by PTI News | Mar 16, 2022 | 8:02 pm | Economy, News
Chandigarh, Mar 16 (PTI) The Haryana Assembly on Wednesday passed a bill to exempt tractors from the rule that bans diesel vehicles older than 10 years from plying in NCR areas. The Haryana Laws (Special Provisions) Amendment Bill, 2022, to amend the Haryana Laws (Special Provisions) Act, 2019, was taken up for discussion and passed [...]
by PTI News | Mar 16, 2022 | 7:52 pm | Economy, News
New Delhi, Mar 16 (PTI) A delegation of Plant Based Foods Industry Association (PBFIA) met Prahlad Singh Patel, Minister of State for Food Processing Industries, here and sought the government's support to grow this sector. The delegation, led by the Association’s Executive Director, Sanjay Sethi, briefed the Union Minister on the state of the nascent [...]
by PTI News | Mar 16, 2022 | 6:35 pm | Economy, News
New Delhi, Mar 16 (PTI) The Opposition in Lok Sabha on Wednesday pressed for increasing the budget for maintenance of roads and stringent laws to deal with overloading of vehicles and reducing incidents of road accidents. Initiating a debate on demand for grants of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Congress member A R Reddy [...]
by PTI News | Mar 16, 2022 | 6:33 pm | Economy, News
Mumbai, Mar 16 (PTI) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Wednesday rejected the demand of BJP legislators to make "The Kashmir Files" tax-free in the state, saying if the Centre waives GST on the movie, it will apply to the entire country. Replying to a debate on state Budget in the Legislative Assembly, Pawar, [...]
by PTI News | Mar 16, 2022 | 5:53 pm | Economy, News
New Delhi, Mar 16 (PTI) The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) through its various implementing agencies has constructed 8,045 kms of highways up to February 2022 during the current financial year, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL) are primarily [...]
by PTI News | Mar 16, 2022 | 5:44 pm | Corporate Action, Economy, News
Mumbai, Mar 16 (PTI) Record fund inflows through private equity and venture capital funds, primarily into the start-up ecosystem, have propelled the overall inflows to USD 5.8 billion in February, which is double the amounts annualised, according to industry data. According to the monthly data tabulated by the IVCA-EY (Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association), [...]
by PTI News | Mar 16, 2022 | 5:16 pm | Economy, News
New Delhi, Mar 16 (PTI) Congress leader Karti Chidambaram on Wednesday urged the government to issue guidelines and regulate delivery companies such as Swiggy and Zomato to protect delivery agents from unrealistic targets and ensure their safety.Raising the issue during Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha, Chidambaram spoke about the gig economy, explaining that a [...]
by PTI News | Mar 16, 2022 | 5:14 pm | Economy, News
New Delhi, Mar 16 (PTI) Large oil importers like India and Thailand will be the most affected among Asia-Pacific countries by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, S&P Global Ratings has said. S&P estimates the Indian economy to grow 7.8 per cent in the next fiscal year beginning April 1, 2022. Besides, the economy is expected to [...]
by PTI News | Mar 16, 2022 | 5:12 pm | Economy, News
New Delhi, Mar 16 (PTI) A significant percentage of employers are keen to increase their apprentice appointment in the first six months of this year, mainly on account of awareness and reforms in the apprenticeship system, according to a report.According to TeamLease Apprenticeship Outlook Report for H1 (January to June 2022), 72 per cent of [...]
by PTI News | Mar 16, 2022 | 4:37 pm | Economy, News
Jaipur, Mar 16 (PTI) The Rajasthan government has witnessed over 21 per cent jump in excise revenue to Rs 10,580.7 crore till February in 2021-22, from Rs 8,694.14 crore in 2018-19. Replying to a question raised by BJP MLA Gyanchand Parekh in the Rajasthan Assembly on Wednesday, the state's Excise Minister Parsadi Lal Meena shared [...]
