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The 13th ministerial conference of the WTO continues with discussions on key issues including agriculture, fisheries subsidies, and duty moratorium on
Asia's third-largest and the world's fastest-growing major economy expanded 8.4% in the October-December quarter, partly helped by a surge in manufact
The central government contained its fiscal deficit in the 2023-24 financial year at 63.6% of the revised target despite a moderation in nominal GDP g
The Centre approved the release of two installments of tax devolution amounting to ₹1.42 lakh crore to 28 states for social welfare and infrastructu
The slow growth in the eight core industries - cement, coal, crude oil, electricity, fertilisers, natural gas, refinery products and steel - is likely
The Indian government has projected food grain production to reach 154.19 million tonnes during the kharif season and 155.12 million tonnes during the
India calls for re-examination of customs duties moratorium on e-commerce at WTO. Developing countries losing $10 billion annually. India opposes exte
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has asked NaBFID to introduce a structured partial credit enhancement facility and create a data repository for th
A NITI Aayog working group has recommended the government to reconsider its open-ended procurement policy for rice and wheat at minimum support prices
India's Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) and global diamond trade bodies have raised concerns about the G7 bloc's demand to route ro
India is set to launch a portal for masur dal, ensuring farmers receive a minimum support price (MSP) for their produce. The initiative, first introdu
The union Cabinet approved a subsidy of ₹24,420 crore for phosphatic and potassic fertilisers for the upcoming kharif season, while maintaining the
To date, NaBFID has made total sanctions of more than Rs 86,804 crore, with projects spread across the country and in diversified sub-sectors of infra
“Members are indicating that additional time will be needed to iron out some of the outstanding issues,” said an official, adding that, for this r
The wheat output is estimated to be 1.46 million tonnes higher than the previous record high of 110.55 million tonnes achieved in the 2022-23 cr
Retail inflation for industrial workers in India eased to 4.59 per cent in January, mainly due to lower prices of certain food items. The Consumer Pri
The 23-member working group on crop husbandry, agriculture inputs, demand and supply, set up by the Aayog in 2022 under PS Birthal, director, ICAR-NIA
The Indian economy experienced a faster-than-anticipated expansion of 8.4% in Q3FY24, pushing FY24 growth to 7.6%, up from 7.3% in January. The growth
At the 13th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization, no consensus was reached on fisheries subsidies. India seeks special treatment and
These directions will be applicable from April 1, 2024 to banks, NPCI Bharat BillPay Limited and other non-bank payment system participants. Bharat Bi
