New Delhi : Extreme weather events have been seen as the single most prominent risk to the global economy by business leaders and policymakers, the World Economic Forum said on Wednesday. Its annual Global Risks Report says that in 2017, the environment was by far the...
By Vivian Fernandes, New Delhi : The global merger of Bayer CropScience and Monsanto cannot happen unless the Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves their merger in India, according to a top official of Bayer in India. Richard van der Merwe, Vice-chairman and...
By Saurabh Katkurwar, New Delhi : There is good news for those with a sweet tooth. Sugar prices have fallen in the last one month and are expected to remain low for the coming months. The price of sugar in the retail markets in major cities have dipped Rs 1-4 per kg...
New Delhi : India's job market grew 10 per cent in December 2017 compared to the corresponding month in 2016, a report by Naukri.com said here on Monday. "The job market continues to sustain the momentum gained in November. The (Naukri.com) JobSpeak Index has...
New Delhi : India's exports grew to $27.03 billion in December 2017 from $26.19 billion in November 2017 and $24.05 billion during the corresponding month of the previous year, official data showed on Monday. According to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, exports...
New Delhi : For new projects commissioned in 2017, electricity costs from renewable power generation have continued to fall significantly compared to the fossil fuels, according to a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). It estimates...
New Delhi : With Israel asserting that its relationship with India is much stronger than one vote in the UN, the stage is set for for the arrival here on Sunday of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu on a six-day trip to give a fillip to 25 years of...
Bhubaneswar : India needs to increase its refining capacity to 600 million metric tonnes (MMT) by 2040 to meet the rising demand for fuel, Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Saturday. "India's refining capacity must increase to about 600 million...
Berlin : A hard Brexit might endanger 14,000 of the 42,500 jobs in German car industry, a report published by the consulting firm Deloitte showed on Thursday. German automobile industry could expect a loss of up to $4.6 billion in the Brexit year, because of the close...
Bengaluru : Microsoft Accelerator and Accenture Ventures on Friday announced a new ecosystem partnership to further strengthen the start-up ecosystem in India. The two companies will help growth-stage technology B2B start-ups specialising in Artificial Intelligence...