The country's FDI inflow growth rate has seen a decline in the past few years - from 27% in FY15 to a mere 1.24% in FY18.

\"Items of defence aerospace and warships now do not require a licence under Arms Act. Such items shall now be covered by IDRA\"

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Govt to fine-tune e-commerce rules; panel formed to look into issueThe government has set up a group of secretaries to review a recently released draft ecommerce policy, which has drawn severe criticism from many stakeholders. The nascent but booming online retail space has largely been without regulations until a task force led by then commerce secretary Rita Teaotia put together the draft policy. The new group will be chaired by the secretary in the department of industrial poli...

Business confidence slides in the first quarter of 2018/19 as businesses feel the pinch of GST and brace for policy inaction and higher interest rates, finds the latest Business Today-C fore Business Confidence Survey.

As the NDA government enters its final year, there is a long unfinished agenda that it may not be able to implement by 2019.

Kenichi Ayukawas tenure has seen Maruti stem the slide in marketshare and further consolidate its hold on the Indian market.

Many economists had earlier forecast 4.2 per cent growth in output compared with an upwardly revised 4.5 per cent year-on-year increase in August.

All major engines of economic growth - private investment, private consumption, exports, agriculture and even government expenditure - have either failed to pick up momentum or slowed down.

The Modi government has raised the limit on foreign investment in the defence sector and encouraged tie-ups between foreign and local companies under the 'Make in India' campaign where the Indian partner will remain the majority stakeholder.

iPhone maker Apple has sought modifications in the government's phased manufacturing programme (PMP) as it plans to set up a manufacturing unit in the country.

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) met today for the second edition of bi-annual policy meeting to review the interest rates.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA-ML) expects the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to cut key interest rates by 25 basis points in its Monetary Policy Committee meet on August 2.

The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) had registered a growth of 1.99 per cent in February last year.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday presented Union Budget 2017-18 in Lok Sabha.