New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) India's annual food inflation, based on wholesale prices, moved up to 14.55 percent for the week ended Nov 7 from 13.68 percent the week before, official ...

By Arun Kumar Washington, Nov 18 (IANS) Ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's state visit next week, the United States has said it expects a significant portion of their future ties built ...

London, Nov. 16 (ANI): US President Barack Obama has recognized that it would be impossible to reach a fully internationally legally binding climate agreement in Copenhagen next month as very little ...

New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) Thursday reiterated that oil marketing companies had to ensure gasoline was blended with 5 percent ethanol. "The cabinet decided to ...

New Delhi, Nov 12 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Thursday authorized Oil and Natural Gas Company Videsh Limited (OVL) to make an additional investment of USD70 million taking the ...

New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) Thursday authorised the overseas arm of Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) to make an additional investment of $70 ...

New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) India's annual food inflation, based on wholesale prices, moved up to 13.68 percent for the week ended Oct 31 from 13.39 percent for the week before, as ...

Islamabad, Nov.12 (ANI): The United States has restored Pakistan's budgetary support, nearly three years after it was suspended. Islamabad is set to receive about 174 million dollars as a result. Informing the media ...

Seoul, Nov 9 (IANS) The South Korean capital will host a Group of 20 (G20) summit in November next year, an official said Monday. Sakong Il, former economic affairs adviser to President Lee ...

New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee for Economic Affairs (CCEA) Thursday decided to split the production sharing contract for a block in north-eastern India to facilitate more exploration in ...

New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) The government Thursday hiked the minimum support price (MSP) of wheat by Rs.20, barley by Rs.70 and gram by Rs.30 per quintal for the current rabi ...

New Delhi, Nov 5(ANI): The Government on Thursday decided that all profitable listed Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) should meet the mandatory listing of 10 percent public ownership. It has also been ...

New Delhi, Nov 5(ANI): The Government on Thursday agreed to frame new rules for payments for royalty, lump-sum fee for transfer of technology, payments for use of trademark/brand name on the automatic ...

New Delhi, November 5 (ANI): The government has introduced a new mechanism for monitoring the wholesale price movement, under which the inflation of primary articles including food grains, pulses and vegetables declined ...

New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) Thursday approved a bonus of Rs.50 per quintal over and above the minimum support price to paddy farmers. The ...

New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) The government Thursday approved state-run Rural Electrification Corp's (REC) proposal to raise additional resources through a follow-on public offer (FPO). The approval was given by the Cabinet Committee ...

New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) The overseas arm of Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has been allowed to make an investment of up to $173.85 million in a hydrocarbon assets ...

New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) Thursday sanctioned Rs.300 crore to develop a leather park to provide the industry with infrastructure at one place and ...

Dhaka, Oct 21 (IANS) Bangladesh has decided to conduct a seismic survey in the Bay of Bengal to gather data for delineating its maritime boundaries with India and Myanmar. Dhaka needs the ...

Shimla, Oct 20 (IANS) Authorities in hydropower major Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd (SJVNL) are upbeat over the central government's decision to divest 10 percent stake through public offer, saying disinvestment will ...

Shimla, Oct 20 (IANS) Authorities in hydropower major Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd (SJVNL), who are upbeat over the central government's decision to divest 10 percent stake through public offer, Tuesday said ...

New Delhi, Oct 19 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today gave its approval for disinvestment of five percent paid up equity capital of National thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), out ...

New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) Monday approved Norwegian telecom major Telenor's proposal to increase its stake in Unitech Wireless (Tamil Nadu) Ltd to 74 percent. ...

New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved a proposal to divest stake in state-run utilities NTPC Ltd and Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd (SJVN). The government ...

New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) The government Monday approved a proposal to release inflation data on a monthly basis instead of week-wise as is done currently. The decision, taken by the ...

New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) The government Monday is expected to take a decision on releasing inflation data on a monthly basis instead of week-wise as is done currently, a senior commerce ...

Mumbai, Oct 14 (IANS) Talking tough on cost-cutting measures at Air India which posted losses of Rs.7,200 crore last fiscal, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said here Wednesday that a major revamp ...

New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) The overseas investment arm of state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has secured the government's nod for an additional investment of $149.46 million in a ...

New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni Thursday cancelled a scheduled media briefing after a cabinet meeting in view of the model code of conduct in force ...

New Delhi, Oct.1 (ANI): Scheduled meetings of the Union Cabinet were cancelled on Thursday in deference to the Model Code of Conduct introduced ahead of this month's assembly elections in the states ...