Contrary to popular notion, stock markets have repeatedly demonstrated since the 1929 Great Depression that their performance is not really linked to macroeconomic and business fundamentals

Gadakri also said the government will ensure that Chinese investors are not entertained in various sectors like MSMEs

Amid all the tensions brewing between India and China, the call for boycotting Chinese products has grown louder than before. With India's dream of becoming self-reliant, is it really feasible to boycott China? Union minister for Road transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari speaks to India Today TV about whether there is a road map to achieving this self-reliance or is it just emotion-driven rhetoric.Also read: Coal India FY20 results: Profit drops 4.3% to Rs 16,714 crore, sales down 4%

MSME sector currently contributes about 48 per cent to the country's export and this has to be further enhanced by means of technological upgradation and product development, Gadkari said

Recounting his interactions with the officials, Gadkari said he once asked someone if bamboo is a tree or a grass. When told that it is the latter, he sought to know the reasons as to why the same cannot be cut

The latest production cuts come after Nissan has slashed output at home and abroad since February, beginning in China

He said even though presently the prices of Chinese goods are attractive and Indian electric vehicle companies are earning good profits by importing parts, in the long-term, the country should produce everything locally

The Minister said that the current market conditions may not support BOT projects but the investor interest level must be gauged

India-China border tension live: Indian Army has confirmed that 17 soldiers involved in the Galwan stand-off succumbed to their injuries, taking the death toll to 20

Coronavirus vaccine update: The Health Ministry has included the use of antiviral drug Remdesivir as part of its investigational therapy for restricted emergency use

A joint report by Council on Energy, Environment and Water and National Institute of Public Finance and Policy says there's high risk of significant proportion of these loans turning into NPAs; it suggests to put in place a monitoring mechanism to track stress in loan accounts on monthly basis

As a result of price intervention, on the one hand granaries overflow creating storage problems and on the other edible oil worth about Rs 90,000 crore is being imported

S&P Global Ratings on Wednesday kept India's sovereign rating unchanged at 'BBB-' with a stable outlook on the country's long-term rating; The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has said that India's economy may contract by as much as 7.3 per cent in FY21, in case of a second coronavirus outbreak by year end; Union Transport and Highway Minister Nitin Gadkari said that economic war against coronavirus pandemic had started in India and that the COVID-19 outbreak would cause a huge loss to the country's revenue. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: Lockdown impact: Maggi sales shoot up 25% as consumers stockpile instant noodles

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Nitin Gadkari, who was addressing his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Jan Samvad virtual rally from Nagpur on Wednesday, stated that India was expected to lose revenue of Rs 10 lakh crore due to coronavirus outbreak

The bid-out goal at 20,000 kms is equally high as it had managed to award 8,912 kms in FY20. The award run rate could have been higher had coronavirus pandemic not clouded investor sentiments

Stock Market LIVE Updates: IndusInd Bank, Titan, Axis Bank, SBI, Bajaj Finance, ONGC, ICICI Bank, L&T, HDFC Bank and NTPC were among the rising stocks on BSE Sensex. On the other hand, Sun Pharma and Bharti Aurtel were among the top laggards.

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Union minister Pralhad Joshi said the Coal India Ltd (CIL) has been given the specific target of one billion tonnes of production by 2023-24 and for that 60 new coal blocks have been allotted to it

\"It (WCL) will have Rs 5,300 crore capital investment. I would request that it should look into inducting more local people even if norms are to be relaxed as there has been several disputed matters due to small issues,\" the minister said