Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

'Apple, Acer, Lenovo, OPPO seek relaxation in sourcing norms': Nirmala Sitharaman

Apple India, Acer, Le Ecosystem Technology, Lenovo (India) and OPPO Mobiles have sought relaxation in the local sourcing norms to set up single brand retail stores in India, Parliament was informed today.

Why govt needs to raise pulses production and not rely on hiking imports from Mozambique

According to industry estimates, India consumes about 63,500 tonnes of all varieties of pulses put together every single day

Come clean by Sept 30: Jaitley to black money holders

The Income Declaration Scheme or IDS, which opened on June 1, allows domestic black money holders to declare ill-gotten wealth, pay a total of 45 per cent in tax and penalty and escape prosecution.

Dear Sitharaman, Rajan did not embarrass; it’s not bad to be 'one-eyed king'

India being the ‘bright spot’ among its Asian peers is something which international agencies, such as International Monetary Fund, have acknowledged. It is a great deal in a slowing world

Nairobi WTO: US and EU representatives had a clear-cut plan to drive a wedge within developing nations

Why did then India, and for that matter, China and South Africa, not put on hold the export competition pact that the US and EU pushed through?

To boost overseas shipments, govt reduces minimum export price of onions to $400/tonne

In August, the government had hiked onion MEP to $700 per tonne from $425