India is in no danger of crossing the 10 per cent threshold of food subsidies under the WTO's agreement on agriculture and it will not breach the level in the near future.
Narendra Modi and Barack Obama will ponder over ties twice over, says Nayanima Basu
After a gala dinner on the banks of river Sabarmati in Ahmedabad, Chinese President Xi Jinping and wife Peng Liyuan checked into a lavish suite at the Taj Palace Hotel in national capital New Delhi, where a Mandarin-speaking staff greeted them with a traditional Jodhpuri chaddar.
Investment announcement for $100 bn over 5 years likely.
Money to come only after Delhi improves biz environment & fast-tracks work.
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The new capital of Andhra Pradesh is expected to be in the Vijayawada-Guntur region.
Ministers in the Narendra Modi government have been busy making presentations on their 100 days of work. But what these presentations do not mention is that decisions by ministers have been few, with plenty of papers and files moving to the Prime Minister's Office, which is increasingly emerging as a centralised clearance point, even for routine and ordinary issues. Though policy paralysis was a term used freely for the United Progressive Alliance regime, questions are now being raised about pending decisions across ministries and whether at least some ministers have turned redundant.
The move is part of a larger initiative by the government to speed up work in the highway sector.
Under MRA, Japan is to recognise Indian medical degrees and treat the country's doctors and other medical personnel on par with its own.
Since the court had earlier questioned distribution of mining rights through the screening committee route, experts say the solution worked out would be weighed on the basis of legality.
Singapore wants to know the basic fundamentals of such cities in terms of sustainable clean environment, sound regulatory framework and robust land bank.
Each member will separately sign the agreement & it will become effective only after the last member signs the pact.
Sitharaman cancels Myanmar trip at last moment citing launch of Modi's Jan Dhan Yojana.
The former coal secretary opens up in a free-wheeling interview.
The Indian government has demanded that the year be changed to a more recent period, taking into consideration the rise in food prices and rate of inflation.
Senior officials say the government might come up with an incentive package for the SEZs following the release of Foreign Trade Policy.
The main issue has been that of a higher Asset Management Ratio as has been prescribed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore for qualifying full banks from India.
Some 74 projects from Odisha and another 51 projects from Chhattisgarh have lined up before the Project Monitoring Group.
With the Union government clearing the way for foreign direct investment (FDI) in the railways, the Railway Board is devising a plan for operations, maintenance and construction projects.
Also the companies should be self-sufficient in product designing and have maintenance and life cycle support facilities.
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