Trade
India-Japan `Freedom Corridor’ set to counter China’s OBOR
16 May 2017
The Indo-Japanese initiative, called the `Freedom Corridor’, stretching from Asia-Pacific to Africa, aims at stabilising the region amid Chinese designs that have a destabilising effect on countries of the region
Protectionist Trump brings Japan, China and S Korea on one platform
06 May 2017
Japan and China also today kicked off their first bilateral financial dialogue in two years to cement economic and financial cooperation to offset any fallout of US President Donald Trump's protectionist policies
Local sourcing norms to boost Indian steel industry
03 May 2017
The government is expected to come out with a new policy that makes local sourcing of steel mandatory for all state infrastructure projects
Modi, Erdogan walk the tight rope to boost India-Turkey ties
02 May 2017
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit comes a week after India hosted the President of Cyprus and vice president Hamid Ansari visited Armenia - the two countries with which Turkey has territorial and diplomatic disputes
Tit for tat: with visa curbs, India may restrict royalty payouts
22 Apr 2017
The commerce ministry is preparing a note on possible actions if trading partners took steps to reduce Indian services exports through visa curbs, including limiting royalty and technical fees
US visa policy shift could hurt bilateral trade: Nirmala Sitaraman
21 Apr 2017
Commerce and industry minister Nirmala Sitaraman has emphasised that the visa policy is a protectionist issue and that the “whole debate” could be expanded to include several American firms that are earning their profits in India as well
Trump orders changes to H-1B visa programme, not pushing legislative action
20 Apr 2017
President Donald Trump’s executive order calls for tightening the rules of the H-1B visa programme, to stop its "abuse" and ensure that the visas are given to the "most-skilled or highest paid" petitioners
IT sector under strain as major markets close for Indian techies
19 Apr 2017
Indian IT professionals are losing markets everywhere - from Australia to United States, the UK and Singapore - with the governments there either imposing outright curbs or hiking visa fees to discourage migration
India extends $4.5 bn line of credit to Bangladesh
08 Apr 2017
During talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, India committed $500 mn credit to Bangladesh military, and the two countries signed about 25 agreements in various fields, including nuclear power and defence
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Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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