India, Oman trade pact to come into force from June 1; Check what's insideIndia and Oman's Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, CEPA, begins on June 1. This pact offers Indian exports 100% duty-free acces...
31 May, 2026, 05.01 PM IST
India-EFTA trade pact explained: Tariff cuts, sectoral benefits, and investment commitmentsIndia's free trade agreement with the four-nation European Free Trade Association (EFTA) came into effect, aiming to boost commerce and inv...
01 Oct, 2025, 01.51 PM IST
Once considered a ‘nuisance’, seaweed grows into a $7.5-billion opportunity for IndiaThe world is developing an appetite for seaweed, a climate-friendly plant that can replace plastics & has uses in fuel, food and pharma sec...
18 Oct, 2023, 01.55 PM IST
Lights out, ovens off: Europe preps for winter energy crisisEurope's dependence on Russian energy has turned the war into an energy and economic crisis, with prices rising to record highs in recent m...
29 Sep, 2022, 03.28 PM IST
Europeans hoard food in panic amid conflict in UkraineIn northern Italy, residents are stockpiling pasta en masse, pharmacies in Norway are out of iodine due to security concerns over the Ukrai...
19 Mar, 2022, 11.01 AM IST
2G spectrum case: Court likely to declare judgement todayThe scam, which involved allocation of 122 telecom licences, rocked India some years ago. It is widely seen as the beginning of the end of ...
21 Dec, 2017, 09.46 AM IST
Central bank should communicate to curb market irrationalityAverage inflation in FY18 is likely to remain benign and much below 4%, even though near-term inflation outlook is likely to see a vegetabl...
28 Nov, 2017, 11.35 PM IST
President Vladimir Putin bans luxury foods in RussiaPutin decreed that imports of meat, fish, vegetables, cheese and dairy products from the US, European Union, Norway, Canada and Australia b...
14 Aug, 2014, 02.15 PM IST
Food ban may prove costly for Russian economyRussia depends heavily on imported foodstuffs, most of it from Europe, particularly in Moscow and other large, prosperous cities.
08 Aug, 2014, 02.38 PM IST
Food ban may prove costly for Russian economyRussia depends heavily on imported foodstuffs, most of it from Europe, particularly in Moscow and other large, prosperous cities.
08 Aug, 2014, 02.36 PM IST
Couch surfing: How the almost free travel bug really worksIndian travellers join couch-surfing, connecting travellers with hosts who don't charge anything. Here's a multicultural 'biz' model that w...
06 May, 2012, 11.38 AM IST
Budget 2011: Finance Bill 2011A BILL to give effect to the financial proposals of the Central Government for the financial year 2011-2012. Be it enacted by Parliament in...
01 Mar, 2011, 01.30 AM IST
DB Realty Boss Shahid Balwa's bid to buy time rebuffedFormer telecom minister A Raja was confronted with India director of Etisalat DB Telecom Shahid Balwa at the CBI headquarters on Wednesday ...
10 Feb, 2011, 11.00 AM IST
- Punjab's puttar has Maggi, Domino's eating out of his hands
The yellow and green label on the can reads Tabby Sweet Corn. It looks exactly the sort of exotic produce coming with a tag reading ‘Import...
05 Oct, 2006, 03.16 AM IST