Category: Economy
India, Canada ready to fast-track bilateral investment treaty talks
New Delhi: India has expressed its readiness to initiate negotiations on a Bilateral Investment Treaty with Canada at the earliest, and the two countries have…
Sugar supply likely to improve on switch to fortnightly quota
Pune: The government will introduce a fortnightly sugar allocation system from September, replacing the existing monthly quota, in a bid to improve availability and prevent…
Industrial output grows 6.7% in July
New Delhi: India’s Industrial output grew 6.7% in July following a contraction in the mining sector, official data showed. It had grown by an upwardly…
Jan Dhan at 12: Women hold 33 crore of 59 crore accounts
New Delhi: A whopping Rs 53 lakh crore has been transferred to crores of beneficiaries of various government schemes through the Direct Benefit Transfer, mostly…
India sees Canada export opening as US trade tensions reshape imports: Report
India could find fresh opportunities to expand exports to Canada as bilateral economic ties gather pace and Ottawa’s trade tensions with the US reshape its…
India’s forex reserves hit record high of $729.33 billion after $12.4 billion weekly jump
India’s foreign exchange reserves surged by $12.422 billion to a new all-time high of $729.328 billion during the week ended August 21, marking a sharp…
North Indian tea industry faces crisis as auction prices drop 17% amid production challenges
Guwahati: Tea Association of India (TAI) said that the auction Price figures of North Indian Tea Industry recently reflect a precarious state of affairs in…
India’s industrial output slows to 6.7% in July from 7.3% in June
India’s industrial output growth slowed to 6.7% in July from a revised 8.8% in June, according to the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) data. Manufacturing…
Govt achieves 78 pc of FY27 divestment, asset monetisation Budget target in Apr-Aug
New Delhi: The government has achieved about 78 per cent of the FY27 budgeted disinvestment and asset monetisation target of Rs 80,000 crore within 5…
India sends its Fab 4 across the world to woo trade, tech, energy and capital
India has stepped up engagement with four strategically and economically important partners around the same time, with National Security Adviser Ajit Doval’s Beijing visit, External…