FTA negotiations with Israel, GCC countries may be delayed

The ongoing conflict in West Asia is going to create delays in India's negotiations on free trade agreements (FTA) with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries as well as Israel, a senior official in the Commerce Ministry said.

Chhattisgarh anti-conversion Bill passed amid boycott

The Chhattisgarh Assembly on Thursday passed a new legislation to regulate religious conversions amid a boycott by the Opposition calling for a review.

Petition alleging violation by animal rescue centre dismissed

The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition alleging violation of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) parameters in relation to the Jamnagar-based Greens Zoological Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre and Radhakrishna Temple Elephant Welfare Trust, which are part of the Reliance's Vantara initiative.

Losing the way

ISRO must fix issues before launch of next second-generation satellites 

Al-powered tax governance in India and its challenges

A key tax policy challenge facing India has been the low tax-Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio and high levels of tax evasion. On average, during 2001-22, India's tax-GDP ratio (16.36%) was the lowest among emerging and developing economies. 

Stock markets crash as oil hits $114 a barrel

The sudden slump towards the final trading hours was due to soaring Brent crude futures price hit-ting a new high of $114 a barrel and the rupee depreciating to a new low of ₹92.89 a dollar.

All the 21 sectoral indices were down with Nifty Auto down more than 4%.

24 States, U.T.s set aside funds for new rural jobs scheme

They use past expenditure under the MGNREGA as the baseline as the Centre is yet to notify the formula for determining the State-wise normative allocations under the VB-GRAM (G) Act

India in talks with Russia, 2 others on fertiliser imports

India, a leading importer of fertilisers, is in talks to increase purchases from Russia, Belarus and Morocco as Middle East tensions and China's export curbs risk tightening supplies ahead of the summer planting season, government and industry sources said. 

Centre announces ₹497 cr. RELIEF for exporters impacted by W. Asia crisis

The government on Thurs-day launched the ₹497 crore Resilience & Logistics Intervention for Export Facilitation (RELIEF) scheme to provide credit insurance cover for exporters whose goods are stranded due to the West Asia crisis, or who are planning to export to the Gulf over the next few months.