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Electric equipment sector seeks govt's intervention for relief against dues

IEEMA is the representative body for the industry

Indian airlines start grounding aircraft; govt considers relief package

The largest Indian airline IndiGo, which has 47 per cent market share, announced a steep pay cut for its senior management, pilots and crews

Coronavirus fear: Govt orders thermal screening, fewer visitors at offices

The central ministries and departments were also advised to install thermal scanners and place hand sanitisers at the entry points of government buildings

Desperate apparel exporters seek govt intervention amid coronavirus scare

Low levels of working capital as a result of major cancellations of orders and a fall in export realisations have led to apparel exporters seeking government intervention

Coronavirus outbreak: UAE to stop issuing new visas from March 17

Coronavirus shuts traffic on India's busiest international route

Delhi riots: Iran asks India to bring peace, not allow 'senseless thuggery'

India's Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said that law enforcement agencies were working on the ground

Ambitious $5-trillion economy target sounds too idealistic: Niti official

Dispelling concerns over the slowdown, Dalmia said that tough times don't last but tough nations do

Coronavirus: 8th Indian tests positive on cruise ship off Japan, says MEA

Amid the panic over travel to and from mainland China, the Ministry clarified that the govt has not imposed any restrictions yet

An uphill battle for protecting the essence of liberal democracy

It is vitally important particularly at a time when the Achilles Heel of liberal democracy everywhere looks grievously exposed

Govt appoints Rajiv Bansal as Air India CMD amid privatisation process

Bansal has served as CMD of Air India for around a year in 2017 before going back to the oil & gas ministry

Coronavirus: Over 50,000 Indians, PIOs stuck in China as govt denies entry

Many are stranded in transit; even OCI cardholders are being denied entry into the country

Sabka Vishwas legacy dispute scheme may not add much to govt coffers

Govt faces uphill task of meeting indirect tax target despite scaling it down

Govt looking at final bill after cabinet okays funds for 3 insurance firms

The companies would soon announce the formation of joint Lok Adalats as well as take the help of the insurance Ombudsman

How govt's desire to appease its core voter base could affect businesses

In the following six years, the campaign for data localisation, or storing data locally, has gathered steam

Accessing foreign funds

Govt should not ignore fundamental weaknesses

AGR not part of Budget 2020: Spectrum auction at base price could fill in

Clearly the government is pinning its hope very highly on the mega success of the spectrum auction

Govt must support pro-business policies to be a $5-trn economy: Eco Survey

The survey said the exponential rise in India's GDP and GDP per capita post liberalisation coincides with wealth generation in the stock market

Govt expects onion output to rise 7%; sees fall in fruits, spice production

Consequently, production of onion -- the key kitchen staple -- is estimated to increase to 24.45 million tonne this year from 22.81 million tonnes in the 2018-19 crop year.

Govt's fiscal woes likely to climb as gross spending to rise by 20%: Report

The total budgeted expenditure of the central government for 2019-20 is Rs 27.86 trillion.

Govt likely to allow Indian companies list their equity shares overseas

Currently, quite a few Indian companies have American Depository Receipts (ADRs) that are traded in the US. Some other corporates have their Global Depository Receipts (GDRs).