New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) India’s growth engine is in top gear, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday while highlighting the strong performance of the country’s passenger vehicle market, which recorded robust expansion in May 2026.In a post on...
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) China’s leadership is moving to tighten oversight of the country’s vast and rapidly expanding gig economy workforce, that has become both economically essential and politically sensitive for the ruling Communist Party, according to a report...
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Contrary to popular beliefs, artificial intelligence could double its electricity consumption by 2030 to about 3 per cent of the world’s power use and produce greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to the United Kingdom, a report...
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Pakistan’s failure to carry out tax reforms has left its tax base narrowing over the years, resulting in shrinking revenues for the government to implement welfare schemes for the poor. As the country prepares for...
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) On the occasion of World Environment Day on Friday, Maruti Suzuki India Limited announced two major biogas projects involving a total investment of Rs 150 crore, as the country's largest carmaker strengthens its commitment to...
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Shares of state-owned Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited went up by over 2 per cent on Friday after the engineering major secured an order worth over Rs 21,000 crore from Meja Urja Nigam Pvt Ltd (MUNPL)...
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) The agriculture and allied sector’s gross value added rose from Rs 20.9 lakh crore in 2014‑15 to Rs 48.7 lakh crore in 2023‑2024, accounting for about 18 per cent of total GVA, supported by sustained...
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) The Indian rupee appreciated sharply against the US dollar on Friday after the Reserve Bank of India eased investment norms for foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) and announced measures aimed at improving capital flows, boosting investor...
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri met Acting President of Venezuela Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez here to discuss opportunities for an enduring energy partnership, an official statement said on Friday.The minister...
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Shares of Rajesh Exports tumbled 5 per cent for the second straight session on Friday, hitting lower circuit limits after capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) barred the company’s promoter and...
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) The government is set to release India’s January-March quarter GDP figures for FY26 along with the full-year growth numbers on Friday, with economists expecting the economy to expand at a slower pace than earlier estimates...
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) In a significant development, seasoned economist Neelkanth Mishra has been appointed as India's Executive Director at the World Bank. The appointment, approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), will be for a tenure...