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Fertiliser self-sufficiency a distant goal

Consumption to rise 20% till 2024; neem coating and direct benefits transfer not yet proven successful

No change in H-1B visa norms, system to remain as before: US

Following Donald Trump's election, US had announced stricter norms for issuing H-1B, L1 visas

India's first indigenous aircraft carrier to join Navy by 2022: Sunil Lanba

He said that the process to buy 57 fighter aircraft to operate from an aircraft carrier had been started

Told Modi a country shouldn't be divided on religious lines: Obama

Obama said in a democracy the most important office is of the citizen

Common values can make India, US defining partners in 21st century: Obama

He advised young leaders to work to make things better and embrace incremental changes as they will never get 100% of what they want

Commerce Secretary for review of import duty on gold

Besides, the Commerce Secretary observed that the GST-related issues flagged by the industry and the department of commerce have been substantively addressed.

Beyond Noida: Yogi govt identifying 37,500 acres for industrial development

Plans to develop 2,500 acres of land flanking Agra-Lucknow Expressway as industrial hubs to boost economic activities

Odisha weighs options for Bangkok flight connectivity

Both AirAsia and Air India are keen to operate, though the former wants Rs 1.70 lakh per flight as subsidy

GST expanded market space, reduced tax compliance burden on traders: FM

Jaitley further said that impact of demonetisation was limited to one or two quarters

Wary of China, India begins process of building 6 nuclear attack submarines

Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba refused to divulge further details about the 'classified project'

Launch of National Nutrition Mission with a budget of Rs 9,046 cr approved

More than 10 crore people will benefit from the programme, according to an official statement

Exempt electricity duty to boost investments in state: Assocham to Odisha

After completion of this exemption period the electricity duty will also be a revenue source to government of Odisha

MRPL makes its first US oil purchase; 1 mn-barrel cargo to arrive in Feb

Delivery to take place between February 1 and 10

India's economy will double to $5 trillion well before 2024: Mukesh Ambani

Ambani was optimistic that India can become more prosperous than the US and China within this century.

Money does not mean much to me, I abhor titles: Mukesh Ambani at HTLS 2017

Before Mukesh Ambani, Obama addressed the summit

Cabinet approves Rs 9,000-cr National Nutrition Mission: Arun Jaitley

The NNM will strive to reduce the level of stunting, under-nutrition, anaemia, and low-birth weight babies

Who represents real America - Donald Trump or Donald Duck? Obama at HTLS

The Obama Foundation said Barack Obama will also address a town hall in the national capital

Green cards galore? At 46k, Indians 2nd-largest group to get US citizenship

With Donald Trump's ascension to the American presidency, Indian-Americans have raised several issues regarding visa and immigration policies

GST rate cut boosts Nov manufacturing PMI to 52.6, fastest since Oct 2016

The Nikkei India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose from 50.3 in October to 52.6 in November

They came & left: Entrepreneurs unable to find keen investors at GES Summit

BS speaks to new, old investors of the mega event, which is being organised in India this year