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 […]
Coal allocation for spot e-auction declines by 8.19 pc in Apr-Jan
New Delhi, Fab 21: State-owned Coal India Ltd allocated 24.87 million tonnes of dry fuel for the spot electronic auction (e-auction) during April-January, down by 8.19 per cent over the same period of last year. Coal India (CIL) had allocated 27.09 million tonne (MT) of coal in the year-ago period, according to the government data. […]
Context was balance of trade; efforts made to address concerns: MEA on Trump’s remarks
New Delhi, Feb 20 : With US President Donald Trump claiming that India has not treated his country “very well” on the trade front, the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said the context in which the remarks were made was balance of trade and there have been efforts to address the concerns. Ahead of […]
Vodafone Idea pays Rs 1,000 cr to telecom dept towards dues: Source
New Delhi, Feb 20 : Vodafone Idea on Thursday paid Rs 1,000 crore more to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) towards its statutory dues, a senior official said. The company had paid Rs 2,500 crore to the government towards adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues on Monday. In all, it owes Rs 53,000 crore to the […]
Sunil Mittal meets Telecom Minister amid AGR turmoil
NEW DELHI : Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal has met Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday, a day after calling on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, a person aware of the development said requesting anonymity. Mint could not immediately ascertain the details of the meeting with Prasad. The meeting comes at a time when companies […]
India not treating US “very well” on trade front: President Trump
Washington, Feb 19: US President Donald Trump has complained that India has not treated his country “very well” on the trade front and indicated that a “very big” bilateral deal with New Delhi may not be signed before the American presidential election in November. “Well, we can have a trade deal with India, but I’m […]
Coronavirus outbreak to hit global growth; to have limited impact on India: RBI Guv
New Delhi, Feb 19 : The coronavirus outbreak will have a limited impact on India but the global GDP and trade will definitely get affected due to the large size of the Chinese economy, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has said. Only a couple of sectors in India are likely to see some disruptions but alternatives […]
India to switch to world’s cleanest petrol, diesel from Apr 1
New Delhi, Feb 19 : India will switch to the world’s cleanest petrol and diesel from April 1 as it leapfrogs straight to Euro-VI emission compliant fuels from Euro-IV grades now – a feat achieved in just three years and not seen in any of the large economies around the globe. India will join the […]
