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G20 leaders had agreed last December to review the WTO reform in Osaka later this month.

G20 finance chiefs to warn of trade risks, differ on how 'pressing'

Global growth appears to be stabilizing and is projected to pick up moderately later this year and into 2020, said G20...

8 Jun 2019 6:04 PM IST

Nirmala Sitharaman spoke on the on-going efforts of Indian Government to counter tax avoidance & evasion, finance ministry tweeted.

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Sitharaman highlights India's efforts to counter tax avoidance,...

The meeting of the finance ministers would deliberate on issues protectionism and its implication on global growth,...

8 Jun 2019 3:22 PM IST

Non-profit organisation Educate Girls received a grant of USD 75,000 from Goldman Sachs.

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GDP growth may accelerate to 7.2 per cent in FY20: Report

Goldman Sachs report said it expects an acceleration in GDP to 7.2 per cent.

7 Jun 2019 3:27 PM IST

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Rising growth concerns prompted third rate cut: Shaktikanta Das

MPC announced a 25 bps rate cut in short term lending rate to 5.75 percent, which is the lowest repo rate in nine years.

6 Jun 2019 3:36 PM IST

This will work against the Indian IT services sector (H-1B dependent) as the average wage is approximately lower by 25 per cent compared to companies that are not dependent on H-1B visas as per estimates.

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India's services sector activity growth slips to 12-month low in May:...

On the prices front, the survey noted that, firms were also helped by a lack of inflationary pressures in the sector.

5 Jun 2019 11:53 AM IST

$\The issue of GSP has been done in a little bit of haste...It is certainly going to hurt us, especially small item exporters,\ said CII President Vikram Kirloskar. (Photo: File | Youtube screengrab)$ Business

India Inc pitches for land and labour reforms to achieve double-digit...

To target GDP growing up to 10 per cent by 2023-24, the total investment requirement is estimated at USD 5.74 trillion.

3 Jun 2019 6:40 PM IST

Responses were drawn from over 300 manufacturing units from both large and SME segments with a combined yearly turnover of over Rs 3 lakh crore. (Representational image)

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India's manufacturing sector growth gains momentum in May: PMI

The upbeat mood among goods producers, coupled with a solid increase in new work, underpinned further job creation in...

3 Jun 2019 11:35 AM IST

Some experts recommend that 60 to 70 per cent of shared reading conversations should be easy, but 30 to 40 per cent should challenge children to learn new concepts. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

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Asking questions to children is significant for development

Preschool teachers ask children less and simple question: Study.

29 July 2019 11:10 AM IST

Photo: Poonam Muttreja, Executive Director, Population Foundation of India

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Population Regulation Bill, 2019: Misreading of India's demographic...

The bill suggests that government employees should give an undertaking that they will not procreate more than two...

16 July 2019 11:08 AM IST

Gamers who experience games for over 2 years, usually exhibit switching behaviour to PC or Console based gaming. (Photo: Pixabay)

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Skill gaming industry: The road ahead

The cost of playing online games have plummeted, thanks to affordable internet connectivity.

8 July 2019 12:16 PM IST

According to CMIE, the labour force participation rate fell from 46.1 per cent in 2016-17 to 43.5 per cent in 2017-18. CMIEs latest estimates suggest that the number has plummeted to 42.7 per cent in the first quarter of 2018-19.

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Cabinet approves Code on Wages bill

The Code on Wages is one of the four codes that would subsume 44 labour laws with certain amendments.

3 July 2019 7:53 PM IST

Citing rules, Sitharaman stated that Section 178(5) and 178(6) of the Companies Act. (Photo: ANI)

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Economic growth high on agenda of govt,' says Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance Minister Sitharaman said in the last quarter, there could have been a fall and steps have been taken to improve...

3 July 2019 8:55 AM IST