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Changes in APEDA Act, Essential Commodities Act required to help farmers: Kant

Changes in APEDA Act, Essential Commodities Act required to help...

Changes required to help farmers get better prices of their produce, said Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant.

27 March 2019 7:26 PM IST

Sri Lanka will build a second refinery with a capacity of at least 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) in a tie-up with Indian Oil Corp. (Photo: AFP/File)

City gas distribution rights to help oil marketing firms diversify:...

IOC and HPCL won city gas distribution rights in nine geographical areas each last month, and BPCL got rights to two...

27 March 2019 7:06 PM IST

Rupee settles marginally lower at 68.88 vs US dollar

Rupee settles marginally lower at 68.88 vs US dollar

Sustained foreign fund inflows and easing crude oil prices cushioned the Rupee fall.

27 March 2019 6:35 PM IST

Commerce min calls meeting of stakeholders on increasing exports to China on Apr 5

Commerce min calls meeting of stakeholders on increasing exports to...

Trade deficit with China increased to USD 63.12 billion in 2017-18 from USD 51.11 billion in 2016-17.

27 March 2019 6:28 PM IST

The Protocol will enable the two countries to exchange information related to financial and banking transactions under DTAC and facilitate them in addressing tax evasion.

India-US sign pact for exchange of reports to check tax evasion by...

The agreement was signed by Central Board of Direct Taxes Chairman PC Mody and US-' ambassador to India Kenneth Juster.

27 March 2019 4:27 PM IST

Realty market to grow in 2019; to add 200 mn sq ft space this yr: CBRE

Realty market to grow in 2019; to add 200 mn sq ft space this yr: CBRE

Affordable housing will drive supply and demand, backed by several government reforms, said the report.

27 March 2019 2:31 PM IST

Raghuram Rajan says he will return if there is an opportunity to be of use

Raghuram Rajan says he will return if there is an opportunity to be of...

Speculation in political circles is that Rajan may be a choice for finance minister if opposition grand alliance wins...

27 March 2019 2:10 PM IST

India produces 8.74 MT crude steel in February: Worldsteel

India produces 8.74 MT crude steel in February: Worldsteel

The US produced 6.9 MT of crude steel, a rise of 4.6 per cent as compared with February 2018, the report said.

27 March 2019 1:52 PM IST

Positive catalysts to benefit rupee bonds, but sharp rally in 10-year bonds unlikely

Positive catalysts to benefit rupee bonds, but sharp rally in 10-year...

FPIs bought a net debt of USD 1.6 billion this month, in addition to USD 4 billion into equities.

27 March 2019 11:12 AM IST

RBI buys USD 5 billion through forex swap auction

RBI buys USD 5 billion through forex swap auction

The RBI said it received USD 16.31 billion in bids for the auction for which the cut-off was set at 776 paise.

27 March 2019 9:05 AM IST

Niti Aayog, ABB organise workshop on AI for MSMEs

Niti Aayog, ABB organise workshop on AI for MSMEs

The workshop deliberated upon exploring innovative business and economic models to accelerate technology adoption by...

26 March 2019 7:09 PM IST

$FinMin seeks EC nod for announcing govt\s borrowing calendar for Apr-Sept FY\20$ Business

FinMin seeks EC nod for announcing govt-'s borrowing calendar for...

-"We have sought Election Commission-'s approval and will announce the borrowing schedule after we get it,-" an official...

26 March 2019 6:50 PM IST