Category: Economy
PMEGP may get 5-year extension till 2030-31 with Rs 15,000 crore outlay; govt weighs easier norms
New Delhi: The government is examining suggestions to extend the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) until 2030-31, involving an estimated outlay of ₹15,000 crore….
India’s forex reserves fall $18.3 bn as RBI steps in to defend rupee
Kolkata: India’s foreign exchange reserves shaved off $18.343 billion in the week to September 25, making it the third weekly drop in a row after…
Goyal at G20: India opposes making MFN conditional on WTO obligations
India cannot support making Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN) treatment conditional on obligations chosen by some World Trade Organisation (WTO) members, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said…
India exports 1 tonne of Bihar’s makhana to Greece
India has expanded the overseas market for its food products with the export of one tonne of makhana from Purnea, Bihar, to Greece and 24…
India’s forex reserves fall $18.34 billion to $747.56 billion in week ended September 25
India’s foreign exchange reserves fell by $18.34 billion to $747.56 billion in the week ended September 25, driven by a decline in foreign currency assets…
RBI appoints Sudhakar Malli as Executive Director with effect from October 1
The Reserve Bank of India has appointed Sudhakar Malli as Executive Director with effect from October 1, the central bank said in a statement on…
Govt absorbing up to Rs 2,700 per urea bag as global costs rise to Rs 3,000: Nirmala Sitharaman
Madanapalle: The Centre has been absorbing a subsidy of around Rs 2,700 on every bag of urea when global costs have risen as high as…
Weakest monsoon since 2015 prompts ICRA to cut FY27 farm growth forecast
New Delhi: Southwest monsoon rainfall fell to 87 per cent of the long-period average in 2026, the lowest since 2015, prompting rating agency ICRA to…
From barren desert to red gold: Saffron cultivation debuts in Ladakh
In a first for the high-altitude cold desert of Ladakh, a newly restored patch of barren land in Leh is set to bloom with high-value…
Haryana frozen food export: FPO-led food exports from Haryana to Canada open new market opportunities for farmers
Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) are gaining greater access to international markets as export-oriented value chains expand, with a 24-metric-tonne consignment of frozen food products from…