The government in 2010 had decided to come out with consolidated FDI policy paper summarising all the regulations including those of FEMA.
Container shipping liners are planning to increase the freight rates which was stagnant for a long time in spite of increase in fuel costs and reduced earning said Shipping Minister GK Vasan.
uring April-February, the output rose 4.4 percent, compared with an annual rise of 5.8 per cent a year ago, data showed.
Although India's latest budget has increased the allocation for tourism by less than 10 percent, the tourism ministry remains hopeful that it can bring in at least seven million foreign tourists to the country during this fiscal year.
The World Bank is looking forward to associate itself with the proposed development bank for BRICS, its President Robert B Zoellick said.
The Kerala government on Wednesday doubled the financial assistance extended to the weaker and poorer sections of the state's diaspora.
IMF chief Christine Lagarde said that the eurozone needs a common finance minister who must consider issuing region-wide bonds to help pull it out of its economic crisis.
He said New Delhi will discuss oil imports from Tehran at a meeting of emerging world powerhouses.
Repo rate at which banks borrow from the RBI is 8.5 percent while Marginal Standing Facility rate is 9.5 percent.
Uttar Pradesh officials are reportedly working to prepare feasibility reports for the metro rail projects.
Jewellers' strike entered its eleventh day on Tuesday, with most jewellery shops in Maharashtra and Gujarat planning to remain shut till 31 March.
A big chunk of the budget sanctioned for the Indian Army would be used to bear the pay and allowances of the soldiers and officers.
India is the 13th largest trading partner of the United States and its 17th largest merchandise export market.
The number of jobless people in France rose for a 10th consecutive month in February to reach its highest level since October 1999, casting a pall over President Nicolas Sarkozy's re-election prospects.
Banks borrowed Rs 1.96 lakh crore ($38.50 billion) from the central bank's repo window on Monday
Central banks of most economies are bracing themselves for the eventful weekend with the Greek elections and polls in Egypt and France. Banks will ensure there is enough liquidity.
The jewellers have reportedly incurred a loss of about Rs 10,000 crore during the strike
MOFPI is implementing a scheme for cold chain, value addition and preservation infrastructure.
The government said that projects sanctioned under JNNURM till March 2012 will get an extended timeline till 2014.
CCEA approved award of two shallow water and two onland blocks to consortia led by ONGC.
Oil companies have demanded that since they have not been able to raise petrol price in line with increase in cost, they be compensated by the government for the Rs 4,500-crore loss they incurred on fuel sale.
State-run Coal India (CIL) today handed over a Rs 5,400 crore dividend cheque to the government for the ongoing fiscal.
India-ASEAN trade was valued at $60 billion in the nine months of April-December 2011.
The budget for the fiscal year beginning in April proposed to raise cess on crude oil to Rs 4,500 per tonne from Rs 2,500 per tonne.
The worst of the eurozone crisis is over and the situation is stabilising, Mario Draghi, President of European Central Bank (ECB) has been quoted as saying.
India will continue to import oil from Iran without violating any international law, said Reddy.
Speaking at an investor conference in Hong Kong, Subir Gokarn also said a low fiscal deficit would help in bringing down interest rates and boosting investments.
Deutsche Bank suggested that India should control its expenditure and move towards tax reforms, particularly the goods and services tax, and expand the tax base to improve the fiscal situation.
Consumption will overtake investment as China's biggest driver of economic growth in 2012 for the first time in more than a decade, the Ministry of Commerce's research institute said in a report.
The government today said it plans to implement the National Food Security Bill by the end of this year.