Piyush Goyal likely to visit Washington soon for trade talks
With the India-US trade talks moving in the right direction, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal is expected to visit Washington soon, sources said. The…
Clash of the carts: Qcomm & ecomm in race to deliver this festive season
The quick commerce and ecommerce marketplaces are competing this festive season. While 10-minute delivery platforms are expanding their offerings and launching large-scale sale events, horizontal…
MGNREGA norms relaxed in Himachal due to rain fury, man-days raised from 100 to 150
In the wake of rain-related disasters in several parts of Himachal Pradesh, the norms under the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) have been…
India in advanced talks with Oman for FTA, open to trade deals with other GCC nations: Piyush Goyal
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Friday said that India is in the advanced stage of negotiating a Free Trade Agreement (FTA)…
CEA Nageswaran flags ‘critical trade-offs’ in energy transition
Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran on Friday cautioned that India’s path to sustainability and climate goals must not undermine its economic aspirations, stressing…
Indian and Canadian officials agree to take steps to restart trade talks, cooperate in defence, critical minerals
Officials from India and Canada met as part of pre-Foreign Office consultations on Friday and agreed to take steps to restart bilateral dialogue across areas…
India, New Zealand to hold next round of trade talks in October
India and New Zealand will hold the next round of negotiations for the proposed trade pact on October 13-14 here, the commerce ministry said on…
Building India 2.0 at the ET Soonicorns Summit 2025: Scaling tech infrastructure for a more resilient economy
When leaders from across healthtech, agritech, fintech, edtech, and frontier technologies gathered at a closed-door roundtable during the ET Soonicorns Summit 2025, the room crackled…
Retail inflation for farm workers up at 1.07% in August 2025
Retail inflation for farm and rural workers increased to 1.07 per cent and 1.26 per cent in August from 0.77 per cent and 1.01 per…
Forex reserves up $4.6 bn to $702.9 bn for week ending September 12
India’s foreign exchange reserves stood at $702.9 billion as on September 12, data released by the RBI on Friday showed. This is an increase of…