South Asia faces several shocks; India better placed: US report
byWashington: South Asia faces a series of internal and external shocks during the next 15-20 years with India alone in a better position to face…
Business
Opposition wants Wal-Mart lobbying reports clarified
byNew Delhi: An uproar erupted in the Rajya Sabha Monday over reports of Wal-Mart lobbying in the US to open the way for foreign equity…
Israel – India business on the rise
byTel Aviv: Anat Bernstein-Reich wears many hats – lawyer, businesswoman, educator, journalist. But admittedly her passion is India. Bilateral trade between India and Israel has…
Himachal bags award for industrial investment
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh has won the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s award for promoting industrial investments, a statement said here Sunday, adding that…
Indo-China trade at Shipki La post touches Rs 1.4 cr
byShimla: Trade on the Indo-China border post through Shipki La pass in Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh) for the first time in 18 years touched a…
India’s forex reserves down $471 million
byMumbai: India’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves went down up by $471.3 million to $294.50 billion for the week ended Nov 30, according to Reserve Bank…
Haryana to buy 2,000 MW power from Bhutan
byChandigarh: In its bid to resolve the power crunch in the state, Haryana has approached Bhutan to provide hydel-power, an official said Saturday. The state…
Fertiliser firms call for urgent reforms in urea policy, raising prices
byNew Delhi: Industry body Fertiliser Association of India (FAI) Friday called for urgently increasing urea prices as well as for reforms to the government’s urea…
Kerala’s e-toilets, treatment plants to help sanitise Kashmir
byThiruvananthapuram: An e-toilet manufacturer from Kerala will install four sewage treatment plants in Jammu and Kashmir and two customised toilets – one at 4,000 feeet…