Centre to launch 'unified' insurance product for farmers

Last Updated: Monday, July 27, 2015, 18:46

Amid concerns over rising incidents of farmer suicides in the country, the Narendra Modi-led government is planning to unveil an exclusive all-in-one insurance product for the farming community as part of its ongoing social security scheme.

Amendments to arbitration law to come before Cabinet tomorrow

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 15, 2015, 16:50

The amendments to Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 have been placed on the agenda of the Cabinet for Thursday, sources said here.

PM to farmers: Use scientific methods to enhance production

Last Updated: Sunday, June 28, 2015, 16:24

Emphasising the need for use of scientific methods for farming to increase productivity, Modi said it was high time that the country goes for the second Green Revolution as the first such revolution took place long back.

Retrospective decisions creating liabilities unacceptable: FM Jaitley

Last Updated: Friday, June 19, 2015, 12:57

Allying concerns of American business community and investors, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that any decision which is retrospective and creates fresh liabilities is not acceptable.

UK unions for strike action against Tata Steel from June 22

Last Updated: Monday, June 8, 2015, 19:49

UK trade unions - Community, Unite, GMB and UCATT - Monday announced "strike action" against Tata Steel over its proposal to scrap the British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS).

New 'Cape to Cairo' free trade pact hailed as Africa milestone

Last Updated: Sunday, June 7, 2015, 09:14

The launch of a free trade agreement by three African economic blocs in Egypt this week will be an important step towards a potentially game-changing common market spanning the continent, supporters say.

Community-curated content is the catchword for e-tailers

Last Updated: Sunday, May 24, 2015, 12:36

The portal is owned by two-year-old start-up Shoptimize India, which is an end-to-end e-commerce solutions provider for retailers looking to set up an online presence and acts as an aggregator of hand-picked products.

Tata Steel pension row flares up, unions send legal notice

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 28, 2015, 21:46

British trade unions have sent a legal notice to Tata Steel to ballot some 17,000 employees for a proposed industrial action over a pension row.

Business sentiment in India subdued for 2nd quarter: D&B

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 14, 2015, 14:38

The underlying business sentiment remains subdued for the second quarter of this calender year amid concerns about effective implementation of key economic reforms, says a Dun & Bradstreet study.

ASEAN to declare single market but delays deeper integration: Malaysia

Last Updated: Saturday, January 24, 2015, 17:57

ASEAN will officially call itself a single market by year`s end, but "big things" like seamless travel within the 10-nation bloc would only come in 2020, Malaysia`s trade minister told AFP in an interview.

India is a happening place today: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Last Updated: Saturday, January 17, 2015, 09:36

Describing India as a "happening place" and a land of aspirations, Communications and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has appealed to US businesses to invest in the country in a big way specially in ambitious programmes like Make in India.

Shell compensates Nigerians over 'devastating' oil spills

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 7, 2015, 20:07

Royal Dutch Shell is to pay more than $80 million to a Nigerian fishing community "devastated" by two serious oil spills in 2008, it was announced Wednesday, while the clean-up could take years.