Economy

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]New Delhi: Adding yet another milestone by fulfilling another commitment announced in the Railway Budget 2015-16, the Indian Railway will be setting up its own Railway Design Centre in the campus of National Institute of Design (NID), Ahemdabad. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Ministry of Railways …

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]New Delhi: Text of the Address by the Prime Minister to UNESCO: Director General, Madam Bukova Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am truly honoured to address UNESCO. I feel specially privileged to visit this great institution in its 70th anniversary year. This milestone reminds us of a fundamental achievement …

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]New Delhi: The US Department of Transportation has agreed to offer sustainable transport solutions for the cities of Allahabad, Ajmer and Visakhapatnam. Bilateral cooperation in the field of transportation was discussed during a meeting between the visiting US Secretary of Transportation Shri Anthony Foxx and Minister of Urban Development …

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]New Delhi: Delegation led by Mr. Colin Barnett Premier of Western Australia called on the Minister of State for Agriculture Sh. Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundariya at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi today. During the discussion with the delegation from Australia, Sh. Kundariya mentioned about Australia’s high efficient agriculture sector with expertise …

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Launch of the Pradhan Mantri MUDRA (Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency) Yojana New Delhi: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today said that supporting the small entrepreneurs of India is the biggest way to help the Indian economy grow and prosper. He was speaking at the launch of …

Mumbai: The Governor of Maharashtra Ch Vidyasagar Rao asked financial institutions and business organizations to view to challenge posed by cyber criminals seriously and called for evolving ecosystems to protect the economic integrity of Corporates, Multinational Corporations and business organizations. Cautioning that cyber criminals, backed in some cases by hostile …

Mumbai: The Governor of Maharashtra Ch Vidyasagar Rao inaugurated the 2nd Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility at Hotel Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai. The Conference was organised by the Indo American Chamber of Commerce President of the Chamber Rajyalakshmi Rao  and Member of Group Executive Council of Tata Sons Dr. …

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today gave its approval to amendments to the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2013 pending in the Rajya Sabha, and approved amendments proposed in the Bill. The recommendations of the Standing Committee of Parliament on …

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] Mumbai: RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan today kept policy rate unchanged. The repo rate will continue to be at 7.5 per cent and the cash reserve ratio will remain at 4 per cent. Monetary and Liquidity Measures On the basis of an assessment of the current and evolving macroeconomic …

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, today approved two significant foreign investments in the pharmaceutical sector. Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. are engaged in manufacturing generic pharmaceuticals and active pharma ingredients, and approvals have been given for Qualified Institutional Buyers …