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The India-Bangladesh container train during its flagging off ceremony for the trial run in Kolkata on Tuesday. (Photo: Asian Age )Business
India-Africa biz conclave: Policymakers to discuss strategies to scale...

The annual Conclave brings senior Ministers, policymakers, officials, business leaders, bankers, technologists...

11 March 2019 4:57 PM IST

Indian Oil CorporationBusiness
India seeks Saudi investment in strategic oil storage, rescue plan for...

The official statement said: 'Saudi Arabia's participation in Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) program was also...

10 March 2019 2:09 PM IST

Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday inaugurated Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana here on Sunday.Business
As petrol prices spike before polls, Pradhan seeks Saudi help to cool...

Petrol and diesel prices, which are revised daily, have been on the rise for the last one month or so.

10 March 2019 1:45 PM IST

A top IRDAI source told Financial Chronicle that the meeting was held in Hyderabad on February 19 and it was attended by 26 chairmen of both life and non-life insurance companies.Business
Irdai panel suggests host of steps for speedy settlement of insurance...

Surveyors and loss assessors are expected to survey and assess the damage/loss and submit report about it.

10 March 2019 1:25 PM IST

The needless controversy between the government and the RBI is a direct consequence of economists without any practical experience in administering policies at a high level being inducted to executive positions.Business
RBI slaps penalties on 36 major banks for non-compliance in SWIFT...

Reserve Bank of India has imposed penalties worth Rs 71 crore on 36 public, private and foreign banks.

9 March 2019 10:51 AM IST

Sonal VarmaBusiness
What top women economists predict for 2019

India's economy, among the world's fastest growing, faces risks from a global slowdown and political instability after a...

9 March 2019 1:07 AM IST

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 1, 2016 in in Uttar Pradeshs Ballia. (Photo: File/PTI)Business
Govt achieves 87 pc of 8 cr free LPG connections target; issues...

The target was later raised to 8 crore connections by 2021 and now envisages giving all households a connection.

8 March 2019 7:28 PM IST

Subhash Chandra GargBusiness
Govt will meet fiscal deficit target of 3.4 per cent in FY'19:Garg

As per interim Budget 2019-20, the government has pegged fiscal deficit target of 3.4 pc for current fiscal year ending...

8 March 2019 7:14 PM IST

\A number of factors are blocking equality in employment, and the one playing the largest role is caregiving,\ said Manuela Tomei, Director, ILO Conditions of Work and Equality Department.Business
Women with children under six make up about 10.2 pc of managers in...

In contrast, 89.8 per cent managers with children under six years of age are men.

8 March 2019 5:56 PM IST

Indian Oil Corp (IOC) bagged three fields, the same number as new entrant PFH Oil and Gas Pvt Ltd got.Business
Ennore LNG terminal to help IOC fast-track city gas project

Ennore LNG terminal is part of India's plan to raise share of natural gas in country's energy basket to 15 pc by 2030...

8 March 2019 2:41 PM IST

Vincent Campos, a spokesman at the US State Departments energy bureau said talks are ongoing with the eight consumers of Irans oil that received waivers in November with the aim of eventually cutting imports to zero. (Representational image)Business
India wants to keep Iran oil purchases at 3 lakh barrels per day:...

Iran was India's seventh biggest oil supplier in January, as compared to third-biggest a year ago.

8 March 2019 1:58 PM IST

India is only ahead of Iran, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Egypt, and Bangladesh, out of the 57 countries surveyed, according to the Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs report.Business
Working women lag behind in financial protection: Survey

According to the survey, ownership of term insurance plans among women in metro cities stood at just 19 pc, as compared...

8 March 2019 12:39 PM IST

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