Farm Sector

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