India
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
— Mahatma Gandhi
-
India drags US to WTO over new visa cap, higher fees
India has dragged the US to the World Trade Organization (WTO) over its controversial decisions to impose higher fees and fix numerical limits on work visas such as L-1and H-1B.
-
Gold import duty gives govt windfall
The government is in no hurry to reduce the 10% import duty on gold imposed in 2013 to narrow a widening current account deficit (CAD).
-
Maha forms panel to track MoUs signed at Make in India week
Event through Feb 13-18 at BKC in Mumbai brought in 2,594 MoUs entailing Rs 7.94 lakh cr investments
-
State Bank of India granted operating licence by Myanmar
Myanmar has granted operating licences to 4 more Asian banks, taking the number of foreign banks in Myanmar to 13. The approval gives the banks 12 months to demonstrate they can fulfill business plans laid out in their application to the government before they will be granted permanent licenses.
-
State Bank of India granted operating licence by Myanmar
Myanmar has granted operating licences to 4 more Asian banks, taking the number of foreign banks in Myanmar to 13. The approval gives the banks 12 months to demonstrate they can fulfill business plans laid out in their application to the government before they will be granted permanent licenses.
-
Govt unveils 3rd tranche of gold bonds
The government on Friday announced the third tranche of the Sovereign Gold Bonds and the scheme will be open from March 8 to March 14.
-
Govt may restore some tax benefits on EPF
The government is set to restore some of the tax benefits on Employees Provident Fund (EPF) as early as Tuesday.
-
Food cos struggle to avoid preteens online
The advent of the digital medium is proving to be more challenging for these companies, even as some of them are tweaking their internal guidelines to ensure they remain committed to the purpose in the digital space as well.
-
When chief economic adviser turned chief literary guide
There is a Bob Dylan in Indian economics - at least in the opening pages of the voluminous Economic Survey 2015-16, where the country's chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian talks about Indian and world economies.
-
LIC to infuse Rs 200 crore to Indian Overseas Bank
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is infusing Rs 200.04 crore into Chennai-based Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) by increasing its stake to 14.50% from 10.21%, said the loss-making public sector bank in filing with the BSE.
-
Monsanto threatens to exit India over GM royalty row
Monsanto Co, the world's biggest seed company, threatened to pull out of India on Friday if the government imposed a big cut in royalties that local firms pay for its genetically modified cotton seeds. A government committee has recommended about a 70% cut in royalty , that the seed companies ...
-
India poised for quantum leap in infrastructure: PM Modi
Concerted efforts are on to bolster growth in highways, information ways and railways, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, at the launch of the Setu Bharatam project. In this project, 208 railway crossings are to be replaced by road over bridges by 2019.
-
India poised for quantum leap in infrastructure: PM
India is set for a quantum leap in infrastructure and concerted efforts are on to bolster growth in highways, information ways and railways, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said launching the Setu Bharatam project. In this project, 208 railway crossings will be replaced by rail over bridges by 2019.
-
Parrikar finds $3 bn lying forgotten in US account
New Delhi had placed the money in the Pentagon-managed account for weaponry it was buying under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programme
-
India files trade dispute against US over temporary work visas
India has disputed measures imposing increased fees on certain categories of temporary work visas for US
-
Jewellers extend pan-India strike till March 7
Govt has reimposed 1% excise duty on gems and jewellery sector without input credit and 12.5% with input credit
-
Sensex adds to gains on funds inflows; Nifty hits 7,500
-
Rupee advances 12 paise against dollar
Staying on the upward trajectory for the sixth straight day, the rupee gained another 12 paise to trade at 67.22 against the US $ in early trade at the Interbank Foreign Exchange on persistent selling of the greenback in view of increased foreign fund inflows.
-
Rupee advances 12 paise against the dollar in early trade
Staying on the upward trajectory for the sixth straight day, the rupee gained another 12 paise to trade at 67.22 against the US $ in early trade at the Interbank Foreign Exchange on persistent selling of the greenback in view of increased foreign fund inflows.
-
Adani Group may buy Jindal Power
The move is aimed at deleveraging the consolidated balance sheet and a substantial portion of it may be used to retire debts of its parent’s steel arm.
-
Ford, GM to operate India factories round the clock
For the past six months, Ford Motor’s manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu is running three shifts a day.