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Govt refutes any shortage of fertilisers in rabi season, says enough supply

In case of Di-ammonium Phosphate (DAP), the ministry said the projected requirement is 55.38 lakh tonne for the rabi season

FM urges AIIB to scale up investment in renewal energy, smart technologies

AIIB President Jin Liqun called upon the finance minister here and discussed various issues of relevance to the bank

FM urges independence of CAs to preserve integrity of financial statements

Says statutory filings and audit reports by CAs are public documents that multiple stakeholders rely on; urges adherence to fair and transparent practices

Govt had no outstanding loans from RBI in Nov 11 week: Supplement release

The central government had no outstanding loans in the week earlier as well

Economy resilient, but sensitive to global headwinds, says RBI article

With headline inflation beginning to show signs of easing, the domestic macroeconomic outlook appears to be resilient though it is still sensitive to global headwinds, an RBI article said on Friday.

India's economy to grow between 6.1% and 6.3% in Q2, says RBI bulletin

Data for the July-September quarter will be released at the end of this month

Wheat sowing up 15% to 10.14 mn hectares so far; pulses coverage dips: Data

Coarse cereals were sown in 1.924 million hectares as against 1.98 million hectares, while rice in 0.8 million hectares as against 0.72 million hectares in the said period

India proposes easier cross-border data transfers under new privacy law

India has defended stricter regulations citing the need to safeguard users' interests in a country that has more than 760 million internet users

Australian PM Anthony Albanese to visit India next March to lock trade deal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Australia next year for the Quad Leaders' meeting. And then he will return to India later in the year for the G20 Summit, a statement by the Australian PM said.

COP27: To decarbonise by 2050, India needs investments of at least $7 trn

And India's progress towards net zero by 2070 will depend on how successful it is in facilitating an orderly transition to a clean economy

Top 300 drug brands to now have QR codes on label for ensuring authenticity

Govt finalises the draft notification issued in June

Warning signal for economy as headline inflation heads to high core

Rate of core price rise has been over 5% for over two years and remained over 6% for five months till Oct

In ODOP push, Centre asks states to onboard most products on GeM

G20 Presidency an opportunity to showcase ODOP products

Coffee exports double to Rs 3,312 cr during Apr-Sept period: Piyush Goyal

India is Asia's third-largest producer and exporter of the commodity

War, slowdown prompt Tiruppur exporters to explore alternate markets

Move follows 21% YoY dip in exports in October; some exporters believe things will improve in the coming months as yarn prices have declined and dollar rates are favourable

Civil aviation ministry to amend slot allocation guidelines for airlines

A slot authorises an airline to operate a flight at a particular airport during a specific time

Electoral bonds worth Rs 10,246 crore sold by SBI in 21 tranches

About 93.5 per cent of total bonds sold were in the denomination of Rs 1 crore, according to an RTI

Indians travelling to Saudi Arabia no longer need police clearance for visa

The Saudi embassy in India tweeted they have removed the visa requirement for police clearance certificate for Indians

UK finance ministery hits wealthy with higher taxes in £55 billion squeeze

British Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt announced a string of tax increases and tighter public spending in a budget plan on Thursday

Varanasi-Haldia inland waterway to boost exports in Uttar Pradesh

The Uttar Pradesh government is set to leverage the Varanasi-Haldia inland waterway to boost exports, including those of farm commodities and manufacturing goods