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Union minister Jitendra Singh lauds DoPT for reducing wasteful expenditure

Union minister Jitendra Singh Friday lauded the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) for reducing wasteful expenditure.

India targeting 20% ethanol-blending with petrol by 2023-24: Piyush Goyal

India has set a target of 20% ethanol-blending with petrol by 2023-24 and the ultimate goal is to have 100 per cent ethanol-run vehicles, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyuh Goyal said on Friday.

Bring fuel under GST, reduce prices: Maharashtra minister to Centre

The Centre must bring fuel under GST and take steps to reduce prices in order to give relief to people, Maharashtra minister Amit Deshmukh said on Friday.

Tomar urges farmers to benefit from agri-reform; launches Kisan Sarathi app

Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar urged farmers to take benefit of the government's farm reforms that are not only aimed at improving their lives, but also boosting the agriculture sector.

NAREDCO demands one-time loan restructuring, funds for stalled projects

Realtors' body NAREDCO has sought from the government one-time restructuring of loans and last-mile funding for stalled projects to save the realty sector from the liquidity crisis

Assam govt tables Rs 566 crore deficit budget, proposes no new tax

The Assam government on Friday presented a Rs 566 crore deficit budget for 2021-22 in the assembly, without proposing any new tax on the public.

Aviation sector recovering after Covid-19 impact: Jyotiraditya Scindia

The COVID-19 pandemic hit the aviation sector in the country hard but now the things are improving, Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said here on Friday.

Time to be brave, stretch fiscal deficit targets to aid growth: Kamath

Veteran banker K V Kamath on Friday said it is "time to be brave" for the government, and it should stretch the fiscal deficit target set in the budget if need be, to push growth.

India's new oil minister dials OPEC countries as higher fuel prices pinch

New Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has made phone calls to key OPEC nations to convey the desire for an affordable price for consumers.

Members pledged to conclude negotiations for fisheries subsidies soon: WTO

Member countries of the World Trade Organization have pledged to conclude the negotiations soon for the fisheries subsidies agreement, which would set new rules for the global fisheries industry

No serious connectivity initiative can ever be a one-way street: Jaishankar

Building connectivity must conform to laid down laws as respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity are the most basic principles of international relations, Jaishankar said

Air travel may become expensive as jet fuel price increases again

State-run refiners increased the jet fuel prices on Friday adding more worries to the Indian carriers struggling to reboot operations after extensive disruptions due to the fresh wave of pandemic

India, Bangladesh reaffirm commitment to strengthen their partnership

India and Bangladesh have reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthen the partnership and expanding multifaceted cooperation

Petrol, diesel prices unchanged, here are the prices in your city today

In Delhi, petrol prices stood at Rs 101.54 per litre. Check today's fuel prices city-wise

Centre extends deadline for farmers' enrolment for PM crop insurance scheme

The Central government agreed to Maharashtra government's demand of extending cut-off date for enrolment of farmers from July 15 to July 23 for Kharif season 2021

India has decided to be leader in drone technology: Drone Federation

Smit Shah, the director of Drone Federation welcomed the move and said if government has taken this bold move of notifying a liberal policy then India has decided to be leader in this technology

India's new industrial policy doomed to fail, to cost the country billions

India's haphazard foray into industrial policy is going to fail, just as "Make in India" did

RBI must sacrifice inflation aim to aid growth: Ex-Guv Rangarajan

India will miss its fiscal deficit target of 6.8% of GDP by at least 1 percentage point, he said

Think tank recommends India to establish new trade negotiating body

A think tank paper has recommended India to establish a new body of experienced trade negotiators with a designated trade representative within the ministry of commerce

Ration cards to be issued to eligible beneficiaries from July 26 in T'gana

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao has instructed the Civil Supplies department in the state to provide ration cards to the eligible beneficiaries from July 26