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Brutal crackdown on protesters by West shows why its sermons to India are hypocrisy at best
In comparison to India where every protest is given a prime coverage by the West and becomes a pretext for admonition of the government by their leaders, what’s happening in the West goes unnoticed with no one calling their governments ‘fascist’
Narendra Modi chairs sixth NITI Aayog meet, stresses on partnership between Centre and states to boost economy
The prime minister underlined the need for reducing compliance burden on people and asked the states to form committees to reduce regulations which are no longer relevant
Maharashtra Budget 2020: Uddhav Thackeray-led govt announces farm sops, hikes VAT on petrol, diesel
In its maiden budget, the Maha vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra on Friday announced sops for farmers, proposed to increase VAT on petrol and diesel by Re 1 per litre and reduced electricity duty for industries
M&M rejigs top management in auto, farm divisions; Rajan Wadhera to step down from executive role
Homegrown auto major Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) on Monday announced a rejig of its top management in automotive and farm equipment sectors with its President for auto vertical Rajan Wadhera set to retire and step down from the executive role
India's diesel demand growth likely to be in low gear until mid-2020; fuel exports may rise in FY 2019-20
Diesel accounts for about two-fifths of refined fuel demand in India, which has grown by its slowest pace since fiscal year 2014 this year amid tight credit markets, contracting auto sales and slowing rail and air traffic.
Ensure adequate credit flow to MSMEs, they are in genuine need of funds: Anurag Thakur
The MSME sector, which is the backbone of the economy, needs a lot of support from the banking industry, said Thakur
India’s strong demand for diesel slows down as motorists shift gears to petrol vehicles on narrowing price difference
India’s strong diesel demand growth is decoupling from the car market as motorists increasingly turn to gasoline vehicles, leaving it more reliant on patchy demand from construction and heavy industry
Union Budget 2019: Govt will invest widely in agri infra; support entrepreneurship in farm sector
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday said the government will invest widely in agriculture infrastructure and support private entrepreneurship for value addition in farm sector
SBI chairman defends sending Jet Airways to bankruptcy court, says 'last effort' to find resolution
Jet Airways, which was grounded on 17 April, owes more than Rs 8,500 crore to a consortium of banks led by State Bank
Narendra Modi govt needs to prioritise land, labour reforms in second-term, say analysts
The economy is undergoing cyclical downturn at present which has seen a dip in growth to the 7% levels
BJP manifesto is like a good dream, easy to sell; but does the govt have the money to implement promises?
The BJP manifesto promises a whole host of things (like the Congress manifesto) without really bothering to explain, where is the money to implement the promised things going to come from.
India can't achieve 9-10% GDP growth without revolution in farm sector: Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant
Kant said there is a need to boost investment in the agriculture sector as well as to introduce new technology and market reforms.
Job quotas, loan waivers and now UBI promise: Will Union Budget 2019 halt wave of populist announcements?
A series of populist policies may help the politicians to win elections but they are certainly doing a disservice to the nation in the long-term.
Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2019: PM says India ready for business like never before; Benjamin Netanyahu pitches 'limitless possibilities'
Narendra Modi's appeal to investors went thus: India is in the throes of a major transformation and offers an opportunity in various sectors
#10YearChallenge: A look at Gujarat's throwback pics raises questions on promises vs reality
According to the Socio-economic review of 2017-18 of Gujarat, from the year 1983 till mid-2017 the state has got investments worth only Rs 2.75 lakh crore
India's GDP likely to recover in Q4 of FY19; third quarter may remain slow, says Niti Aayog vice chairman
The growth in GDP in July-September is the lowest in three quarters but better than 6.3 percent in the same period of the previous year.
Need GST Council like federal institution in healthcare and farm sector: Arun Jaitley
Listing out the necessity for setting up such a federal body, Jaitley said the states and Centre both spend on healthcare and have their respective schemes
Agriculture Ministry contradicts previous reports of demonetisation, admits farmers were unable to buy fertilisers, seeds
Official sources said the earlier report on demonetisation was based on the statement of the Chairman of the National Seeds Corporation which did not take into account seed distribution by various other channels.
Need to blend subsidy with investment to enhance agriculture sector growth, make it self-sufficient: Arun Jaitley
Important areas which require investment include physical infrastructure, social sector and farm sector, Jaitley said.
Union minister Arun Jaitley calls for more Centre-state cooperation in farm sector
Union minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday suggested a uniform set of policies for the agriculture sector across the country so that farmers benefit the most and their income doubles