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Modi unveils 10,000 Farmers Producer Organisations to boost farm income

Says govt will spend Rs 5,000 crore in 5 years to strengthen FPOs pan India

Green dreams and harsh realities: Plenty of renewables, little transmission

Under the Paris Climate change accord, India has committed 40 per cent of its total energy production from non-fossil fuel sources by 2040

India's omission from Fraser survey to shrink foreign funds into mining

Calendar 2019 marked the third straight year in which India did not feature; country may also lose access to state-of -the-art technology due to exclusion from benchmark study

Govt's total receipts at Rs 12.82 trn in Apr-Jan; spending at Rs 22.68 trn

The Government of India has received Rs 12,82,857 crore up to January 2020, an official statement said

Lacklustre performance of major segments drag down GDP growth in Q3

The only two indicators that grew at higher rates in Q3 of the current fiscal than the previous year were aggregate bank deposits and the consumer price index (CPI)-based inflation rate

Centre plans to promote 250 new farmer-producer bodies in FY 2020-21

The Union Cabinet last week sanctioned Rs 6,868 crore for the new FPO scheme

At 2.2% in January, core sector output up for second straight month

Core output had contracted for four months till November as a broad-based decline gripped most sectors

India's construction sector witnesses sharper decline in third quarter

Manufacturing saw contraction in the second and third quarters, against growth of just above 2 per cent in the first quarter

If China cannot go back to work, firms will need support: Helene Rey

Helene Rey says if the hit is big enough, it can have a macro effect on demand

World's biggest sovereign wealth fund increases its bets on India

The fund makes annual disclosures on its portfolio. The latest one was out on 27th February, along with the release of its annual report

In a time of distrust, Census 2021 surveyors stare at an uphill task

The big worry ahead is how the fear of CAA and NRC will affect the mammoth exercise required for Census 2021

Steadiness in economy is good sign: Sitharaman as GDP growth stands at 4.7%

GDP growth was registered at 5.6 per cent in the corresponding quarter of 2018-19, as per data released by the NSO

Power Minister dedicates 11 renewable energy management centres to nation

Singh also inaugurated the Northern Region Renewable Energy Management Centre (NR-REMC) at a function

Railway Board commissions survey to establish Mujnai-Nyoenpaling line

Minister of Railways, and Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal is in Bhutan, heading a business delegation in connection with the Bhutan - India Start-Up Summit 2020

GDP growth slows to nearly 7-year low of 4.7% in Q3 on weak manufacturing

Interestingly, the GDP estimates for FY19 have been revised downwards significantly, pushing up quarterly growth estimates for the current financial year

NPPA allows differential price for Meril's biodegradable cardiac stent

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) invoked the para 32 (ii) of the Drug Price Control Order, 2013 to grant the exemption to the indigenously developed stent

Slowdown temporary, I'm very optimistic about next decade: Mukesh Ambani

Ambani said the coming decade presents a "historic opportunity" for businesses to excel

Economic tonic from Rajan: Fight virus first and worry about stimulus later

The priority should be on convincing companies and households that the virus is under control, said the former RBI governor

Unsavoury implication of GDP numbers: Slowdown has not bottomed out

The MPC may well undertake a final rate cut in FY2021

Good harvest keeps farmers happy: Farm sector records 3.5% growth in Q3

The second advance estimate of foodgrain production released a few days ago estimated the wheat output at an all-time high of 106.21 million tonnes