Tag: Narendra Modi
From planes to chips to laptops, India is building manufacturing ecosystem
India wants to boost domestic manufacturing of IT hardware products like laptops, tablets and servers. The government is likely to offer some concessions in import…
Germany increases visa quota for skilled Indian workers to 90,000 from just 20,000 earlier
Oct 26, 2024 09:26 AM IST This 3.5-fold visa quota increase represents Germany’s demand for Indian skilled workers, bringing greater opportunities for Indians in Europe’s…
Nothing stops private sector from coming and doing business in India: Nirmala Sitharaman
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has stressed that nothing stops the private sector from coming and doing business in India, noting that there are many…
Varanasi ropeway project gets Rs 322 cr funding from Swiss firm
NEW DELHI: Vishwa Samudra Engineering (VSE), the Hyderabad-based company tasked to build, operate and maintain urban ropeway in PM Narendra Modi‘s constituency Varanasi, has secured…
Piyush Goyal asks for respect in three areas for faster India-EU free trade agreement
Piyush Goyal, India’s commerce miniser, emphasized the potential for a deeper strategic partnership between India and the European Union (EU), at the 18th Asia Pacific…
Thaw in China ties unlikely to deter India’s plans for steel tariffs
Signs of thawing ties a day after the leaders of India and China met are unlikely to deter New Delhi’s plans to back tariffs on…
Curbs on FDI from border nations to stay: FM Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi: India will maintain its curbs on foreign direct investment (FDI) from bordering nations in national interests, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, stressing that…
Indian economy: ET Exclusive: India must back businesses more to grow faster at 10%, says Prem Watsa, CEO Fairfax Financial Holdings
Billionaire Prem Watsa said India would be able to achieve the double-digit growth that it needs to transform itself into a developed nation with much…
BRICS nations agree to boost trade, financial settlement in local currencies
Kazan: BRICS nations on Wednesday agreed to strengthen trade and financial settlement in local currencies, study feasibility of an independent cross-border settlement and depositary infrastructure,…
‘World’s one of the biggest…’: Cabinet announces Rs 2642 Cr worth new bridge construction in Kashi – The Economic Times Video
The Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on October 16 approved a new rail-cum-road bridge over the Ganga river in Varanasi. Railway Minister…