New Delhi, Apr 13 (PTI) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved signing of a pact between the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) and Canada's Manitoba Securities Commission. The bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) seeks to have a formal basis for cross-border co-operation in the area of securities regulations. It would facilitate mutual assistance, [...]
New Delhi, Delhi, Apr 13 (PTI) The coal ministry is in discussions with the World Bank for collaboration on the mine closure framework, a government official said on Wednesday. Coal Additional Secretary M Nagaraju said the government is committed to ensuring that mines are properly and scientifically closed for the benefit of the society. "We [...]
Chennai, Apr 13 (PTI) Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA), the statutory body of Indian Railways, has invited bids for development of a railway plot into a warehouse at Thiruvottiyur here, the company said on Wednesday. The plot covers an area of 50,010 square metre and would be leased for 30 years, a press release said. [...]
Middletown (US), Apr 13 (The Conversation) Six weeks into the war with Ukraine, Russia’s economy seems to be holding up better than initially expected.Despite unprecedented sanctions and an exodus of Western companies, the Russian ruble – a widely followed indicator of the economy – has recovered all of its earlier losses. Meanwhile, billions of dollars [...]
The country's exports in March 2022 rose 19.76 per cent to USD 42.22 billion on account of healthy performance by sectors such as petroleum products, engineering, and leather, even as trade deficit during the month widened to USD 18.51 billion. In March 2021, exports stood at USD 35.26 billion, according to a commerce ministry data [...]
New Delhi, Apr 13 (PTI) ICICI Bank and GIFT City Gurajat have come together to attract global investors as well as capital market firms to set up their operations in GIFT SEZ. ICICI Bank and GIFT SEZ (special economic zone) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote GIFT SEZ to Indian as well [...]
New Delhi, Apr 13 (PTI) The government is committed to build safer all-weather roads to provide seamless connectivity in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday. The road transport and highways minister in a series of tweets said, the Beodnabad to Ferrargunj section of NH-4 in Andaman and Nicobar Islands was [...]
New Delhi, 13th April 2022: By making biofuel accessible and connecting raw materials aggregators, manufacturers, consumers and waste materials in an all-in-one app, Buyofuel is empowering the biofuel industry with its online green fuel marketplace. Taking a leap towards a sustainable future, the company is envisioning to create a platform for trading of biofuel-based commodities [...]
New Delhi, Apr 13 (PTI) Manufacturers of small packaged fruit juices and dairy products have sought an extension of the July 1 deadline, for implementing the ban on plastic straws and said imported paper straws are expected to increase their input cost but unlikely to meet the industry's requirement. Arguing that there is no viable [...]
New Delhi, Apr 12 (PTI) The world merchandise trade volume is expected to grow by 3 per cent in 2022 against the earlier forecast of 4.7 per cent, mainly due to the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, the WTO said on Tuesday.Prospects for the global economy have darkened since the outbreak of war in [...]
