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M Venkaiah Naidu

Strengthen agriculture by long-term structural changes: Naidu

Farming is our basic culture providing livelihood to nearly 60 per cent of our population.

12 Jan 2019 4:35 PM IST

Manufacturing sector contracted by 0.4 per cent in November as against a growth of 10.4 per cent a year ago. (Representational image)

Industrial growth falls to 17-month low of 0.5 per cent in Nov

Output in only 10 of the 23 groups saw positive growth.

12 Jan 2019 12:10 AM IST

Vendors and small traders at major city markets complained that their business was hit even on weekends as they ran out of changes. (Photo: PTI)

Govt plans insurance scheme for GST-registered small traders

Small traders could get accidental insurance cover of up to Rs 10 lakh based on turnover.

11 Jan 2019 3:05 PM IST

The price of petrol in Delhi climbed to Rs 75.71 per litre from Rs 75.55 and diesel to Rs 67.50 a litre from Rs 67.38.

Petrol price hiked by 19 paise, diesel by 28 paise

In Mumbai, petrol now costs Rs 74.72 a litre and diesel is priced at Rs 65.73.

11 Jan 2019 3:04 PM IST

Researchers found that participants who compared themselves to others on Facebook had greater awareness of physical ailments. (Photo: ANI)

Social media giants plan push-back on India's new regulations: sources

The move comes ahead of India's national election due by May and amid rising worries that activists could misuse social...

11 Jan 2019 1:48 PM IST

The government on Wednesday said Indias prospects to become a top steel exporter depends on a range of factors, including competitiveness and demand, and will not be impacted by the trade barriers the US has put on imports.

India takes EU to WTO's safeguard committee over duty on steel...

India is concerned about the European Union's move as it exports nearly 6 per cent of its steel output to Italy.

11 Jan 2019 12:47 PM IST

October manufacturing PMI data comes in sharp contrast to the robust show by India on World Banks Ease of Doing Business ranking.

Modi's 'Make in India' a casualty as steel, auto firms spar over...

India remained a net importer of steel during April-November after exports dropped over 30 per cent.

11 Jan 2019 10:03 AM IST

TMC MP Saugata Roy also nitpicked on Arun Jaitleys pronunciation of the name of former President Francois Hollande. (Photo: ANI)

Finance Minister Jaitley to present Interim Budget on February 1

The Budget Session of the Parliament will be held from January 31 to February 13.

10 Jan 2019 1:55 PM IST

Banning of letters of undertaking (LoUs) and letters of comfort (LoCs) by the RBI as trade finance instruments is likely to reduce financial flexibility of importers, a Fitch group company said on Wednesday.

Lanka's Central Bank gets USD 400 million swap from RBI

The total loan was expected to have been disbursed with a seventh tranche by mid-2019.

10 Jan 2019 11:39 AM IST

Productivity in British low-paid jobs lags 20 to 30 per cent behind equivalent roles in Germany, France, the Netherlands and the United States.

2019 likely to be a cold year for tech jobs

Low single-digit, need-based, lateral hiring may take place across Indian technology landscape.

10 Jan 2019 10:57 AM IST

The growth of eight core sectors slowed to 3-month low of 4.1 per cent in March due to weak performance in as many as six sectors including coal, crude oil and natural gas.

Rs 18,000 crore subsidy in works for stressed gas-based power projects

This scheme ran for two years between 2015 and 2017 and got financial support from the Power System Development Fund.

10 Jan 2019 10:56 AM IST

Union Minister Arun Jaitley said that Congress had no real issue and was hence resorting to manufacturing. (Photo: File)

CII wants Centre to raise I-T exemptions to Rs 5 lakh

It suggested to raise of limit of deduction under u/s 80C from Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 2.5 lakh to provide saving...

10 Jan 2019 6:43 AM IST