Category: Economy
Cabinet clears Rs 25,500 crore highway push to decongest Varanasi
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved two highway projects for Varanasi, entailing a total investment of nearly Rs 25,500 crore. The Cabinet Committee…
How to crack a ‘great deal’ with India? UK reveals details of dealing with ‘phenomenal negotiators’
UK officials on Wednesday said securing the India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was among the toughest negotiations they had undertaken, describing India’s negotiating team as…
Skill shortage could derail India’s bio-input ambitions: Agriculture Commissioner
New Delhi: India’s ambitious plan to scale up biological farm inputs – from bio-stimulants to bio-pesticides – could suffer a setback due to shortage of…
Ladakh exports first apricot consignment to UAE; LG Saxena pitches processing unit
New Delhi: Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Wednesday flagged off the first consignment of fresh apricots for export to the United Arab Emirates…
Forced labour explained: Why India changed its import policy
India has amended its Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) to prohibit the import of goods produced using forced labour, creating a legal framework that allows the…
India-UK FTA comes into force: Industry hails ‘landmark moment’ for bilateral trade
Business and industry groups across India and the UK welcomed the free trade agreement (FTA) coming into force on Wednesday, which is set to unleash…
Not just Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway: Gadkari announces ₹5 lakh cr road push for UP – The Economic Times Video
Uttar Pradesh has received a major infrastructure boost with the inauguration of the 63-km Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway, cutting travel time between the two cities to just…
Piyush Goyal hails India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement coming into force today
The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the concurrent Agreement on Social Security have officially entered into force, establishing a new framework for…
US Russia sanctions bill cuts India, China tariff threat from 500% to 100%
The US Senate on Tuesday unveiled a revised Russia sanctions bill that significantly softens its proposed tariff penalties on major buyers of Russian oil, including…
Piyush Goyal holds key meetings with EU, Belgian leaders to deepen trade, clean energy, agriculture cooperation
Brussels: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Tuesday (local time) held a series of high-level meetings with European Union Commissioners and Belgian…