Mumbai, Sep 3 (IANS) Top corporate leaders on Thursday highlighted Gujarat's investment potential and expressed interest in expanding their presence in the state at a roadshow here organised by the Gujarat government ahead of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit (VGGS) 2027.
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said the government is working on a graded points system for driving licences and vehicle registration as part of efforts to improve road safety in the country.
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Former Finance Commission chairman and Institute of Economic Growth president, N.K. Singh, on Thursday rejected allegations questioning the methodology used by the government to calculate India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), calling such claims “completely baseless”.
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said that combined with upcoming free trade agreements (FTAs) and efforts to deepen market access, India could gain access to 75 per cent of global trade at rates lower than competitors.
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Neelkanth Mishra, India's Executive Director at the World Bank, on Thursday lashed out at the “ill-educated and egregiously wrong claims made by some” that if the 'original' base of June-2025 quarter was used, India’s GDP growth in the June-2026 quarter would be much lower.
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The country’s total foodgrain production is estimated at 376.563 million tonnes, according to the Third Advance Estimates (2025-26), which is nearly 18.8 million tonnes (5.3 per cent) higher than last year’s production of 357.732 million tonnes, an official factsheet said on Thursday.
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Meta-backed messaging platform WhatsApp on Thursday announced the rollout of bill payments in India which allow users to find, manage and pay household and utility bills directly.
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) India's services sector strengthened in August because of resilient demand and a continued rise in new business, while employment growth accelerated to a 15-month high, according to the HSBC India Services PMI data released on Thursday.
New York, Sep 3 (IANS) Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman has pitched for India's reform-led growth story to investors at a high-level business roundtable here, highlighting the country's 7.8 per cent economic growth in the first quarter of 2026-27 and improved investment climate, it was announced on Thursday.
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) In a bid to develop modern digital and critical infrastructure, the government has notified the Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time) Rules, 2026 — marking a significant step towards establishing Indian Standard Time (IST) as the common, legally recognised and traceable time reference for the country.
