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Forex kitty continues to swell, adds another USD 1.1 bn

Forex kitty continues to swell, adds another USD 1.1 bn

Foreign currency assets, which are a major component of overall reserves, rose by USD 646.4 million to USD 386.762...

19 April 2019 7:45 PM IST

Govt looking at REITS model to monetise land assets of CPSEs, enemy property

Govt looking at REITS model to monetise land assets of CPSEs, enemy...

Under this REITs, land assets aree transferred to a trust providing investment opportunity for institutional investors.

19 April 2019 6:23 PM IST

India still not power-surplus nation; energy deficit at 0.6 pc in 2018-19

India still not power-surplus nation; energy deficit at 0.6 pc in...

Central Electricity Authority report had indicated that India would be a power-surplus country in 2018-19.

19 April 2019 1:28 PM IST

Weakening domestic growth impulses prompted RBI for rate cut: Minutes of MPC meet

Weakening domestic growth impulses prompted RBI for rate cut: Minutes...

Four of the six MPC members had voted in favour of a 25 basis points reduction in the repo rate.

18 April 2019 7:22 PM IST

Rupee logs first gain in four days, recovers 25 paise against dollar

Rupee logs first gain in four days, recovers 25 paise against dollar

On a weekly basis, the Rupee saw a 18 paise decline.

18 April 2019 6:45 PM IST

The Tirupati laddu, the GI-tagged highly venerated takeaway from Tirumala for every devotee of Lord Venkateswara, is as iconic and resplendent as many other popular landmarks of the hill shrine.

14 products from different states receive GI tag so far this year

GI tag helps growers of these products get premium price as no other producer can misuse the name to market similar...

18 April 2019 2:15 PM IST

Office space supply up 46 pc in Jan-Mar at 13.4 mn sq ft in 9 top cities: CBRE

Office space supply up 46 pc in Jan-Mar at 13.4 mn sq ft in 9 top...

Office space supply was 9.2 million sq ft in the January-March period of 2018 in the nine cities.

18 April 2019 1:00 PM IST

High growth achieved by India not possible without job creation: Kant

High growth achieved by India not possible without job creation: Kant

The Niti Aayog CEO also pitched for opening up of mining and coal sectors for boost job creation.

18 April 2019 8:51 AM IST

Indian refiners turn to OPEC, Mexico, US to make up Iran oil gap

Indian refiners turn to OPEC, Mexico, US to make up Iran oil gap

Refiners have not yet placed orders for Iranian oil for May, when current waiver expires, pending clarity from US.

17 April 2019 4:53 PM IST

BoA on special economic zones to consider FTWZ proposal on Apr 22

BoA on special economic zones to consider FTWZ proposal on Apr 22

A free trade and warehousing zone is a special category of SEZ with focus on trading and warehousing activities.

16 April 2019 6:48 PM IST

ADB committed highest-ever USD 3 billion in sovereign loans to India in 2018

ADB committed highest-ever USD 3 billion in sovereign loans to India...

Manila-headquartered ADB committed several projects in India, including in Bihar, HP, MP, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Assam...

16 April 2019 5:25 PM IST

GAME, Facebook team up to help Indian entrepreneurs scale up

GAME, Facebook team up to help Indian entrepreneurs scale up

Phase I will be rolled out soon covering 10 states including Karnataka, AP, Telangana and Maharashtra among others.

16 April 2019 4:55 PM IST