New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Environment activist Vandana Shiva on Thursday wrote to Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan seeking a criminal investigation against global seed giant Monsanto for genetic contamination of its herbicide tolerant Round-up…
Hyderabad, Nov 30 (IANS) Buoyed by the success of Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) which concluded here Thursday, NITI Aayog announced setting up of women’s cell to help women entrepreneurs. The Telangana government also announced three…
New Delhi/Mumbai, Nov 30 (IANS) India Inc. on Thursday said the rise in the second quarter (Q2) GDP numbers showed signs of economic recovery. “Growth numbers are in sync with the expectations and re-affirm that…
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Breaking a five-quarters’ slump, a rise in the manufacturing sector’s output pushed India’s growth rate higher to 6.3 per cent during the second quarter of 2017-18, official data showed on…
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The output of India’s eight major industries stood at a standstill in October, official data showed on Thursday. On a sequential basis, the “Index of Eight Core Industries” (ECI) for…
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The government is planning to amend an earlier order on banning cattle trade for slaughter that had hurt the livestock economy and threatened the meat industry in the country, informed…
Hyderabad, Nov 30 (IANS) With the GDP growing during the second quarter of 2017-18 after a five-quarter slide, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Thursday said growth has returned and the country will now move…
Bhubaneswar, Nov 30 (IANS) Odisha Finance Minister Shashi Bhusan Behera on Thursday presented a supplementary budget for 2017-18 with an allocation of Rs 9,828.57 crore. As much as Rs 1,791.65 crore was proposed for administrative…
Kolkata, Nov 30 (IANS) Taking a dig at the central government on GDP numbers, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said “effects of note ban scam” and “unplanned” implementation of Goods and Services…
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Finance Secretary Hasmukh Adhia on Thursday said there may be an underestimation in the second quarter GDP growth rate figure of 6.3 per cent, which could go up further after…
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Thursday approved transfer of all land assets owned by Hindustan Vegetable Oils Corporation (HVOC) to the Housing and Urban Affairs…
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Gujarat’s “rising debt” of Rs 2,41,000 crore, but the BJP hit back saying that the state GDP…
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Thursday approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Italy for cooperation in agriculture and phytosanitary…
Hyderabad, Nov 30 (IANS) Enthused by the success of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) which concluded here on Thursday, the Telangana government announced the setting up of WE-Hub, an exclusive incubator for women entrepreneurs. Minister…
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The Narendra Modi government on Thursday cited its policies for the acceleration of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) to 6.3 per cent during the second quarter (Q2) of 2017-18….
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday searched the premises of Sanjeev Mahajan and other businessmen in connection with a money laundering probe involving over Rs 5,000 crore, officials said. An…
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Thursday approved signing and ratification of the Investment Cooperation and Facilitation Treaty (ICFT) with Brazil, aimed at increasing investment flows….
Chennai, Nov 30 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Thursday said orders have been issued to the Collectors of Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli and Tuticorin districts to take necessary precautionary and relief measures as cyclone…
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Lauding the upward movement of the GDP number for the second quarter of 2017-18, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the rise in growth after five quarters marks the reversal of…
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Despite the rail accidents reported in the last one year, the Indian Railways has remained the number one choice for commuters as it ferried five crore more persons from April…