Category: Economy
India’s retail inflation quickens to 3.93% in May amid high food & fuel prices
India’s retail inflation accelerated to 3.93% in May as food and fuel prices firmed amid the escalating conflict in West Asia. However, India’s retail inflation…
Chhattisgarh attracts Rs 9,500 crore in fresh investment MoUs
Hyderabad: Chhattisgarh on Friday signed investment MoUs worth more than Rs 9,500 crore with seven companies at a roadshow here, a move expected to create…
Is India’s economic growth real? Raghuram Rajan says something is off
Former Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan has questioned whether India’s strong economic growth figures fully reflect conditions on the ground, arguing that weak…
BRICS agriculture ministers begin deliberations in Indore on food security, small farmers’ welfare
Indore: A two-day meeting of agriculture ministers from BRICS nations began in Indore on Friday under India’s presidency, with food security, welfare of smallholder farmers…
India willing to let fiscal deficit widen to 4.8% of GDP: Report
India is preparing for a wider-than-expected budget deficit this year, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing an official familiar with the matter, as the war…
India must expand international trade ties to reach $30 trillion economy vision by 2047: Piyush Goyal
India must expand its international engagement to realise its vision of becoming a USD 30 trillion economy by 2047, according to Union Minister of Commerce…
FM Sitharaman flags global crisis spillovers, unfair burden on developing nations
New Delhi: The burden of adjustment in an imbalanced, conflict-ridden world should not fall disproportionately on countries in the Global South that don’t drive these…
BIS sets norms to protect indigenous seeds
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has released a new Indian Standard for community seed banks, creating a framework to conserve indigenous seed varieties at…
Gearing up for El Nino: NCCF puts tenders to sell Tur Dal on hold
Pune: The central government agency, the National Cooperative Consumer Federation, has put on hold various tenders it issued last week to sell tur pulses procured…
Tieups with higher per capita income nations beneficial to all: Piyush Goyal
New Delhi: Partnerships between India and countries with higher per capita income create mutually beneficial opportunities, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said Thursday. Speaking…