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India reviews preparedness for glacial lake outburst floods after Nepal deluge

New Delhi, Sept. 3 -- The government on Thursday reviewed India's preparedness to deal with glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), days after a glacier collapse triggered a catastrophic deluge in Nepal... Read More


Goyal to visit US for trade talks this month, says US ambassador Gor

NEW DELHI, Sept. 2 -- Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal will visit the US at the end of this month for talks on the proposed trade agreement between the world's largest economy and the world... Read More


RXIL weighs insurers, mutual funds to deepen MSME financing

New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- India's Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS) platforms are looking to widen the pool of capital available for financing micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), as a ... Read More


Mint Explainer | Why the Mediation Council of India matters-and what comes next

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- The Centre's notification establishing the Mediation Council of India gives the country's long-awaited mediation regulator a formal institutional home-but much of the work needed... Read More


Centre may offer interest subvention for e-bus, e-truck charging infrastructure

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- The ministry of heavy industries ministry may offer interest subvention for charging infrastructure alongside its proposed financing scheme for electric buses and trucks, as oper... Read More


Women account for 46% of street vendor credit scheme beneficiaries, says PM Modi

New Delhi, Aug. 30 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said women account for 46% of beneficiaries under the PM SVANidhi scheme, which provides street vendors with credit for business expansion.... Read More


Govt seeks sales estimates from e-truck, e-bus makers for new financing scheme

New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- The ministry of heavy industries has asked e-truck and e-bus manufacturers to provide their sales estimates for upcoming years to assess demand and set targets under a new scheme... Read More


Gulf Oil plans to expand EV charger capacity as e-bus demand grows

New Delhi, Aug. 24 -- Lubricant maker Gulf Oil India Ltd is planning to invest Rs.50 crore to nearly double capacity at its Ahmedabad electric vehicle (EV) charger manufacturing facility to around 3,0... Read More


Mint Explainer | Why a parliamentary panel is pushing for a 'nano' business category

NEW DELHI, Aug. 23 -- A parliamentary panel has renewed its push for a separate "nano" category for India's smallest businesses, rejecting the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) ministry's con... Read More


Delhi gets its fourth Master Plan, aims for 4 mn new houses by 2047

New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- Delhi plans to build 4 million new homes and spread its population more evenly across the city as it prepares for another 8 million residents by 2047. The targets are part of the... Read More