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.
Slapped with Rs 242-crore fine by US authorities for rule violations at Toansa unit, say sources; 2nd such hefty rap in the recent past from US regulators for bending rules.
India's Planning Commission has 31 divisions and seven attached offices, which include the Unique Identification Authority of India and Independent Evaluation Office.
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.
In a turn of events, India on Friday said it was "hopeful" talks for a global deal on easing Customs norms, or a trade facilitation agreement (TFA), would be revived in September, even as it failed to meet the July 31 deadline due to lack of consensus among members over food stockholding and farm subsidies.
Are we creeping back to controls on corporate decision making? Three moves over the past eight months reinforce this notion, says Kanika Datta.
Several CII defence committee members confirm this is now the official CII position, which conforms to that of industry bodies, Ficci and Assocham.
Nitin Gadkari and Prakash Javdekar lobbied Jual Oram to change process, that may now open a Pandora's box.
Nagaraju's dogged fight over a period of 18 years for his ancestral property began from scratch
With a sole mandate of inflation targeting, RBI wears many hats.
New head of the Confederation of Indian Industry speaks.
Snooping is one of the oldest peccadilloes of man, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Income-tax data released by FinMin after 15 years
The government has managed Rs 21,000 crore through stake sales and buybacks in the first six months, the highest-ever first half divestment revenue for any year by a good margin, raising expectations for the rest of FY17.
Agreement 'endorsed' by members and being legally vetted but will be part of the main Doha agenda only after a tenuous process.
Anil Rego, CEO, Right Horizons, answers your personal income tax queries.
The customs duty from gold imports could be approximately Rs 8,000 crore, about less than half of what was collected a year ago.
The complaint is against Nestle's 'unfair trade practices'.
Bankers of HPL too have endorsed the idea and are pitching hard for the chairmanship of Chatterjee.
This move gives clean chit to noodles and pastas containing MSG.
The government is working on the concept of a digital locker of sorts - an online repository for all certificates and documents issued to the citizens of the country.
Monsoon is expected to cover central and eastern India after Tuesday.
This was the near-unanimous replies of 10 market participants.
Two key depts in ministry cold to rationale for one; postal dept says it's more eligible than IDFC or Bandhan, feels 'strong lobby' scuttling its plans.
Limited IT staff may compel them to focus on big fish than small depositors.
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Traders were up in arms, fearing huge job loss if Walmart was to enter.
Infra major's entry could queer the pitch for Jaypee and Hindustan Semiconductor.
In 2014-15, capital expenditure in the April-September period was Rs 99,100 crore.
RBI declines to accede to plea, upheld by Padmanabhan panel, for priority sector tag; feels move would dilute claims of those needing it more.
In fact, no other recent Union Budget has held so much significance for the Indian economy as the one to be presented in about six weeks from now, notes A K Bhattacharya.
Only 2.3% of the Indian workforce has undergone formal skill training, as compared to 68% in UK and 52% in the US
To enable large-scale vaccine studies to take place across the UK, the aim is to get 500,000 people signed up by October, which is considered vital in the fight against coronavirus.
Key questions remain about the operational and financial viability of a completely paperless bank such as India Post, says Mayank Jain.
In 2015, the Reserve Bank of India cut interest rates by 125 basis points to 6.75 per cent.
The lawsuit seeks an injunction to stop the entire rule from going into effect.
IFC will act as a transaction advisor for the projects to be developed in the public-private partnership mode.
It entered India in 2006, with the aim of tapping the promising consumer market.
In 2013, Daiichi had launched the arbitration proceedings in Singapore.
'Stumbling blocks teach a lot and should be taken as stepping stones.'
Abu Dhabi national carrier had bought 24 per cent stake in Jet Airways for $379 million in April.
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