New Delhi : Following release of the Advance Estimate (AEs) of GDP and GVA for the economy for 2017-18, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare on Sunday said that the agriculture sector is estimated to register a higher GVA in the next financial year. As per...
Mumbai : Capital market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Wednesday hiked the ratio between highest to lowest transaction charges in "the turnover slab" levied by Commodity Derivatives Exchanges. "The exchanges will ensure that the ratio...
New Delhi : With India and its agriculture and food processing sectors facing grave nutritional challenges, industry chamber Assocham on Sunday suggested the government should adopt a two-pronged strategy based on the public-private partnership (PPP) mode to promote...
By Biswajit Choudhury, New Delhi : While the strategic petroleum sector, including oil and gas, continues to remain outside the new GST indirect tax regime that replaced a 70-year-old system, the industry did manage in 2017 to switch over to a new exploration regime...
Mumbai : The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Thursday gave its nod to the convergence of both equities and commodity-backed stocks on exchanges from October 2018. The decision taken at the Sebi's Board Meeting was announced by the regulator's Chairman...
Kolkata : India's production of finished steel from April to November rose by 5.1 per cent to 69.604 million tonnes while consumption grew by 4.2 per cent to 56.788 million tonnes during the period, a Steel Ministry report said. "Production of finished steel at 69.604...
Sydney : Embattled Indian miner Adani Group has parted ways with mining services giant Downer and said it will build and run the Carmichael coal mine, Australia's biggest coal venture in central Queensland's Galilee Basin, on its own, a media report said. Adani in a...
New Delhi : Healthy off-take of India's engineering and petroleum products pushed exports higher to $26.19 billion in November from $23 billion in October and $20.06 billion during the corresponding month of last year, official data showed on Friday. According to the...
New Delhi : An exponential rise in food and fuel prices especially those of onions and diesel pushed India's annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices higher to 3.93 per cent for November, official data showed on Thursday. According to data from the Ministry...
New Delhi : Despite taking measures such as procurement from local markets, boosting imports and discouraging export of onions, the Central government on Wednesday expressed its helplessness in controlling the rising prices of the essential commodity. Union Food...