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India eyes Myanmar rare earths as President Min Aung Hlaing visits
New Delhi: Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing’s ongoing India trip could open a major opportunity for New Delhi to harness rare earths from the neighbouring…
Street vendors earn more, go digital under PM-SVANidhi
New Delhi: The average income of street vendors covered under the Centre’s flagship PM-SVANidhi scheme has increased by 20%. The impact assessment of the microcredit…
India-Oman CEPA kicks in June 1: What gets cheaper, which sectors gain, and key benefits explained
The India-Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) will come into force on June 1. It grants New Delhi 100% duty-free access across 98.08% of tariff…
Localisation lens on 500 most-imported items: DPIIT analysing data; move aims to reduce country’s import bill
New Delhi: The government is examining 500-odd heavily imported products including machinery, fertilisers, chemicals, cotton staple fibre, plastics, silicon wafers and carbon fibres, to identify…
CAIT seeks further GST simplification, says monthly collections have risen sevenfold since rollout
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India]: The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Sunday called for further simplification of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, arguing…
RBI sees services exports, remittances cushioning current account in FY27
New Delhi: A robust outlook for India’s services trade balance, particularly in software and business services, along with steady inward remittances from non-Gulf countries, is…
India, Oman trade pact to come into force from June 1; Check what’s inside
The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between India and Oman is set to come into force on June 1, marking a significant milestone in bilateral…
RBI MPC meet: Central bank likely to maintain status quo on rates, adopt cautious approach amid West Asia crisis
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank is expected to leave the key policy rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent this week and adopt a cautious stance that…
India-US trade negotiators to begin four-day talks on June 1
India and the United States will begin a fresh round of negotiations on Monday aimed at finalising the contours of an interim bilateral trade agreement,…
Canada, India officials express optimism over trade pact talks
Toronto: Canadian and Indian officials have expressed optimism about ongoing negotiations on a proposed free trade agreement during a business summit in Regina, amid renewed…