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India's G20 presidency received strong support for all our priorities: FM

Finance Minister also said that she is grateful for the USA and UK, who were very supportive of the global coordination framework, particularly on the crypto

Progressing towards regulation on Crypto under India's G20 presidency: FM

Recognizing the risks attached to the private virtual assets, G20 nations moved a step closer to developing a coordinated and comprehensive policy approach to deal with the crypto assets, she said

Old education system rogue as students had to read, write, vomit: Minister

Union MoS for Education Subhas Sarkar said the New Education Policy (NEP) will help students get holistic education

G20 nations adopt 'chair summary' after Russia, China opposition

India, as G20 President, was aiming for a communique, which is a stronger statement of intent

PM Modi, German Chancellor Scholz hold wide-ranging talks to boost ties

The German Chancellor called the Russia-Ukraine war a major catastrophe which violated economic principles

G20: India asks IMF, FSB to draft new technical paper on crypto assets

Debt resolution has been one of the few initiatives where there was broad agreement among nations at the Bengaluru G20 FMCBG meeting

Rising heat across parts of India raises alarm on another energy crunch

Peak demand for electricity touched 211 gigawatts in January, close to an all-time high last summer when heavy industry roared back from pandemic curbs

Net zero target: Why 'sustainable economic growth' will elude India

Western reluctance to spend on climate action and India's inability to accelerate renewables to power faster economic growth are major hurdles to the net zero target

G-20: India working on Russia consensus, keeping eye on other core issues

Communique is a consensus document and needs the consent of every member of G-20

G-20 countries need to tackle global debt, says PM Narendra Modi

'Progress on sustainable development goals seems to be slowing'

AP has 48,000 acres on offer for industries: Minister Gudivada Amarnath

Andhra Pradesh boasts of three industrial corridors passing through it with 48,000 acres of land set aside for industries, state IT and Industries Minister Gudivada Amarnath said at a roadshow

Free trade agreement with EU may take longer to conclude, says Piyush Goyal

Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said a free trade agreement with the European Union (EU) will take longer as negotiations with the 27-country bloc will be prolonged.

Unprecedented rise of Rs 34,457 cr in capital expenditure in Gujarat Budget

Gujarat Finance Minister Kanu Desai presented the state Budget for financial year 2023-24, saying that a total budgetary outlay of Rs 301,021.61 crores has been proposed for the current discal

Govt to approve upto 2 chip manufacturing units this year: Chandrasekhar

The govt expects to approve up to two applications this year to start building electronic chip manufacturing plants in the country, minister of state for electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said

Trai directs telcos to submit service quality reports for each State, UT

Taking a serious note of call drops related complaints and service quality issues, regulator Trai directed telecom service providers to submit service quality reports for each State and UT

From Ukraine war to inflation, global headwinds take a toll on FDI inflows

According to the official, as far as 2022 is concerned, there has been a 4 per cent increase in FDI inflows

Will oppose any step back from Bali statement on war, says France FM

Under Pillar One of BEPS, multinational enterprises with global turnover above 20 billion euros and pre-tax profit above 10 percent of revenue will have to pay 25 percent of the profit before tax

ESIC to have 28,116 beds, 241 hospitals in coming days: Bhupender Yadav

Union minister Bhupender Yadav on Friday said the number of beds and hospitals of Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) will be increased to 28,116 and 241, respectively, in coming days

Textiles minister Piyush Goyal pitches for freeze in fee hikes at NIFT

Union Textiles Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said he is all for a freeze in fee hikes at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT).

Germany to pursue $5.2-billion deal with India to build 6 submarines

The Indian Navy also has two indigenous nuclear-powered submarines.