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February 28, 2024 8:47 AM

PM Modi to launch projects worth 17,300 crore rupees in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch projects worth 17, 300 crore rupees in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu today (Wednesday). These include the country's first hydrogen hub port, four laning and two laning of several national highways and doubling of rail...

February 27, 2024 5:53 PM

WTO implements new regulations to facilitate global services trade

In a landmark decision made at the 13th Ministerial Conference in Abu Dhabi, the World Trade Organization has announced the enforcement of new regulations to streamline international services trade. Following extensive negotiations, WTO members final...

February 27, 2024 4:17 PM

Oil India Announces Global Partner Roadshow in Abu Dhabi

By: Vinod Kumar Oil India Limited (OIL), India's oldest oil and gas exploration and production company, is hosting its first-ever global partner roadshow, "Confluence: Where Energy and Opportunity Converge," in Abu Dhabi, UAE on February 28th, 2024....

February 27, 2024 2:38 PM

IT department takes proactive steps to address discrepancies in taxpayers’ income reporting

In a bid to enhance transparency and accuracy in income reporting, the Income Tax Department has identified discrepancies between the information received from third parties on interest and dividend income and the corresponding details provided in ta...

February 27, 2024 9:24 AM

PM Modi on a two-day visit to three states, to inaugurate 3 space projects worth 1,800 crore in Kerala

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on his two-day visit to three states Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Maharashtra on Tuesday. He will arrive in Thiruvananthapuram today on a day-long visit to Kerala. He will dedicate to the nation three important space infras...

February 26, 2024 6:20 PM

WTO Chief Warns: “Multilateralism Under Attack, But Cooperation Vital”

At the World Trade Organization's 13th Ministerial Conference at AbuDhabi, Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala sounded an alarm about the challenges facing the global trading system. While highlighting the system's resilience and recent successes, s...

February 26, 2024 5:40 PM

WTO seeks modest outcomes in Abu Dhabi at ‘critical juncture’ for global trade

Trade ministers from nearly every country in the world gathered in Abu Dhabi on Monday for a World Trade Organization meeting that aims to set new global commerce rules, but even its ambitious chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala sought to curb expectations. T...

February 26, 2024 9:56 AM

PM Modi to inaugurate one of largest global textile events ‘Bharat Tex 2024’ in Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Bharat Tex 2024, today (Monday) at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. The 4-day textile event is considered one of the largest-ever global textile events to be organised in India with more than 100 countrie...

February 26, 2024 9:35 AM

G-33 calls for progress on agricultural trade ahead of WTO Ministerial Conference

The World Trade Organization (WTO) will hold its 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) from February 26 to 29, 2024, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. This high-level gathering will bring together trade ministers from across the globe to evaluate the ...

February 24, 2024 11:31 AM

Paytm UPI handles can continue after migration to other banks: RBI clarifies

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday directed the UPI watchdog, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), to examine the request of One97 Communication Ltd (OCL) to become a Third-Party Application Provider (TPAP) for the UPI channel, e...