Telangana students selected for NASA challengeA team of five students from an engineering college in Telangana has been selected for the prestigious NASA Human Exploration Rover Challen...
Former Karnataka Lokayukta Y Bhaskar Rao gets interim bailPosting the case for next hearing on November 30, the court asked the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to file objections to the bail plea.
India concerned over non-trade barriers on auto exports: SR RaoA top government official said India is always engaged with other countries to ensure that non- trade barriers should not affect the growth...
National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council backs steel companies’ call for retaining ore export taxAmong other steps, the government is also planning to allow iron ore exports to earn foreign exchange and improve the current account defic...
April trade deficit widens to $17.8 billion, gold imports up 138%Gold & silver imports were up by 138% in Apr as retail consumers went on a buying spree after global prices fell.
- Committee of secretaries to meet on Tuesday to check trade data errors
A committee of secretaries including cabinet secretary Ajit K Seth, revenue secretary Sumit Bose and commerce secretary SR Rao will meet on...
Exports dip 1.9 per cent in December to $24.88 billionIn the first nine months of the current year exports are down 5.5% to $ 214.1 billion, well short of the $360 billion target for the year.
- Expect RBI to soon relax norms for entry of foreign banks: SR Rao, Commerce Secretary
The Reserve Bank is soon expected to relax norms for entry of foreign banks into the country, a top government official today said.
November exports slip 4.2%: Government likely to announce fresh trade-related incentivesThe government is likely to announce fresh trade-related incentives over the weekend, a move prompted by data that showed exports had contr...
India's August exports fall 9.7% on global slowdownIndia's exports dropped for the 4th month running in Aug as weak demand in key mkts made shipments difficult.
India to push exports via trade diplomacyGovt plans to step up trade diplomacy to push exports, a senior official told ET, adding that Commerce Secretary will brief Indian heads of...
- Exports fall for 3rd straight month on low demand
Exports fell for the third successive month in July due to contracting demand in the EU and the US, sliding 14.8% to hit the lowest figure ...
- Government’s export growth target: 20% in 120 days
Moving from zero growth to 20% is not easy. But that's what the commerce department is trying to do — and within a span of 120 days.
- SR Rao appointed as commerce secretary is a Padma Shri winner
Newly appointed Union commerce secretary and Gujarat cadre IAS officer SR Rao is a Padma shri award winner.
- Direct to TV, small screen becomes new movie hub
Missed the latest movie at a theatre near you, not to worry as you may soon catch it on the small screen.
- Maytas in talks with VNC for sub-contracting Chennai railway project
Six months after work was suspended in the extension project for Chennai's rail-based mass rapid transit system, owing to project contracto...
- India to have biotech policy soon
The Centre would soon announce the National Bio-technology Policy, which would also look at avenues for public-private partnerships.