Providing up to Rs 20 lakh gratuity mandatory for all CPSEs from this date: Finance Ministry clarifies rulesThe Department of Public Enterprises has clarified gratuity rules for Central Public Sector Enterprise employees. A Rs 20 lakh gratuity pay...
27 Jan, 2026, 06.36 PM IST
India ranks 108th in WEF gender gap index 2018Gender gap was measured across four key pillars -- economic opportunity, political empowerment, educational attainment, and health and surv...
18 Dec, 2018, 04.53 PM IST
SBI hikes FD rates by 5-10 bpsPost this hike, FDs with a tenor of one year but less than two years will fetch 6.8 per cent up from 6.7 per cent.
28 Nov, 2018, 03.26 PM IST
HDFC Bank hikes deposit rates by 1 percent for select tenuresAccording to the bank's website, tenures above two years will now earn 7 percent instead of 6 percent.
27 Apr, 2018, 03.13 PM IST
SBI hikes interest rates on fixed deposits above two yearsThe latest hike is especially good news for those who have FDs below Rs 1 crore and for those haven't invested in bank tax-saving FDs.
28 Mar, 2018, 01.12 PM IST
Devendra Fadnavis targets trillion-dollar economy tag for Maharashtra, woos investors at Davos"Maharashtra currently has a share of 15 per cent in the national GDP which we want to increase to 18-19 per cent by 2025," he said.
24 Jan, 2018, 05.40 PM IST
Skilling a key priority area for government: Dharmendra PradhanWe will be connecting 40 million households with electricity within 300 days by the end of 2018 and that will require skilling of manpower,...
24 Jan, 2018, 01.54 PM IST
Accountable government can address problems in growing world: Jitendra SinghHe said that more than 239 cities in the world were classified as "fragile" due to pollution, conflict, terrorism, unemployment and lack of...
24 Jan, 2018, 01.19 PM IST
Swiss president calls for action against climate changeThe lesson of the last two years is clear, and still applies: The mainstream of society must see society as being fair - otherwise it will ...
23 Jan, 2018, 05.21 PM IST
India should focus on women's inclusion in economy: Christine LagardeShe also expressed concern over the high level of discrimination faced by women in rural India and emphasised that there is an urgent need ...
23 Jan, 2018, 03.48 PM IST
Pakistani PM Abbasi to attend World Economic Forum from tomorrowThe prime minister will participate in a number of important events and hold bilateral meetings with key world leaders and CEOs of 15 leadi...
23 Jan, 2018, 01.58 PM IST
India Inc pitches for 'statesman' position for India at DavosThe Summit is also being attended by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emannuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Theresa May, a...
22 Jan, 2018, 10.27 PM IST
PM Modi has a great story to tell in Davos: Spicejet chief Ajay Singh"When we saw Chinese premier Xi Jinping here last year, there was a lot of focus on China and it's natural there would be a lot of focus on...
22 Jan, 2018, 01.13 PM IST
World to be riskier place in 2018: WEF SurveyGlobally, the environment-related risks top the charts, as per the survey of around 1,000 global leaders described by the WEF as members of...
17 Jan, 2018, 03.41 PM IST
Cyber threats outpacing abilities of governments, companies: World Economic ForumWEF said working collaboratively in the cybersecurity space is difficult and there is no "simple policy solution or silver bullet here".
14 Jan, 2018, 12.40 PM IST
PM Modi likely to attend WEF Davos Summit; Shahrukh Khan, over 100 Indian CEOs may joinThe ministers whose names are being considered include Arun Jaitley, Suresh Prabhu, Piyush Goyal, Nitin Gadkari and Dharmendra Pradhan.
24 Dec, 2017, 02.32 PM IST
Indian activist among all-women co-chairs for WEF Davos summitThe 48th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting will take place on January 23-26 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, under the theme 'Creating a S...
15 Nov, 2017, 02.15 PM IST