Category: Economy
India seeks big investments from UAE: Piyush Goyal
Dubai: India is aiming for larger investments – both foreign direct investment (FDI) and foreign institutional investment (FII) – from the UAE as both countries…
After 10-month hiatus, Azerbaijan begins crude oil exports to India
New Delhi: Azerbaijan has resumed crude oil exports to India after a 10-month hiatus, signalling a thaw in bilateral ties, with the two countries sorting…
Bitumen demand surges 47% in August as road construction activity picks up
Bitumen demand surged 47% in August after decreasing in April-July as rains eased, signalling a recovery in road construction. Consumption increased to 0.42 million metric…
Income-Tax Department detects ₹700 crore in fraudulent exemption claims
New Delhi: The Income-Tax Department has detected a large number of fraudulent exemption claims by taxpayers and has incorporated additional risk assessment in processing of…
RBI Governor asks CCIL to create infra for currency trades beyond USD-INR
Given the “broader objective” of rupee internationalisation, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday asked CCIL to create infrastructure for facilitate in currency pairs beyond USD…
UAE firms keen to invest in Indian infra, banking, startups, logistics sectors: Goyal
The UAE companies are looking at multiple sectors, such as infrastructure, data centres, banking, startups and logistics, in India to increase their investments, Commerce and…
Argentina can become energy security provider to India: Envoy
Argentina can become an Energy Security provider to India which has an endless demand for energy to fuel its economic growth, Argentine Ambassador to India…
Piyush Goyal likely to visit Washington soon for trade talks
With the India-US trade talks moving in the right direction, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal is expected to visit Washington soon, sources said. The…
MGNREGA norms relaxed in Himachal due to rain fury, man-days raised from 100 to 150
In the wake of rain-related disasters in several parts of Himachal Pradesh, the norms under the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) have been…
India in advanced talks with Oman for FTA, open to trade deals with other GCC nations: Piyush Goyal
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Friday said that India is in the advanced stage of negotiating a Free Trade Agreement (FTA)…