New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Tata Steel on Friday entered into a long term tariff contract (LTTC) with Indian Railways. Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu, senior officials of the Railway Board and the company’s Vice President,…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Railway Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu on Friday said more solar-powered coaches will be inducted in the railway’s fleet. “Indian Railways is committed for environment conservation and use of cleaner fuels,”…
Kolkata, July 14 (IANS) The Calcutta Freight Brokers Association (CFBA) on Friday said the preliminary procedural hurdles of Goods and Services Tax (GST) have been easing out and exports consignments picking up. “Initially, there were…
Dubai, July 14 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) State Minister for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash on Friday said the Qatar crisis, which pits the Arab quartet and Qatar, would not end soon. Gargash, who…
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) Stock exchange BSE on Friday said it will move the scrips of 48 companies to Group “A” category with effect from July 17. The group “A” category comprises of firm whose…
Gurugram, July 14 (IANS) The Haryana government has decided to provide 24-hour power supply to Gurugram district from August 15 onwards, for which a blueprint has already been prepared, an official said on Friday. Public…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) India’s two lakh kilometre-long highways could be used for laying optical fibre and oil and gas pipelines, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Friday. India has around…
Kolkata, July 14 (IANS) The West Bengal government is looking at identifying a large area in Howrah district for declaring an industrial township, an official said on Friday. “In Howrah, we are looking at a…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) India’s higher education sector is over-regulated and needs a complete shake up, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Friday. “Over-regulation needs to be completely scrapped. We should be facilitators…
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) on Friday said Vikram Limaye will join the company as Managing Director and CEO (Chief Executive Officer) from Monday, July 17. “Vikram Limaye has…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Friday took a dig at the previous United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for not implementing the M.S. Swaminathan committee’s recommendations to increase farmers’…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) India’s exports rose for the 10th consecutive month in June 2017, official data showed on Friday. Exports grew by 4.39 per cent to $23.56 billion from $22.57 billion worth of…
Bhopal, July 14 (IANS) Conventionally, the average duration of a government officer’s stay in a posting has been around three years. But here is a woman officer who has been transferred 25 times in 13…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) India and EU on Friday announced the establishment of an Investment Facilitation Mechanism (IFM) to promote investments from European Union, an official statement said. “The mechanism will allow for a…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The European Union (EU) and India on Friday announced the establishment of an Investment Facilitation Mechanism (IFM) for EU investments in India. The mechanism will allow for a close coordination…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The year 2015-16 saw a 17 per cent increase in the total internet traffic in India that led to an increase of Rs 7 lakh crore in Gross Domestic Product…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Following steady progress on fund-raising efforts with several international institutional investors, a certain threshold investment in the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund is expected to be reached soon, Finance Minister…
Washington, July 14 (IANS) YES Bank has partnered with the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. Governments Development Finance Institution and Wells Fargo on an agreement to increase lending to small and medium enterprises…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) India’s exports rose by 4.39 per cent during June 2017, official data showed on Friday. Exports grew by 4.39 per cent to $23.56 billion from $22.57 billion worth of merchandise…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday deferred hearing on the quantum of punishment to be awarded to liquor baron Vijay Mallya till the government produces him before it. Mallya has been…