The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has no plans to close down any of the media units associated with it despite a recommendation by the Expenditure Reforms Commission.
The experts agreed that the lockdown has helped in slowing down spread of the virus but insisted that the situation has not reached a plateau and that there was an urgent need to upgrade healthcare facilities to deal with the crisis.
The stagnation in US-Russia relations does not augur well for New Delhi's strategic interests, says Harsh V Pant and Raj Kumar Sharma.
Around 55 per cent of land in the 36 operational special economic zones (SEZs) in Tamil Nadu is lying vacant owing to various reasons, including the recent economic slowdown.
On Saturday, April 19, Dr M J Manohar Rao, one of our respected contributors, passed away.
As freebies/gift vouchers attract GST, retailers are opting for straight discounts this festive season.
Up to 95 per cent of units in the Noida-Greater Noida mega industrial zone are currently shut.
'The one aspect which no Indian military thinker would wish to see emerge is a LoC type of posture at the LAC.' 'The LoC is manned for 750 km and terrorist infiltration has led to the creation of a virtual fortress along its entire length.' 'Something mirroring this at the LAC is going to be expensive although deployment everywhere is not warranted there.' 'However, given the complete trust deficit, there appear few alternatives,' notes Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd).
This could have huge implications for agriculture, food prices, supply and overall economic growth of the country
Make in India and Swacch Bharat initiatives are going to have tremendous impact on the Home and Personal Care industry.
Unless security is given paramount importance, it is difficult for real estate activity to pick momentum in J&K.
Place your bets only on cities where you can easily monitor and where there's visible growth.
Regulations ensure only PGs from Indian universities qualify.
The fact that so many victims turn hostile should be a matter of concern. If so many accused persons continue to roam freely in society, this becomes an additional liability to women's safety, points out Rashme Sehgal.
On matters relating to the Diaspora, the Centre needs to call the shots, suggests Ambassador T P S Sreenivasan.
Apart from India, only two other countries - Russia (15.5 per cent) and China (14.9 per cent) clocked double digit growth in November
'Like Nehru, too, Modi has found dealing with Beijing more and more difficult and has adopted an increasingly assertive approach towards managing India's northern neighbour.'
Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats' remarks came days after a group of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists struck the Sunjuwan Military Camp in Jammu on Saturday, killing seven people including six soldiers.
While the gold policy covers every aspect, from sourcing gold to trading and investing in it, experts assert that the policy is incomplete if mining of gold in India isn't promoted.
This is reportedly the first time that the names recommended by a search committee have been shot down by the HRD ministry
They have cited higher capital for bad-loan provisioning, pending legislative amendments, and delay in finalising rules by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as some of the reasons.
The Coimbatore suburb has been growing significantly due to strong economic policies, says Naveen Nandwani.
Which sectors will bounce back fast? Which will lag? Has the consumer changed forever? Here are some answers.
India has reached a significant milestone on Friday (November 28) by achieving Rs 100 lakh crore or 100 trillion market cap.
These ambitious projects are littered with every possible acronyms and include proposed road links, air connectivity plans, electricity grids and special economic zones on coasts, says Subhomoy Bhattacharjee.
RBI conducts interviews for first lateral hire for CGM post; deputy governors to head four distinct verticals.
In the long run, the decision could bring clearer rules to a sector that has failed to provide India with enough power because it has been so hamstrung by confusion and scandals over concessions allegedly handed to government cronies.
Under the watchful eyes of five wise men, who know the industry well, banks will not find it easy to hoodwink the system, says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
'Our biggest advantage is that the troops are much better trained and motivated than the Chinese and can improvise and manage with a part of the resources.'
India plans to keep its fiscal deficit within 3.9% of GDP.
If you have pursued your bachelor's degree from elsewhere, studying a master's programme in public universities in Germany is easier as 80% of the universities are free, says Sushil Sukhwani.
RBI has taken a balanced approach in the credit policy considering various developments across the globe and their near term impact.
Meanwhile, for the fortnight ended March 20, deposits grew 11.42% y-o-y.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field.
Looking beyond the lesser penalty regime, in its 10th year of existence, the CCI needs more branches, according to experts
A ministry's internal note proposes caps on minimum and maximum fares airlines can charge, keeping in mind their cost structure, profit margin and ensuring the last minute fares are not out of bounds of passengers.
Naresh Goyal-led Jet has also changed the shareholders agreement and amended the investment agreement and the articles of association, as suggested by the Foreign Investment Promotion Board, headed by DEA Secretary Arvind Mayaram, official sources said.
The US election campaign has provided plenty of ammunition for the CCP to make its case that its political system is superior.
The cloud kitchen market in India will hit $1.05 billion by 2023. Just 13% of the total market has been utilised so far.
In her resignation, which she submitted early this week, she slammed the organisation for creating what she describes as a "hostile environment".
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