Cabinet approves Agriculture Export Policy
STAFF REPORTER / NEW DELHI The Union Cabinet today approved Agriculture Export Policy in line with government’s committment to double farmer’s income by 2022. Speaking to media here after the…
RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.50%
Key takeaways from fifth bi-monthly policy meet AMN / MUMBAI As expected, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept the repo rate unchanged at 6.50…
Rs 60000 crore to be spent on MGNREGA: Finance Minister
Our Correspondent / New Delhi Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said about 60 thousand crore rupees would be spent on Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, MGNREGA this…
India, UAE sign pact on Currency Swap & MoU for Development Cooperation in Africa
AMN / Abu Dhabi India and UAE today signed an agreement on Currency Swap and MoU for Development Cooperation in Africa. The documents were signed after the 12th session of…
Procurement of pulses, oilseeds increases by 13 times: Govt
AMN / NEW DELHI The procurement of pulses and oilseeds has increased by almost 13 times during the last four and a half years as compared to the procurement done…
A N Jha appointed as new Finance Secretary
AMN / NEW DELHI Senior IAS officer Ajay Narayan Jha has been appointed as new Finance Secretary in the government. He was currently serving as Secretary, Expenditure. Prime Minister Modi-led…
94% of GST refund claims settled: Govt
AMN / New Delhi Nearly 94 per cent of the total GST refund claims of Rs 97,202 crore has been settled by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs…
India’s factory output rises to 11-month high
AGENCIES / Mumbai India’s manufacturing sector activity improved in November and touched an 11-month high as new order flows encouraged companies to lift production amid strong demand conditions, a monthly…
Jaitley calls for dismantling trade barriers for faster economic growth
AMN / NEW DELHI Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the global economy needs to cut down trade barriers. He was addressing the 80th Session of the Policy Commission of…
Qatar to leave OPEC, to increase gas production
AMN / Doha Qatar today announced that it would withdraw from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on January 1, 2019 after nearly 60 years of membership in order…