Category: Economy
Non-US markets make up for loss of exports for India
New Delhi: India’s export diversification strategy to cushion the impact of steep 50% tariffs imposed by the US has begun showing results with its cotton…
India-New Zealand FTA: Fourth round of negotiations begin
New Delhi: India and New Zealand on Monday started the fourth round of negotiations in Auckland for the proposed FTA, focusing on key areas including…
Manufacturing activity picks up in October on GST relief, tech investments
New Delhi: India’s manufacturing activity strengthened in October, fuelled by strong domestic demand on the back of the goods and services tax (GST) cuts, productivity…
India, EU begin talks to resolve key issues in proposed bilateral free trade agreement
New Delhi: India and the European Union on Monday began discussions to resolve key outstanding issues in their proposed free trade agreement (FTA), the commerce…
Gold buying by central banks up 10% in Q3
Central banks globally ramped up gold purchases in the third quarter of this calendar year, acquiring a net 220 tonnes of the yellow metal, or…
IPPB to provide doorstep digital life certificate services to EPFO pensioners
State-run India Post Payments Bank will provide doorstep digital life certificate services to EPFO pensioners under a memorandum of understanding signed between the two organisations,…
India, EU negotiators start talks to resolve outstanding issues of FTA
Negotiators of India and the EU on Monday commenced talks to resolve outstanding issues in the proposed free trade agreement, as the deadline to conclude…
Govt probes complaints of Re 1 crop damage claims; warns insurers against playing jokes with farmers
Taking a stern view, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday ordered a probe into complaints that some farmers have received crop insurance claims…
NITI Aayog calls for a stable, future-ready policy environment for adoption of frontier technologies in agriculture
NITI Aayog has called for a stable and future-ready policy and regulatory environment for adoption and scaling-up of frontier technologies in agriculture as part of…
India could cut trade costs, boost exports via CPTA: Report
India stands to reduce trade costs and significantly boost export competitiveness by embracing paperless trading systems, with such initiatives expected to cut trade costs of…