S Jaishankar Holds Talks with US Secretary Blinken Discusses Covid-19
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in their first in-person meeting, discussed ways to deal with the rampaging COVID-19...
Category : ECONOMY
Currency in Circulation Hits Rs 29 Lakh Crore
The unrelenting rise in currency in circulation has continued into FY22 with Indians withdrawing over Rs 57,800 crore in the first four weeks of April...
Small, Medium Businesses Get Relief on GST Interest, Late Fee
The government has announced a late fee waiver on the filing of goods and services tax (GST) returns for March and April, besides reducing interest...
Govt Allows Import of 17 Medical Devices
The government on Thursday allowed the import of 17 medical devices for three months with mandatory declarations immediately after customs clearance and before the sale...
RBI Launches Surveys to Get Inputs For Monetary Policy
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday announced the launch of the latest round of households’ surveys to capture inflation expectations and consumer confidence,...
NITI Aayog Recommends More Subsidy for Electric Vehicle Purchase
NITI Aayog, in addition to including EVs in its preferred lending sector, in addition to the existing subsidy scheme for faster adoption and electric vehicle...
India’s GDP to Grow at 11per cent This Fiscal, Says ADB
The Indian economy is projected to grow at 11 per cent in the current financial year amid the ‘strong’ vaccine drive, said Asian Development Bank...
Agriculture Ministry Certifies Andaman & Nicobar as Organic
About 14,491 hectares (ha) area in Andaman and Nicobar has been certified as organic, the first large contiguous territory to be done under a government...
Insurers Look to Redraft SLA with Hospitals
More than a year after the Coronavirus outbreak in India, insurers are looking to redraft the service level agreements (SLAs) with hospitals. This is amidst...
Indian Railways to Set Up Oxygen Plant in MP
After starting the Oxygen Express, the Indian Railways is planning to set up an oxygen manufacturing unit at Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh. In a meeting...