Over half rural people go for open defecation: NSSO survey
New Delhi: More than half of people in rural areas still go for open defecation though things seems to be changing after ...
Iran ends free oil shipping to India
Iran, no longer under sanctions, has ended free shipping of crude oil to India and has terminated a three-year-old system of getting ...
IMF’s 3-pronged approach to avert recession risks
Washington, Apr 14 ,2016 : The IMF today called for the adoption of a three-pronged approach with monetary, fiscal and structural ...
Masala bonds a step to make Re global currency
New Delhi, Apr 14,2016 : Issuance of rupee-denominated masala bonds overseas is a step towards making the Indian currency global, CARE ...
Solar power tariff stays below Rs 5/unit at NTPC auction
NEW DELHI : Solar power tariff remained below Rs 5 per unit in the latest auction conducted by state-run NTPC Ltd for 500 MW capacity ...
Drought: SC raps Centre for delay in releasing MGNREGA funds
New Delhi, Apr 12, 2016 : Supreme Court today castigated the government for delay in releasing funds for MGNREGA to drought-hit ...
India’s exports may settle at $250-260 bn in ’15-16
New Delhi, Apr 12 ,2016 : India’s exports are estimated to throw up a conservative figure of USD 250-260 billion for the last ...
Prince William lauds Indian innovations and tech
Mumbai, Apr 11 ,2016 : Impressed with Indian innovations, Duke of Cambridge Prince William today said entrepreneurs have a major role ...
Panama Papers : European banks under scrutiny
Banking watchdogs across Europe have begun checking whether lenders have ties to a massive document leak from Panama that showed how ...
Poor honest ; rich try to evade repaying loan: PM
Noida : In a veiled dig at large corporate defaulters like Vijay Mallya, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said while poor people are ...