New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Pakistan is facing an acute energy crisis-cum-financial crunch that is getting worse and is likely to deteriorate further if the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor’s (CPEC) second phase is carried out as proposed, according to an article...
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the upgradation of the Khagaria-Purnea section of NH-31 and NH-231 in Bihar to a four-lane highway at a total...
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) A pause in interest rates by the Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) would help stabilise economic conditions and support growth, State Bank of India (SBI) Chairman CS Setty said on Wednesday.Speaking at...
Mumbai, June 3 (IANS) The proposed India-US trade agreement is “99 per cent there”, with only a few remaining issues left to be resolved, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said on Wednesday, expressing optimism that both countries are close...
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The engineering exports promotion body, EEPC India, on Wednesday proposed to the government a separate rating system for micro, small and medium enterprises to reflect their size and operational nature.The separate rating procedure would give...
Mumbai, June 3 (IANS) Indian equity benchmark indices ended lower on Wednesday, although they recovered a significant portion of intra-day losses supported by gains in PSU bank and financial stocks.Markets witnessed sharp volatility during the session, with heavy selling pressure...
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) India’s rapid electrification and renewable expansion could make it one of the world’s largest markets for power equipment by 2035, a new report has said.The report from Asian Power cited McKinsey's estimates that renewable energy...
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) on Wednesday imposed a penalty of Rs 5 lakh on PhysicsWallah Limited for deploying dark pattern practices on its platform that allegedly misled consumers and influenced their decision-making process.The...
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) India’s Blue Economy is emerging as a powerful engine of growth, driven by expanding seafood exports and rising global demand for Indian marine products, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday.The minister...
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Bangladesh’s graduate unemployment rate is reported to be three times higher, at 13.5 per cent in 2024, than the overall rate of unemployment. Youth unemployment (age 15-29 years) is about 10 per cent, more than...
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) India and Germany have advanced a new phase of bilateral cooperation in frontier technologies, with both sides agreeing to deepen collaboration in quantum communications, photonics, secure networking, and commercial space technologies during the visit of...
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) As global economic growth slows down amid the West Asia crisis, India is projected to register 6.3 per cent growth in 2026–27 (FY27) and 6.4 per cent in 2027–28 (FY28), the Organisation for Economic Cooperation...