The government on Friday appointed Suman K Bery as the vice chairman of Niti Aayog, following the sudden resignation of Rajiv Kumar. IMAGE: Dr Rajiv Kumar. Photograph: Press Information Bureau of......
People living in rural areas travel more than the urban population, and contribute significantly to the growth of tourism, according to a survey.Of the 550 million domestic tourists in 2002 at the......
Majority of respondents favoured continuation of the lockdown for another two weeks to fight coronavirus, according to a survey by think-tank National Council of Applied Economic Research. IMAGE:......
The tourism industry accounts for 70 per cent of the town's economy. IMAGE: A severely damaged building as a result of continued land subsidence in Joshimath, January 10, 2023. Photograph: Ayush......
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley unexpectedly left for the United States for a medical check-up following a kidney transplant last year, sources said. Jaitley, 66, who had a kidney transplant......
The government on Tuesday appointed three external members -- Ram Singh, Saugata Bhattacharya and Nagesh Kumar -- to the RBI's rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee for four years. Photograph:......
Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday favoured giving a majority 51 per cent stake to foreign partners in joint ventures for building tunnels and detailed project reports to......
'The Budget needs to focus more on social welfare schemes.' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairs the first pre-Budget consultations with leading economists in connection with the......
Dr Nagesh Kumar, one of the three new MPC members, wanted the MPC to reduce the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.25%. IMAGE: Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das. Photograph: Francis......
. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters While top economists are of the view that the Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) may not cut the repo rates, they also said it would......