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No decision to reduce import duty on rubber as of now, says govt

This is because the government believes that the differential between local and international prices has been maintained

Decarbonisation of fertiliser sector: India's 2070 'net zero' road map

Use of green hydrogen in the production of ammonia can be achieved by putting up grass-root green ammonia plants and scrapping of existing plants

Infra to be vital component for India to become developed nation: Puri

Highlighting the vitality of the construction industry for the Indian economy, the Union housing and urban affairs minister said the construction industry is among the fastest growing industries

Piyush Goyal confident of interest rate cut by RBI in coming months

The RBI has been maintaining the benchmark interest rate at an elevated level of 6.5 per cent since February 2023

Red Sea crisis: Implications of Houthi attacks on global trade, security

The Red Sea falls in an important transit route from Mediterranean Sea to Arabian Sea through Suez Canal

TN announces policy to restore coastal resources, capitalise blue economy

"This initiative will capitalise on the potential of the Blue Economy and will primarily focus on the restoration of mangroves, coral reefs, and salt marshes," state FM said

TN fiscal deficit at 3.44% in FY25, growth anticipated: State finance secy

The Registration department did not see the expected growth last year but next year the government hoped that it would fetch more revenue to the state, he added

PM lays foundation stone of temple, launches 14k projects in UP. Top points

PM Modi's UP visit: These projects are expected to give an edge to Uttar Pradesh's economic push and are related to sectors including manufacturing, green energy, information technology

Statsguru: Indian farmer protests mirror similar scenes in France, Germany

Farm protests in Europe include opposition to new laws that seek to limit emissions from agriculture

Farmers' protest: Centre proposes 5-year plan to buy pulses, maize at MSP

Union minister Piyush Goyal said the farmer leaders will decide on the proposals put forward by the government by Monday morning

Delhi chalo march: Govt needs to present a better deal for angry farmers

While the new laws aimed to make the mandis - and their notoriously extractive middlemen - irrelevant, the farmers read them as a sign that the six-decade-old price mechanism itself would be scrapped

Fourth round of talks: 'Won't settle for anything less,' say farmers

Urge govt to bring Ordinance on legal guarantee for MSP

Nabfid takes derivatives cover for over Rs 10K cr to hedge rate risk

Hedges interest rate risk under asset liability management

Houthi attacks on Russian oil tankers complicate things for Indian refiners

Houthi attacks on Russian crude deliveries coincide with escalating US actions on ships carrying such crude, leading to double trouble for India

PBOC leaves key policy rate unchanged under shadow of Federal Reserve

Beijing is striking a delicate balancing act to support the economy at a time when signs of persistent deflationary pressure call for more stimulus measures

Defence budget grows nominally, but fails to beat rising inflation

It covers spending on the so-called Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), which amount to over a million armed personnel under the Ministry of Home Affairs

India needs new cotton seed varieties for better productivity: House panel

The panel asked the textiles ministry to do a comprehensive study on how to increase cotton production

MSME apparel makers may face losses up to Rs 7,000 crore in Q4: CMAI

Says retailers dropping order because of amendment to I-T Act on payment to MSMEs

Paytm app may face a permanent loss of integrated mobile wallet feature

RBI unlikely to issue new wallet licence due to previous track record: Sources

Overseas visits: Narendra Modi or Manmohan Singh, who travelled the most?

Data suggests that while Modi has spent fewer days abroad than his predecessor - 275 days versus Singh's 306 - he has travelled more widely and strenuously than any other Indian PM