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WTO talks on brink of collapse as US rejects solution to food security

India has been maintaining that permanent solution to food stockpile issue was a 'must have' at the ongoing ministerial

Doklam standoff 'severely strained India-China ties: Wang to Sushma Swaraj

According to the statement, Wang also said that lessons should be learned from Doklam crisis so that it does not happen again even though the crisis was resolved peacefully.

India right candidate for differential treatment by WTO: Suresh Prabhu

Prabhu said special and differential treatment is an integral part of the WTO

Industrial growth slows; retail inflation at 15-month high

The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation rate rose to a 15-month high of 4.88% in November

India's cotton output set to rise 9% in FY18 but fall short of record high

A 19% jump in the area planted with cotton had prompted most industry officials to estimate record production this year

Rural job scheme not reducing migration significantly, shows survey

80% of surveyed districts did not show any change in migration

Aerospace industry eyes biz worth Rs 12,500 cr

According to HAL estimates, the manufacturing of 187 LUHs will generate business worth Rs 7,500 crore for the aerospace industry

PE funds ready with Rs 60,000-cr war chest for India Inc fire sale

PE funds have also set up ARCs with partners to buy out loans of companies in the second list of large corporate loan defaulters drawn up by RBI

RBI raises FPI investment limit in bonds

FPIs can now invest Rs 6,400 crore more in central government securities, and Rs 5,800 crore more in state bonds, over and above their existing limits

Bond yields likely to climb more

SLR or mandatory share of deposits that banks have to invest in govt bonds, is now at 19.5%, which itself is lower than earlier requirement of 24%

NHAI offering 12-13% IRR to concessionaire for first bundle of TOT highways

The report said, a cluster of manufacturing industries and ports in Visakhapatnam, Kakinada, Kandla and Mundra are expected to be the drivers of transportation demand

WTO, WEF partners with Alibaba's e-commerce portal to push talks

The latest move is expected to rattle India which has consistently refused to discuss a proposed set of global rules on e-commerce

India rejects US criticism, says entitled to special WTO treatment

Suresh Prabhu told a press conference that the special and differential treatment was an integral part of the World Trade Organisation

Bank union threatens strike if FRDI Bill not amended to protect depositors

Bill is currently undergoing scrutiny by a joint committee of Parliament

NHAI to speed up highway projects, to bid out 3,500 km of work by month-end

It said projects for bidding during Jan-March 2018 will be identified by the end of the month

Indian ports' overall container handling trails every single Chinese port's

Of the world's top 20 ports, 14 are in China; no Indian port figures on this list

Telcos' debt burden: IMG to address Cabinet by Dec-end, says Manoj Sinha

IMG recommended payments for spectrum be taken in 16 instalments (16 years) as against current practice of 10 years

Stressed assets: Banks to send 23 of 28 large dud accounts to NCLT tomorrow

These 28 accounts together account for 40 per cent of the system wide bad loans or worth around Rs 4 trillion

Retail inflation jumps to 15-month high, IIP slows to 2.2%

In the fuel and light segment, it was 7.92%, as against 6.36% in October

Unitech NCLT order: Govt should have consulted SC, says Chief Justice Misra

The NCLT's principal bench, by its December 8 order, had suspended eight directors of the Unitech