Govt Plans Stimulus Package for Sectors Affected by 2nd Wave
India is preparing a stimulus package for sectors worst affected by a deadly coronavirus wave, aiming to support an economy struggling with localized lockdowns, The...
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Govt Targets of 100 New Airports by 2024
India started the 2021 summer schedule with 108 operational airports but the second coronavirus wave that has seen daily infections soar to record highs has...
FM Sitharaman Urges India Inc to Wait and Watch
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday assured India Inc of full government support to overcome the impact of the pandemic while commending the Indian industry...
FM Withdraws Interest Rate Cut Order on PPF
The Finance Ministry has withdrawn its decision to slash interest rates on small savings schemes like the Public Provident Fund (PPF) and the National Savings...
Bill to Increase FDI in Insurance Sector Gets Approved by Parliament
A bill to increase foreign direct investment (FDI) in the insurance sector from 49 per cent to 74 per cent was approved by Parliament with...
Rajya Sabha Passes Bill to Hike FDI in Insurance Sector to 74%
A bill to increase the foreign direct investment limit in the insurance sector to 74 per cent from the current 49 per cent was approved...
Apple and Amazon Buy Into Push to Make India More Self-Reliant
India’s budget went paperless for the first time this year. That’s because the pandemic rendered unsafe the traditional practice of locking away dozens of Finance...
FM Sitharaman Be Star Speaker at ET Awards
On 20 March, the first virtual presentation of ET Awards of Corporate Excellence will necessarily see many changes from our in-person gala events, but the...
Parliament Panel Asks NHAI to Explore Debt Restructuring
Expressing its displeasure over a whopping Rs 97,115 crore debt servicing liability on the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), a Parliamentary penal has asked...
Rethink Plan to Abolish Intellectual Property Appellate Board: Industry Groups
A group of industry associations on intellectual property has asked the government to reconsider a proposal to abolish the Intellectual Property Appellate Board, saying such...