Category: Economy
Who is Darpan Jain, India’s chief negotiator for US trade talks?
New Delhi: Senior IAS officer Darpan Jain will lead India’s delegation to Washington next week to finalise the legal text of the proposed India–US Interim…
NHAI accepts NHIT’s Rs 6,221 cr offer to monetise two highway assets
New Delhi: NHAI has accepted National Highways Infra Trust‘s offer of Rs 6,220.90 crore for the asset monetisation of two highway sections of 310 kilometres….
India’s textile and apparel exports down by 3.75% in January, outlook improves now with India US interim deal
New Delhi: India’s textile and apparel exports registered a decline in January compared with the same period last year, largely due to high tariffs imposed…
Gold, silver import surge pushes India’s January trade deficit to 3-month high of $34.68 billion
NEW DELHI: India’s goods trade deficit in January widened to a three-month high of $34.68 billion from $23.43 billion a year ago. Imports, driven by…
FM Nirmala Sitharaman to push biopharma, semiconductor missions in Norway
New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will huddle with Norwegian industry captains to explore long-term capital investments and interact with senior representatives of cutting-edge startups…
Unemployment rate up a tad to 5% in January, higher rise for females
New Delhi: India’s unemployment rate increased slightly to 5% in January from 4.8% in December last year, with joblessness rising more sharply among women than…
Wholesale inflation touches 10-month high of 1.8% in January
New Delhi: India’s wholesale inflation hit a 10-month high of 1.81% in January, increasing from 0.8% in the preceding month, driven by higher prices of…
Govt plans ‘Champion CPSEs’ for Viksit Bharat by 2047, NITI Aayog roadmap soon
New Delhi: The government is finalising a road map to create “champion” central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) that would help India realise its goal to…
India-US trade deal: Trade team heading to Washington next week for legal pact
New Delhi: India’s chief negotiator for trade talks with the US, Darpan Jain, will lead a delegation to Washington next week to finalise the legal…
RBI governor Malhotra urges MSMEs to formalize, digitize, and maintain credit discipline for resilience
The Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Monday told small business units classified as micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to pursue formalisation,…