Migration and Mobility Agreement and Social Security Agreement at the earliest for facilitating ease of mobility …

The single digit growth of 7 per cent year-on-year registered by China’s exports sector in August will cause embarrassment for Beijing which is slated to hold its 20th National Congress …

India, which will assume the one-year presidency of the G20  or Group of 20 in December, will invite Bangladesh as a guest country to take part in meetings of the …

The Narendra Modi government is set to expedite efforts towards early implementation and notification of the pending labour codes to enhance income levels and livelihoods of workers engaged in the …

Following the four-day tour of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s India visit, Dhaka is considering sourcing fuel from India. It is also likely to allow transit rights to New Delhi …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that women comprising 70 per cent of the workforce in India’s robust dairy sector are the real leaders, driving its growth. “Women are …

The Centre is looking at setting up of a trade promotion body akin to Invest India which is the nodal body for investments.  Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said …