Tag: Subsidy
Freebies are smart politics, but they’re turning into bad economics as states struggle to fulfill poll promises
Himachal Pradesh ministers recently decided not to withdraw salaries for the next two months as Congress-led state government is struggling to fulfil its poll promises…
Contours of three jobs schemes being finalised
New Delhi: The Ministry of Labour and Employment is finalising three employment-linked incentive schemes announced in the budget before forwarding them to the expenditure finance…
US, India decision to end trade disputes a big victory, mutually beneficial: Piyush Goyal
The decision of the US and India to end six major trade disputes at WTO is a “big victory” and will be mutually beneficial for…
PLI scheme: Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan asks if Modi govt’s PLI scheme is a failure
Questioning the efficacy of the Narendra Modi government’s flagship manufacturing offering, the PLI scheme, former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan asked if…
Fertiliser flying squads to crack down on diversion of agriculture-grade urea
The Centre has launched a nationwide crackdown to curb diversion of agriculture-grade urea for industrial uses that results in subsidy leakage. It has constituted fertiliser…
India pitches for finding permanent solution to food stockholding at WTO meet in Feb 2024
India has called for finding a permanent solution to the issue of public stockholding for food security in the ministerial-level meeting of the World Trade…
Ola ev charger: Ola Electric to refund Rs 130 crore to customers for EV charger
The government has closed the probe against Ola Electric in a case related to the mispricing of its electric two-wheelers after the company agreed to…
ET Awards: Dollar 5 T economy not possible without private sector increasing pace of capex, says Industry leaders
The Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence hosted a discussion by some of India’s sharpest minds. The subject: Private Sector Capex Revival: Key to 8%…
Cabinet clears DA hike of 4 per cent, Rs 200 LPG subsidy
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Friday approved a subsidy of ₹200 per cooking gas cylinder to the beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala…
Onion prices will stay depressed till mid-March: Experts
Onion prices will stay depressed till the arrival of the long shelf life rabi or winter crop in the markets in mid-March, experts said on…