5 major telcos optimum for Indian market: Telecom Secretary

Telecom Secretary JS Deepak has said that the fresh round of consolidation unfolding in the Indian telecom market is likely to yield five major players ensuring enough competition but not fragmentation of spectrum. His comments assume significance as India -- the world's second largest mobi...

An association representing indirect tax officers has sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention to reverse certain decisions taken by the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council.In a memorandum submitted to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), the officers' body has al...

India's steel exports register three-fold increase in January<br/>

India&apos;s steel exports registered a three-fold increase to 8(point)89 lakh tonnes in January this year, compared to the year-ago month. The massive jump in exports comes amid government providing extensive support to the domestic steel industry by way of various trade remedial measures inclu...

FDI inflow zooms 18 per cent to $46 billion in 2016: DIPP

Foreign direct investment in the country grew 18 per cent in 2016, to 46 billion dollars, according to data released by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion. The sectors which attracted the highest foreign inflows include services, telecom, trading, computer hardware and software, and a...

India likely to be less affected by global economic shocks: IMF

The IMF has said that the Indian economy is in fairly good shape, and it is likely to be less affected than other emerging economies if there is a further shock to the global economy. Paul A Cashin, Assistant Director in the IMF&apos;s Asia &amp; Pacific Department, and mission chief of Indi...

India's steel exports register three-fold increase in January

India&apos;s steel exports registered a three-fold increase to 8.89 lakh tonnes in January this year, compared to the year-ago month. The massive jump in exports comes amid government providing extensive support to the domestic steel industry by way of various trade remedial measures including a...

Economic activity to pick up in Q4 due to faster remonetisation: RBI Governor

RBI Governor Dr Urjit Patel expects that economic activity to pick up in this last quarter because of faster remonetisation and return of discretionary consumer demand. In a statement made during the Monetary Policy Committee meeting earlier this month, Dr. Patel further said that data from corporat...

India to be fastest growing economy among G-20 nations: Moody's

International rating agency Moody&apos;s Investors Service has predicted that India will be the fastest growing economy among G-20 countries clocking a 7(point)1 per cent growth in year 2017. In the report titled &apos;Modest Acceleration in the Global Economy, Moody said, Indian economy wil...

India to be fastest growing economy among G-20 nations: Moody's

International rating agency Moody&apos;s Investors Service has predicted that India will be the fastest growing economy among G-20 countries clocking a 7(point)1 per cent growth in year 2017. In the report titled &apos;Modest Acceleration in the Global Economy, Moody said, Indian economy wil...

India to be fastest growing economy among G-20: Moody's

International rating agency Moody&apos;s Investors Service has predicted that India will be the fastest growing economy among G-20 countries clocking a 7(point)1 per cent growth in year 2017. In the report titled &apos;Modest Acceleration in the Global Economy, Moody said, Indian economy wil...