Policy

The ease on curbs on export 24 APIs assumed significance as some pharma companies have raised concerns over these restrictions. (Mint)

Govt lifts export curbs on 24 pharma ingredients, medicines

1 min read . 09:22 AM IST
Bengaluru: Officials wearing masks work in the Karnataka Chief Minister's War Room on Covid-19, at DIPR Building, in Bengaluru, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. (PTI Photo)(PTI24-03-2020_000265B) (PTI)

Karnataka government to withdraw order to give free food at Indira Canteens

2 min read . 03 Apr 2020
Last week, Moody's Investors Service sharply cut India's growth forecast for calendar 2020 to 2.5 per cent from 5.3 per cent estimated earlier. (Mint)

Fitch slashes India growth forecast to 30-year low of 2% for FY21

1 min read . 03 Apr 2020
Punjab National Bank said all nation-wide branches of United Bank of India and Oriental Bank of Commerce has started functioning as PNB branches (ANI)

Mega bank merger marks new dawn for Indian banking space: Finance Ministry

3 min read . 01 Apr 2020
Economic affairs secretary Atanu Chakraborty. (Priyanka Parashar/Mint )

Govt ready to step up expenditure to fight Covid-19: DEA secretary

1 min read . 31 Mar 2020
The finance ministry had set up a task force in September to identify technically and economically viable infrastructure projects that can start in the current fiscal. (Pradeep Gaur/Mint)

FinMin eases rules to aid quicker procurement of essential supplies

1 min read . 31 Mar 2020
Exports from these zones stood at over ₹7 lakh crore in 2018-19. (Bloomberg)

Commerce ministry provides relaxations in filing compliance report to SEZs

2 min read . 30 Mar 2020
A couple travelling from Hyderabad to Delhi from Sampark Kranthi express, being shifted to an isolation ward of MGM hospital after they were suspected with coronavirus, in Warrangal. (PTI)

Covid-19 shows why we need a healthcare reboot for India

4 min read . 30 Mar 2020
Indian police officials carry a sack of potatoes at a wholesale vegetable market. (AP)

Transportation of all essential, non-essential goods allowed during lockdown

1 min read . 29 Mar 2020
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (PTI)

Coronavirus: It goes without saying: FM should amp up rescue deal for business

2 min read . 28 Mar 2020
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das. (PTI)

RBI to infuse ₹3.7 trillion in financial system to boost liquidity

2 min read . 27 Mar 2020
The project is expected to be completed by 2024-25. (Mint)

CCEA clears 22 km-long rail flyover between Aligarh-Harduaganj

1 min read . 25 Mar 2020
Trump has vowed to make the medication widely available to fight the pandemic (REUTERS)

Govt bans exports of Trump-backed coronavirus drug as demand surges

1 min read . 25 Mar 2020
The new data protection bill does not ensure enough checks and balances to protect privacy of citizens, suggests new study. (Mint)

Privacy in the era of state surveillance

1 min read . 25 Mar 2020
FCI procures wheat and rice from farmers at the minimum support price (MSP). Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Govt has enough food to feed poor for next 18 months in a prolonged lockdown

2 min read . 24 Mar 2020
FILE PHOTO: A man shows his hand which was stamped by airport authorities as he was advised for home quarantine after he arrived from overseas, amid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) fears, in Mumbai, India, March 21, 2020. REUTERS/Prashant Waydande/File Photo (REUTERS)

Companies can utilize CSR funds to deal with outbreak

1 min read . 24 Mar 2020
Prayagraj: A security person sits at a closed petrol pump during 'Janata curfew' in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Prayagraj (Allahabad), Sunday, March 22, 2020. PM Modi proposed a 'Janata curfew' between 7 am and 9 pm as part of social distancing to check the spread of the deadly virus. The number of coronavirus cases across the country rose to above 320 on Sunday. (PTI Photo)(PTI22-03-2020_000053B) (PTI)

Government amends law to get powers to raise excise duty on petrol, diesel

1 min read . 23 Mar 2020
Passengers wearing face masks, as a measure to prevent coronavirus spread. (PTI)

Companies can spend social responsibility fund to fight coronavirus crisis

1 min read . 23 Mar 2020
A file photo of Nirmala Sitharaman. (Bloomberg)

Coronavirus crisis: Economic package to be announced soon, says Sitharaman

2 min read . 20 Mar 2020
Under the new guidelines, all hospitals have been asked to set apart some beds and create isolation facilities (Photo: PTI)

Govt allows testing of all suspected Covid-19 patients

1 min read . 20 Mar 2020

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