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Clean slate: Govt clears FCI's liabilities to National Small Savings Fund

The government made the cash infusion before the financial year 2020-21 ended, letting FCI begin FY22 on a clean slate in terms of unsecured loans

Real estate gets pvt equity investments of $3.2 bn in Q1: Report

19 deals took place in this period

PE investment in realty jumps 16-fold in Jan-Mar at $3.2 bn: Report

Private equity investment in real estate jumped over 16-fold in January-March 2021 to USD 3.24 billion as several deals spilled over from last year, according to Knight Frank.

Indian Railways throws weight behind port connectivity projects

India has a coastline spanning 7,516.6 km - forming one of the biggest peninsulas in the world

Postpone repayment of loan instalments: Maharashtra CM Uddhav to Centre

Thackeray sought permission under the National Disaster Management Act to airlift oxygen from steel plants in eastern and southern parts of the country

PFRDA set to provide a better option than annuities to NPS members

Mulls raising threshold to Rs 5 lakh from current Rs 2 lakh for exemption from annuity requirement, hiking maximum age to 70 yrs from 65 yrs for NPS entry, a minimum guaranteed product, on-tap license

March WPI inflation at 8-yr high; economists see it in double digits in May

Hopes for policy rate reduction in near term dim even as economic uncertainty looms large amid the second Covid-19 wave

Exports jump 60% in March to $34.5 bn; trade deficit widens to $14 bn

Trade deficit widens to $14 billion despite 54% jump in imports

Realtors fear sales will fall in June quarter due to coronavirus curbs

Construction work to continue in Maharashtra; several builders make arrangements for workers to stay at site

Wheat procurement rises to 64.79 lakh tonnes, says Food Secretary

Maximum purchases from Haryana

Boris Johnson's India visit to finalise Roadmap 2030' for India-UK ties

Johnson will visit India from April 25

India can be key player in global supply chain, says Indra Nooyi

But India has to carefully "think through" what its place would be: Nooyi

Exports up 60% in March at $34.5 bn, but decline by 7% in FY21: Govt data

Trade deficit during March 2021 widened to $13.93 billion from $9.98 billion in March 2020

Delhi curfew: Movement of all goods, e-comm delivery of essentials allowed

Order steers clear of confusion on essentials and non-essentials, allows inter and intra city movement of goods, unlike Maharashtra, where clarity on this took some time

Coronavirus curbs in India disrupt supply chains, stoke economy worries

Small businesses are also worried that as workers may return to their villages as cases rise and job prospects worsen.

Scope for Indian MSMEs as countries look beyond China for supplies: Gadkari

Minister says e-commerce players such as Amazon should continue to focus on capacity-building, tech will be a key factor in defining competitiveness of Indian MSMEs at home and globally

India facing pet food shortages; govt urges industry to boost production

India has an estimated pet animal population of 29 million

India's 10-year yield spikes as RBI bond-purchase results disappoint

RBI purchased Rs 25,000 cr worth of bonds under G-SAP or government securities acquisition programme, under which it has committed to buying Rs 1 trn worth govt paper between April and June

Working on hydrogen-natural gas synergy, broader role for former: Pradhan

Minister says role of hydrogen to go beyond transport, embrace chemicals, iron, steel, fertiliser and refining, among other areas

Elevated public debt in fiscal year 2021 matter of concern: Report

The fiscal position of the country has worsened due to the pandemic