Category: Economy
Ship-building scheme gets 12 applications seeking incentives
New Delhi: The government has received a dozen applications seeking incentives under the ₹24,736 crore Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Scheme for local manufacturing of specialised high-value…
Government operationalises amended insolvency law, sets 14-day admission deadline for NCLT
New Delhi: The corporate affairs ministry has notified May 26 as the date for operationalising dozens of sections and clauses of the amended insolvency law,…
India, Canada aim to seal free trade deal by November-end, Goyal says Carney ‘shaved off a month’
New Delhi: India and Canada are looking to conclude talks for a free trade agreement (FTA) by December-end, said commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal,…
New IIP series to track CCTV cameras, stents, vaccines, card products
India’s new Index of Industrial Production (IIP) will track 120 new items such as magnetic stripe cards including debit and credit cards, CCTV cameras, non-woven…
Finmin pushes for wider local sourcing norm in incentive schemes
New Delhi: The finance ministry is pushing ministries to integrate domestic manufacturing and procurement requirements into incentive and subsidy schemes before seeking expenditure approval, according…
Jingle bell blues: Christmas orders from US, Europe drop 10-15% as West Asia crisis bites
New Delhi: Christmas goods orders from the key markets of the US and Europe have declined 10-15% this year amid global economic uncertainties exacerbated by…
India-Canada FTA talks can be concluded before year end target: Piyush Goyal
New Delhi, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said officials of India and Canada are negotiating the proposed free trade agreement with full…
Highways ministry approves Rs 1,428 crore for four-lane Thiruvarur bypass
New Delhi , Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has approved Rs 1,427.61 crore for the construction of a 4-lane Thiruvarur bypass on the Nagapattinam-Thanjavur…
Ashwini Vaishnaw announces breakthrough in Kolkata Metro’s Orange Line; says TMC stalled for years – The Economic Times Video
Ashwini Vaishnaw announced a major breakthrough in Kolkata Metro’s Orange Line project after authorities successfully bridged the long-pending 62-metre viaduct gap at Chingrighata crossing. The…
Fuel price hikes may push inflation towards 5%, RBI likely to stay cautious: Economists
New Delhi: Fuel price hikes and higher import duties on gold and silver could push retail inflation to 5 per cent by June, but the…