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6 days ago | 
livemint.com | Rhik Kundu |Gireesh Chandra Prasad |Subhash Narayan
At stake for India is the potential fallout from surging oil prices, a widening current account deficit, higher energy and shipping costs fuelling domestic inflation, investor risk aversion, capital outflows, and broader risks to economic growth. “The bigger impact will be on sentiment. However, oil intensity has been going down structurally.
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6 days ago | 
htsyndication.com | Rhik Kundu |Gireesh Chandra Prasad |Subhash Narayan
New Delhi, June 22 -- The flare-up in West Asia following US missile strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities has heightened geopolitical tensions and intensified external risks to India's economy, even as many analysts say the escalation may prove short-lived.
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2 weeks ago | 
livemint.com | Gireesh Chandra Prasad |Subhash Narayan
However, amendments to clarify the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016, and changes to the Companies Act, 2023, are unlikely to make it to the coming session, the people said on the condition of anonymity.
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2 weeks ago | 
htsyndication.com | Gireesh Chandra Prasad |Subhash Narayan
New Delhi, June 11 -- The Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, proposing sweeping reforms such as 100% foreign direct investment (FDI) and composite licensing, is likely to be tabled in the Monsoon Session of Parliament in July, three people aware of the plan said. However, amendments to clarify the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016, and changes to the Companies Act, 2023, are unlikely to make it to the coming session, the people said on the condition of anonymity.
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3 weeks ago | 
livemint.com | Manas Pimpalkhare |Subhash Narayan
The ministry of road transport and highways is discussing the inclusion of electric three-wheelers to ensure the safety of the occupants and the durability of the vehicle in crash collisions, according to two people aware of the development. The new safety benchmarks are likely to follow a five-star rating system under the ambit of the Bharat National Car Assessment Programme (NCAP), said the first person mentioned above.
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3 weeks ago | 
htsyndication.com | Manas Pimpalkhare |Subhash Narayan
New Delhi, June 4 -- The central government is considering safety ratings for electric three-wheelers and electric rickshaws amid a surge in the adoption of electric vehicles in the three-wheeler segment. The ministry of road transport and highways is discussing the inclusion of electric three-wheelers to ensure the safety of the occupants and the durability of the vehicle in crash collisions, according to two people aware of the development.
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3 weeks ago | 
livemint.com | Gireesh Chandra Prasad |Subhash Narayan
New Delhi: Digital payment fraud data revealed in Parliament this year is “not alarming” and should not be conflated with other types of banking fraud that do not affect the public, a person informed about the finance ministry’s record of such cases said on Monday, after an opposition party's social media post.
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3 weeks ago | 
htsyndication.com | Rituraj Baruah |Subhash Narayan
New Delhi, June 2 -- NMDC Ltd plans to spend Rs.70,000 crore in in the next three years to expand domestic operations, install slurry pipelines and explore 10 minerals including lithium, gold and coking coal abroad, a top executive said. The state-run miner also plans to set up a subsidiary at Gujarat's GIFT City, which will anchor its overseas businesses.
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3 weeks ago | 
livemint.com | Rituraj Baruah |Subhash Narayan
NMDC Ltd plans to spend ₹70,000 crore in in the next three years to expand domestic operations, install slurry pipelines and explore 10 minerals including lithium, gold and coking coal abroad, a top executive said. The state-run miner also plans to set up a subsidiary at Gujarat's GIFT City, which will anchor its overseas businesses.
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1 month ago | 
htsyndication.com | Subhash Narayan |Rituraj Baruah
New Delhi, May 28 -- State-run manufacturing major BEML Ltd is working on developing light-infantry vehicles for combat, reconnaissance, and patrol as it expects procurement of launch platforms for missiles, including the Brahmos, to rise, said its chairman and managing director, Shantanu Roy, in an interview.
