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'Blue finance' hopes to put oceans on a sustainable path

11 multinational banks announced the "Poseidon Principles" that will help shipping firms cut emissions in half within 30 years.

Piyush Goyal to embark on two-day visit to UAE today to seek FDI in petroleum, railways, aviation sectors

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will embark on a two-day visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) starting Saturday, to attend the meeting of 7th India-UAE High-Level Task Force on Investment

Tenders worth over Rs 25,000 cr cancelled or modified to promote Make in India products

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) stepped in to change the conditions of tenders in order to promote 'Made in India' goods, a top official said.

World Environment Day 2019: Four sustainable technologies to help save our oceans

Sustainable tech can help the oceans as well as reduce the carbon footprints we are leaving behind.

Five Indian sailors return home after 14 months in Greek jail; Pakistani inmates provided support, says crew member

Five Indians, who spent over 14 months in a Greek jail after their cargo ship was detained on charges of carrying explosive material on board, arrived in Mumbai Sunday morning

Govt to form inter-ministerial panel to roll out in-flight mobile services by March, but high charges may act as spoilers

The government has decided to form an inter-ministerial panel to roll out in-flight and maritime mobile services within three months, official sources said

Cabinet Secretariat steps in as mounting litigation stalls Rs 1.5 lakh cr worth of infra projects, leading to delays, cost overruns

Among the ministries that have been asked to submit details, Ministry of Railways with over 66,000 pending cases contributes the highest number.

Commerce ministry to soon seek Cabinet nod for national logistics policy for seamless movement of goods across country

The proposed policy will also focus on increasing the warehousing capacity, and identify gaps that could be bridged to bring down the cost of logistics for traders.

EPFO to be sole regulator for all categories of PFs, says Parliamentary panel to Labour Ministry

The PF or provident fund of private establishments/organisation/PSUs largely come under the EPFO

Amid US sanctions, Iran extends shipping, insurance cover to keep oil flowing to India

The US has threatened to cut off access to the American banking system for foreign financial institutions that trade with Iran. This has led to European re-insurers refusing to give insurance cover to firms importing Iranian oil.