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Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya. (Photo: Facebook/Mansukh Mandaviya)

Govt plans to train fishermen, coastal people for seafarer jobs:...

With 10-15 days training, certificates can be provided to facilitate them to pursue seafarer jobs, Mansukh Lal Mandaviya...

19 Jun 2019 12:28 PM IST

India has the potential to innovate on the lines of Silicon Valley but it needs to do more for expanding the innovation ecosystem as it aspires to become a middle income country, World Bank India head Junaid Kamal Ahmad said today.

World Bank: China's Belt and Road can speed development, needs...

Increased private-sector participation in Belt and Road, now dominated by China's state-owned banks and enterprises.

19 Jun 2019 10:57 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

PM Narendra Modi meets key secretaries in run up to Budget

PM Modi is likely to have discussed the reforms road map for every department.

18 Jun 2019 7:10 PM IST

First half of FY20 will see a net addition of 11.5 lakh jobs across sectors. However, H1 will see a slower growth of three per cent as the elections have affected the hiring sentiments.

Manufacturing, infrastructure to add 58,200 jobs in Apr-Sept FY20

According to TeamLease Services report for April-September FY20, these industries will witness a 2 pc increase in net...

18 Jun 2019 12:53 PM IST

Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

RBI may cut rates by another 25 bps in 2019: Fitch Ratings

RBI cut the repo rate to 5.75 per cent on June 6, its third cut in 2019, while also changing its policy stance to...

18 Jun 2019 8:59 AM IST

After note ban, there has been a slump of 23 per cent in employment generation through the MGNREGA as compared to the month of October. (Representational image)

Budget 2019: Govt faces hard choice of 9 pc growth or 2 pc decline on...

Budget 2019: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman may have to raise allocation for NREGA to alleviate agrarian crisis.

17 Jun 2019 3:44 PM IST

On the evening of November 8, the government announced that Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes would no longer be legal tender, as part of its move to eradicate black money.

Swiss authorities to share details of at least 50 Indians holding...

In 2014 PM Modi had termed the crackdown on black money, including those allegedly parked in Swiss banks, as a key focus...

17 Jun 2019 1:13 PM IST

On Tuesday, the Indian rupee closed the session on a flat note at 69.83 a dollar.

FinMin assessing capital needs of PSBs; Budget may make provision for...

The government made record capital infusion of Rs 1,06,000 crore in the public sector banks last fiscal.

17 Jun 2019 11:17 AM IST

According to civic officials, the earlier system was to charge property tax on the entire building or housing society.

CREDAI seeks bank funding for developers to buy land for affordable...

Land funding is typically done by NBFCs or private equities, it said, but added that cost to developers are as high as...

16 Jun 2019 6:23 PM IST

T V Mohandas Pai

'India has wage problem, not job problem': Mohandas Pai

India is not producing good jobs, but creating a lot of Rs 10,000-Rs 15,000 low-paid jobs, says T V Mohandas Pai.

16 Jun 2019 5:18 PM IST

Meanwhile, DoT said it will take a call on next round of auction of 5G spectrum.

Trai mulls approach to determine unique mobile subscribers base

Subscriber number does not give exact picture of those connected or unconnected as it counts multiple phone connections.

16 Jun 2019 4:03 PM IST

The South Asian countries are free to have ties with any country including China, Indias Ambassador in Beijing Bambawale said. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

India can boost exports of 300 products to US, China amid trade war:...

Both US and China are imposing heavy import duties on each other's products, which has triggered a trade war.

16 Jun 2019 1:59 PM IST