New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that each and every expense incurred by a farmer will be considered, including his labour, while fixing the minimum support price (MSP) at 1.5 times the input cost. While addressing his monthly radio programme...
By Arun Kumar Das, New Delhi : Faced with massive cost-overruns and procedural wrangles over certain projects, Indian Railways has decided against approving any works above Rs 50 crore without a detailed project report (DPR). All works costing above Rs 50 crore shall...
By Gaurav Sharma, Beijing : About 350 Chinese companies on Friday attended a seminar about the opportunities to invest in India's electronics sector. The event was organised in the city of Shenzhen, also called China's Silicon Valley. Ajay Sawhney, Secretary, Ministry...
Kolkata : ICICI Securities, which will open its Rs 4,017 crore of initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday, is focusing on business of distribution of financial products like mutual funds to diversify its revenue mix. "The company's brokerage income as a proportion...
New Delhi : The introduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST) has established India as one of the major economic markets in the world by removing uncertainties in the countrys tax system, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Friday. "Before 2014, India's tax...
Kolkata : State-run Allahabad Bank on Wednesday said it has sanctioned Rs 1,003 crore in loans to 8,289 beneficiaries for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) through a special drive. "The bank organised a mega camp for MSME loans on Monday. Through the said...
Jammu : Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday sought the intervention of the Prime Minister's Office and the Union Finance Ministry to have the Pay and Accounts Office (PAO) system implemented in Jammu and Kashmir after it was put on hold a day ago. Syed...
New Delhi : India would grow at 7.3 per cent in 2018-19, the World Bank said on Wednesday forecasting that the economy would revert to its trend growth rate of 7.5 per cent by 2019-20 as it bottoms out from the impact of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and...
Mumbai : Telecom major Bharti Airtel's board on Monday approved a plan to raise around Rs 16,500 crore through issue of non-convertible debentures (NCD) and foreign currency bonds. The company's board has approved "issuance of non-convertible debentures of up to Rs...
Shimla : Himachal Pradesh, country's off-season cash crops bowl, has sought additional funds of Rs 1,000 crore from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for extending a crop diversification project, an official said on Friday. The state is aiming to...