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CEA Nageswaran calls for capex push amid EV growth momentum
Chief economic adviser V Anantha Nageswaran on Saturday exhorted the corporate sector to reflect on its choices, pointing out that while the average profitability of…
Finance Ministry seeks faster disposal by DRTs, holds talks
NEW DELHI: The finance ministry on Saturday held deliberations on reducing pendency and accelerating disposal of cases in debt recovery tribunals. It said in a…
NITI Aayog gets two new full-time members
NEW DELHI: The government on Saturday said it has appointed Dr R Balasubramaniam and Dr Joram Aniya as full-time members of NITI Aayog. This takes…
Parliamentary Panels flag ministries’ budget gaps: Funds cut at RE stage, still unspent
The parliamentary standing committees have red flagged a consistent trend of central ministries unable to spend allocated budgets, and surrendering funds in several cases. In…
Plurilaterals without guardrails can fragment trading system: Experts
There is a contrast between the doom and gloom around the WTO system, and the reality of growing trade volumes, said Pascal Lamy, former Director-General,…
Govt eases FDI norms under FEMA for up to 10% Chinese stake
The government on Saturday tweaked rules under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), giving effect to its recent decision to allow overseas entities having a…
NHAI rolls out India’s first stop-free toll system on NH-48 in Gujarat
New Delhi: In a major shift towards barrier-less highway travel, the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways on Saturday announced that the National Highways Authority…
France seeks enforceable rules in India-EU FTA talks
Paris: France has pitched for a more granular and enforceable framework in the India–EU free trade negotiations, stressing that political alignment must now give way…
DEA notifies FDI easing for foreign cos with up to 10 pc Chinese stake under FEMA
New Delhi: The Finance Ministry has notified a decision to allow overseas companies with Chinese shareholding of up to 10 per cent to invest in…
Coca-Cola is trouncing Pepsi. Can the underdog turn things around?
There are few rivalries in business as fierce and long-lasting as that between Coca-Cola and Pepsi. For more than a century the pair have battled…