Category: Economy
Kharif reset: Farmers may ditch paddy and maize for soybean, pulses amid monsoon fears
New Delhi: Farmers are expected to shift towards oilseeds such as soybean and pulses like urad and masur with paddy and maize seen losing ground…
Global turmoil is India’s ‘wake-up call’ to cut import dependence: Piyush Goyal
New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said the ongoing global challenges should act as a wake-up call for domestic industry to…
China urges WTO to set up panel in case against India’s support measures for solar, IT sectors
China has requested the WTO’s dispute settlement body to set up a panel in a case it has filed against India over New Delhi’s support…
Planing 500 delegations, outreach to 1,600 industry chambers to boost FTA utilisation: Piyush Goyal
The commerce ministry is preparing granular plans to boost the utilisation of free trade agreements (FTAs) by Indian industry, including sending 500 delegations abroad, training…
Statistics ministry pushes GDP data release to June to improve accuracy
The statistics and programme implementation ministry has revised the release schedule for provisional gross domestic product (GDP) estimates and fourth-quarter GDP data to June 7…
India revises GDP release calendar, annual and Q4 figures now due on June 7
The government has revised the annual release schedule for India’s provisional Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates and fourth-quarter GDP data, shifting it from the last…
India-Oman FTA likely to come into force from June 1: Piyush Goyal
New Delhi: The free trade agreement (FTA) between India and Oman is expected to come into force from June 1, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush…
Reforms will continue; industry needs to spend more on R&D, shed protectionist instinct: NITI Member
New Delhi: The government will continue with the reform agenda, getting into “nuts and bolts” of trust-based governance but industry needs to ramp up investment…
India’s retail inflation edges up to 3.48% in April as food prices firm up
India’s retail inflation inched up to 3.48% in April as food prices firmed up, but the bigger worry for policymakers is rapidly shifting beyond groceries…
Conditions favourable for onset of southwest monsoon over South Bay of Bengal, Andaman: IMD
New Delhi: The southwest monsoon could make an onset over parts of Bay of Bengal, Andaman Sea and Andaman & Nicobar Islands towards the end…