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States used Rs 82K cr of Rs 1 trillion capex support allotted in FY23

The Centre has provided 50-year, interest-free loans to states to augment their capital expenditure requirements in the past three Budgets

Go First insolvency will impact investor confidence: SpiceJet's Ajay Singh

'The factors behind the Go First crisis were beyond its control'

'WTO not listening to developing nations', says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Sitharaman stressed that there was also a need to involve the private sector to step up investment and innovation

Emerging economies must step up to fix global challenges: FM Sitharaman

She was speaking with the members of the Indian diaspora in Seoul, South Korea, on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank

Indian banks immune from liquidity crisis in West: Govt officials

Government monitoring developments in the West closely, says one official

Downside risks weigh on GDP growth forecast, says finance ministry

Report flags El Nino conditions, rising crude prices

FinMin tasks World Bank with examining financing in infrastructure sectors

Behind the push for increased private sector participation in these sectors is the fact that the share of the private sector declined from 37 per cent in FY08 to 25 per cent in FY19

Clean energy infrastructure may be included in harmonized master list

Small-sized projects below 500 megawatt are not offered anymore in the tenders by central government agencies

Centre notifies committee on pension schemes for govt employees

The panel will devise its own procedure and mechanism, including consulting with the states, to arrive at its recommendations

Culture, cuisine and crafts on sherpas' menu at G20 meet in Kerala

From 'lagoon lake' conversations to caparisoned 'elephant walk', the meet had many touristy elements

Consensus on 99% issues, readying first draft by July: G20 Sherpa Kant

"India is looking to evangelise its successes in digital public infrastructure through its G20 Presidency to all 133 nations that do not yet have fast digital payments"

G20 Sherpa meeting: Some nations pull up G7 over global banking crisis

The concluding day of the meeting of Sherpas, who act as envoys of G20 heads of states, saw a session on the global macro-economic situation, where the financial crisis and its impact were discussed

G20 Sherpa's meeting: Negotiations to begin on leaders' statement

There have been differences between the two groupings over the language used to criticize Russia's invasion of Ukraine

G20: War in Europe did not cause global inflation, says Russian Sherpa

"Unless the G7 nations stop bringing attention to issues which have nothing to do with G20, it will be difficult to reach an agreement on the final Leaders Declaration at the end of the year"

G-20 Sherpas' meeting: India to fund digital payments infrastructure abroad

"This is about spreading India's soft power and also enabling Indian private sector, which is well versed in these technologies, to get business opportunities abroad," a second senior official said

Either G20 cooperates or banking crisis deepens, says Jeffery Sachs

'The year 2023 was already shaping up to be a difficult year, even before the banking crisis'

G20 issues bigger than the Russia-Ukraine war, says Amitabh Kant

Kant said that India had presented its deliverables to G20, and negotiations had begun on the text of these deliverables

Centre expected to issue Rs 23,764-crore sovereign green bonds in FY24

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy will get Rs 7,507.5 crore for its various schemes

Centre may announce Aadhaar-based KYC norms for small savings schemes

The simplified KYC, along with small savings rates for the April-June 2023 quarter, may be announced on March 31, the official said

G20 Sherpas meet to take stock of work under India's Presidency

Kumarakom in Kerala to host 3-day meet from tomorrow