Railways to connect all northeastern state capitals by 2020
Silchar (Assam), March 16 (IANS) The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), which is building rail infrastructure in the region, has targeted to connect
PFC to give Rs.15,000 crore loan for Telangana power projects
Hyderabad, March 15 (IANS) The Power Finance Corporation (PFC) has come forward to extend Rs.15,000 crore loan for thermal power projects coming up
Punjab to launch solar power scheme for farmers
Chandigarh, March 15 (IANS) Agrarian state Punjab's hard-working farmers could look forward to the end of some of their power-cut woes with the sta
Move over Krishi Darshan: Now Kisan TV to entertain farmers
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Move over Krishi Darshan! Nearly 50 years after one of the longest-running programmes on public broadcaster Doordarshan,
Northeast is India's economic corridor: Jitender Singh
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Describing the northeast as the "economic corridor of India", Minister of State for Development of the Northeastern Regi
90 kg of Darjeeling tea to fetch over Rs.40 lakh in Britain
Kolkata, March 14 (IANS) The prized first flush from Namring's upper tea estate in Darjeeling has made its way to Britain's East India Company (EIC
India needs to build own leather brands: Industry official
Kolkata, March 14 (IANS) Notwithstanding Indian finished leather exports surging by over ten percent during April-November 2014, an industry offici
February trade deficit falls by over 15 percent, exports down
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) India's trade deficit in February fell by 15.8 percent at $6.84 billion, from $8.13 billion in the corresponding month o
Abu Dhabi looking for increase in Indian arrivals
Panaji, March 13 (IANS) Abu Dhabi has clocked a 32 percent growth rate of Indian travellers in 2014 and tourism officials there are looking for a s
After ex-parent, Cairn India handed $3.2 bn withholding tax demand
Mumbai, March 13 (IANS) A day after mining group Vedanta Resources-controlled Cairn India said it has not received any notice about the retrospecti
Star Health to raise Rs.400 cr from new investors
Chennai, March 13 (IANS) India's first stand-alone health insurer, Star Health and Allied Insurance Company Ltd, hopes to raise Rs.400 crore from n
IRDAI to issue regulations to govern Lloyd's syndicates
Chennai, March 13 (IANS) India's insurance regulator will frame guidelines for syndicates of Britain's Lloyd's to operate in the country, a senior
Dhamra Port pays Rs.74.48 cr to Odisha government
Bhubaneswar, March 12 (IANS) Dhamra port, a subsidiary of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd., paid Rs.73.48 crore as revenue share of the p
Ignoring climate change could increase nutrition disorders
Kolkata, March 12 (IANS) Ignoring climate change could exacerbate nutrition deficiency disorders in South Asia, particularly in women and children,
Odisha seeks corporate funding for affordable food scheme
Bhubaneswar, March 12 (IANS) The Odisha government has sought the assistance of corporate houses to roll out its affordable food scheme 'Aahar' for
India Inc. seeks speedy disposal of coal block cases
Mumbai, March 12 (IANS) India Inc. on Thursday sought a speedy disposal of the coal block allocations cases against some industrialists like Kumar
India Inc. warns of Hindalco coal case impact on investors
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Reacting to the special CBI court summons to industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla as an accused in the coal scam case, Ind
Su-Kam to install solar inverters for Delhi Jal Board
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Announcing an achievement in renewable energy, power back-up solutions provider Su-Kam on Thursday said it has bagged o
Mining in Goa to resume: CM
Panaji, March 11 (IANS) The multi-billion mining sector in Goa, which has been non-functional for more than two-and-half years, will start again in
Kolkata port handles record cargo this fiscal
Kolkata, March 11 (IANS) The city's dockyard under Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) on Wednesday said it has handled a record cargo of 500,447 TEUs (twent
