The Rajya Sabha has approved the Competition Amendment Bill, 2023, which seeks to reform the two-decade-old anti-trust law to make it in sync with the shifts in the economy.
Having been cleared in both Houses of Parliament, the Bill is set to become law once it gets Presidential assent. Lok Sabha passed the Bill last week.
Mumbai Dhamra Port in Odisha, a unit of APSEZ, has marked the start of its LNG import terminal by receiving its first cargo aboard carrier Milaha Ras Laffan .
According to industry officials, Dharma terminal will be able to berth the widest range of LNG vessels all year around and transport LNG/gas via pipelines or trucks
B20 Conferences in the North East Region of India in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of External Affairs and North Eastern State Governments under India’s G20 Presidency have been organized for exploring partnerships among business communities.
Gross Direct Tax collections for the Financial Year 2022-23 stood at 19.68 lakh crore Rupees registering a growth of over 20 percent.
Provisional figures issued by the Ministry of Finance showed that the net collection for the Financial year 2022-23 are at 16.61 lakh crore rupees, representing an increase of 17.63 percent, as compared to preceding Financial Year 2021-22,
In 2005, The United Nations declared April 4th as International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action.
It highlights the pressing need to develop mine-action capacities in countries where mines and explosive remnants of war constitute a threat to the safety of civilians.
China's recovery from the pandemic and strong demand in India will drive strong economic growth in Asia this year, the Asian Development Bank said in a report.
The Manila, Philippines-based ADB's latest update forecasts an expansion of 4.8% in this year and the next, up from 4.2% in 2022.
It said inflation would likely cool slightly this year and fall further in 2024.
Axis Bank in partnership with Visa launched an app that will empower merchants to accept payments through various digital modes and also enable them to manage their day-to-day business digitally.
The app 'Digital Dukaan' has been specifically designed to address business requirements such as accepting digital payments, inventory management and billing.
The World Bank said it has lowered its forecast for India's economic growth in the current fiscal year that started on April 1 to 6.3% from 6.6%.
Asia's third-largest economy recorded year-on-year growth of 4.4 per cent in October-December, down from 11.2 per cent a year back and 6.3 per cent in the preceding quarter.
The 10th edition of INDIA-SRILANKA bilateral maritime exercise SLINEX-23 is scheduled at Colombo from 3- 8 April 2023.
The exercise is being conducted in two phases - the Harbour Phase in Colombo from 3-5 April , followed by Sea Phase from 6-8 April, off Colombo.
The Second G20 EMPOWER (Empowerment and Progression of Women’s Economic Representation) meeting of Ministry of Women & Child Development started in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala .
The theme of the Meeting is “Women’s Empowerment: A Win-Win for Equity and Economy”.
The G20 EMPOWER 2023 under India’s presidency aims to take forward India's women-led development agenda.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed Neeraj Nigam as executive director (ED) with effect from April 3, 2023. He was the regional director of RBI’s Bhopal office.
As executive director, Nigam will look after the consumer education and protection department, financial inclusion and development department, legal department and secretary’s department.
The UAE, represented by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), has won the bid to host the third edition of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Conference on Aviation and Alternative Fuels.
All member states of the ICAO unanimously accepted UAE’s bid in a recent meeting of the Council held at the ICAO headquarters, Montreal in Canada.
The conference is organized every seven years.
NASA named the first woman and the first African-American ever assigned as astronauts to a lunar mission, introducing them as part of the four-member team chosen to fly as early as next year on what would be the first crewed voyage around the moon in more than 50 years.
Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday launched the App Version of National Logistics Portal (Marine) ‘Sagar-Setu.
The app has been envisaged with deliverables covering features like a Login Module, Service Catalogue, Common Application Format, Letter of Credit, Bank Guarantee, Certification, Track and Trace etc.
Karnataka topped the third India Justice Report among 18 large and mid-size states having a population of over 1 crore each, it was followed by Tamil Nadu & Telangana.
The list of seven small states, having a population of less than one crore each, was headed by Sikkim, followed by Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura.
The IJR is an initiative of the Tata Trusts launched in 2019.