Mumbai, Sep 16 (IANS) Indian stock markets traded higher on Wednesday with equity benchmarks rising around 0.7 per cent each in early deals amid buying in FMCG, banking, cement and auto stocks.
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) New Zealand's Parliament on Wednesday passed legislation needed for the free trade agreement (FTA) with India with lawmakers voting 93-29 in favour, according to Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay.
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday said that the introduction of MDR on large-value UPI transactions is an important step towards strengthening the long-term sustainability of India’s digital payments ecosystem.
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Industry experts on Tuesday said the UPI ecosystem needs a viable economic foundation to support continued investment and innovation, while ensuring that consumers and small merchants continue to benefit from affordable digital payments.
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) India's total exports of merchandise and services rose by 25.41 per cent to $82.68 billion in August this year, compared to the corresponding figure for the same month of the previous year, the Commerce Ministry announced on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) The BRICS Summit was a huge success as India managed to bring all member countries together and build consensus on the Delhi Declaration, Fellow at the Chintan Research Foundation Indrani Talukdar said on Tuesday, stressing that the outcome has also created greater responsibility for India to capitalise on the goodwill it has gathered.
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on Tuesday said that it has revised Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) framework for select UPI transactions, under which charges will apply to certain merchant payments above Rs 2,000, while small merchants and low-value transactions will continue to benefit from zero MDR.
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) India registered an increase in both the overall Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) and Worker Population Ratio (WPR) in August this year over the same month of the previous year, reflecting a year-on-year rise in employment, figures released by the National Statistics Office showed on Tuesday.
Mumbai, Sep 15 (IANS) Equity markets witnessed sharp volatility during the futures and options (F&O) expiry session on Tuesday extending a trend seen since the introduction of the Closing Auction Session (CAS) framework.
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh will launch a dedicated online web portal on September 16 for monitoring progress of Special Campaign 6 that aims to institutionalise Swachhata in all government offices, an official statement said on Tuesday.
