Slowing credit offtake one of major challenges for banks: RBI Guv
Mumbai, Feb 24 : Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Monday said slowing credit growth is one of the major challenges that banks are facing currently. Loan growth in the system is hovering around 7 per cent. “Slowing credit offtake is one of the challenges that banks are facing,” Das said at the Mint annual […]
Stocks, oil prices tumble on pandemic fears, as gold soars
London, Feb 24 : World stock markets and oil prices tumbled Monday, with Milan and Seoul falling hardest on growing fears of a coronavirus pandemic, as gold hit a seven-year peak on safe-haven buying, dealers said. In late morning deals, Milan’s stock market dived almost five per cent following reports of a fourth death amid […]
RBI reviewing monetary policy framework: Governor
New Delhi, Feb 23: The Reserve Bank of India is reviewing the retail inflation targeting framework behind monetary policy decision as well as its effectiveness and also plans to hold stakeholders consultations including with the government in June, Governor Shaktikanta Das said. In a bid to keep inflation under specified level, the government in 2016 […]
Delay in relief package: BSNL unions call for hunger strike on Monday
New Delhi, Fab 23: State-run telecom firm BSNL’s employee unions have called for a nationwide hunger strike on Monday, to protest against delay in execution of the Rs 69,000-crore revival package announced by the government. “The All Unions and Associations of BSNL (AUAB) is organising a country-wide hunger strike on February 24, 2020. This hunger […]
NHAI collects Rs 20 crore from 18 lakh defaulters entering FASTag lanes
NEW DELHI: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Sunday said it has collected Rs 20 crore from 18 lakh defaulters who entered the FASTag lanes at electronic toll plazas on National Highways without the tag. Rolling out the electronic toll collection programme across India in December, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways had […]
CSIR-IIIM signs Agreement with IndusCann for research on cultivation of Cannabis
Dr Jitendra Singh terms ‘Accord’ as an opportunity to reintroduce Cannabis for mankind’s welfare
JAMMU, FEBRUARY 22- Indian Institute of Integrated Medicine (IIIM), Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and IndusCann, a Canada based research organisation on Cannabis, signed Research and Development (R&D) Collaborative Agreement on scientific research on cultivation of cannabis to explore its potential, clinical benefits and other medicinal uses at IIIM here today. The R&D […]
Global Investors’ Summit; a step towards making JK an industrial hub: Advisor Khan
Addresses CII’s Annual Conference on Re-Imagine J&K
JAMMU, FEBRUARY 22: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan, has reiterated that the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir will flourish in the times to come and in this regard JK Global Investors’ Summit is the first step towards achieving the dream of developed J&K. Addressing a conference of Annual Confederation of India Industry (CII) […]
JK artisans showcase handmade products in Noida Trade Show
JAMMU, FEBRUARY 22 – Continuing its efforts to provide sustained marketing platforms for promotion of business for hand-made products from Jammu and Kashmir, the Handicrafts Department has sponsored 30 registered artisans and weavers for participation in the Trade Show at Noida which commenced from today. As many as 30 stalls have been booked by the […]
India hitting US ‘very hard’ on trade; will ‘talk business’ with PM Modi: Trump
Washington, Feb 21: India has been hitting the US “very hard” on trade with high tariffs for many years, Donald Trump complained ahead of his first visit to the country during which the President said he will “talk business” with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to promote American products. President Trump and First Lady Melania are […]
RBI in discussion with institutions; efforts on to include G-Secs in global indices soon: Das
New Delhi, Feb 21: Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das has said the central bank has already initiated discussions with some institutions and efforts are on for inclusion of government bonds in global indices as quickly as possible. The development would attract higher foreign flows as many overseas funds are mandated to track global […]
