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Zonal railways must adopt sustainable ideas: Piyush Goyal

Goyal on Saturday directed all zonal railways to come up with "sustainable" ideas for reducing railway expenses

Centre, states should come together to set up manufacturing hubs: Kejriwal

Kejriwal Saturday stressed the need for creating manufacturing hubs across the country

PM Modi bats for repealing archaic laws at NITI Aayog meeting

Modi said that the private sector is coming forward with enthusiasm in the development journey of the country

Centre reconstitutes NITI Aayog governing council with PM as head

The Centre has reconstituted the governing council of the NITI Aayog with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as its chairperson

FM Sitharaman says Centre, states must work together to lower fuel prices

Petrol and diesel prices are at record highs

Treat Goa as special, need reform to revive mining: CM to NITI Aayog

Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to treat Goa as a special case regarding mining

Competition must be about facilities, not concessions to investors: Maha CM

There should be healthy competition between states in offering facilities, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Saturday

EPFO net new enrolments grow 24% to 1.25 million in December

The enrolments provide a perspective on the formal sector employment amid the coronavirus pandemic

NITI Aayog meet: MP CM talks about steps taken for agri sector

Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday told Modi that the agricultural scenario of the state has been transformed through floriculture

Fuel prices rise for 12th day; petrol at all-time high of Rs 97 in Mumbai

Petrol price on Saturday touched an all-time high of Rs 97 per litre in Mumbai while diesel rate crossed Rs 88 -mark

Rising petrol prices a 'Dharma Sankat' situation for FM Nirmala Sitharaman

The Finance Minister said it is a matter for which the Centre and state governments need to work together and see whether there is a way to fix the issue

Unleash animal spirits to put economy on recovery path: FM tells India Inc

Asks rating agencies to be mindful of relative spending spree of economies

GST compensation shortfall released to states touches Rs 1 trillion

The ministry on Friday released the 17th weekly instalment of Rs 5,000 crore to 23 states and 3 Union Territories (Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir & Puducherry)

Unleash animal spirits; make India fastest growing economy: FM to India Inc

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday exhorted India Inc to unleash animal spirits and bring in fresh investment to make India one of the fastest growing economies of the world.

Increased outlay may not cover NREGS dues as work demand grows unabated

This fiscal year also, of the amount allotted, around Rs 13,760 crore was spent on clearing the pending dues of the previous year

Agri ministry allowed to use drones for remote sensing data collection

The agriculture ministry has been permitted to use drones for remote sensing data collection under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY).

Motor insurance likely to remain muted amid Covid-19, say experts

Experts said this is the result of higher new vehicle sales on the back of strong retail demand during the festive season

Bond market turns combative for RBI; experts say market turning greedy

Dealers say RBI is behaving unreasonably by expecting them to accept low yields; experts say market turning greedy

Global merchandise trade growth may not be sustainable, says WTO

Experts say this may have repercussions on Indian exports

Edelweiss Financial Services plans to invest Rs 800 crore in insurance biz

In the general and life insurance businesses, the firm expects to invest Rs 100 cr a year in the next 3-4 years