The recommendations are part of a report titled 'COVID-19: Challenges for the Indian Economy - Trade and Foreign Policy Effects'.

The central government too had raised excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 3 per litre each in March to raise an additional Rs 39,000 crore annually. This hike negated the benefit arising from international oil prices slumping to two-decade lows.

Petrol, Diesel Price Today:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government late Tuesday evening increased excise duty on petrol by a record Rs 10 per litre, and on diesel by Rs 13 per litre.

India's service sector recorded largest contraction in business activity and new orders in April.

Several noted personalities such as Ramchandra Guha, Mahua Moitra, among others have now said that the Indian-origin economist does not have any Twitter profile.

The 27-nation EU economy is predicted to contract by 7.5 per cent this year, before growing by about 6 per cent in 2021.

Moody's had, in November 2019, downgraded India's outlook to negative from stable on concerns of lower economic growth.

Moody's said high government debt, weak social and physical infrastructure, and a fragile financial sector face further pressures due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The record excise duty hike on petrol and diesel will not help the government bridge the fiscal gap as planned, nor will it help boost economic growth as consumption demand will further be crippled, warns a report. Despite crude prices trading at a two decades low, the government had earlier this week hiked excise duty […]

A recent incident where a Hong Kong citizen forced his maid to travel abroad with him has opened up a wide discussion on the issue of human trafficking. The outcome of the incident has seen a rather curious scenario develop, wherein Hong Kong holidaymakers…

Effective 16th April, 2014, the Immigration Department of Hong Kong has announced that e-channels provided with voice navigation function would be working at the Macau Ferry Terminal (MFT) point of control, intended to assist visually impaired persons…

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ‘s (HKSASR’s) is estimating that about 4.89 million travelers will transit through its air,  sea and land control points during the coming Labour Day and Buddha's Birthday festival season (from May…

Hong Kong and Federal Republic of Germany have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) concerned with the automated clearance service usage on a shared basis. The MOU is considered as a new milestone in the collaboration between the countries in immigration…

Hong Kong’s immigration department has announced that Central African Republic nationals will have to acquire a visa to enter Hong Kong for any purpose of visit with effect from 21 July 2014.  From the beginning, Hong Kong has followed a progressive…

Hong Kong and Germany will execute the service of automated clearance mutually.Effective 01 September 2014, people with HKSAR (Hong Kong Special Administrative Region) electronic passport will be authorized to get register for the automated service of…

The Department of Immigration has announced on September 22 that the nationals of the Republic of Yemen need to attain a visa to enter Hong Kong, including the transit passengers from September 29th.In the present scenario, the nationals of the Republic…

Al Arabian Novel Factory is the sequel to Jasmine Days, the story of young radio jockey Sameera Parvin, an immigrant in the city from Pakistan, and her guitar-playing colleague Ali Fardan.

Apps today are opening up channels of communication on several ‘uncomfortable’ topics. From sexual health and addictions to depression and mood tracking, help is just a click away.

The Chennai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has ordered initiation of the corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) against power management products, systems and services company Eason Reyrolle.

In a letter to the PM, Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswamy said any hasty amendments to the Electricity Act might create hardship to state power utilities.

ICICI Bank reported a 26% year-on-year (y-o-y) rise in net profit to Rs 1,221 crore in the March quarter, which was below the street’s estimates.

On Twitter, Musk also threatened to sue over Alameda County Health Department coronavirus restrictions that have stopped Tesla from restarting production its factory in Fremont south of San Francisco.

In April, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a telephonic conversation with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa had conveyed India’s "full support" to the African continent to deal with fighting the spread of COVID-19.

Maintaining social distancing and self-hygiene are the only options we have in the present fettle in trying to curb the COVID-19 menace which indeed is proving prolific.

Her mother was at the door just as she had imagined but instead of a 'thali' was a hand sanitiser! ''Good hygiene is a blessing in times of coronavirus, my mother told me,'' laughed the 37-year-old.

Delhi University news: The North Eastern Students House for Women has a capacity of around 100. However, 13 students are currently staying because they are unable to leave due to lockdown.

The Central Government on 2nd April 2020 launched a digital mobile app, namely Aarogya Setu. The name is made up of two Sanskrit words. If loosely translated, it means ‘Health Bridge’ or ‘bridge to being healthy’.

A single mother should make sure that her earnings are divided into spending, emergency funds, and investments so that sufficient wealth is generated for the realization of future financial goals. If you are also on the same boat, here is how you should go about it.

Gulf aviation giant Emirates said Sunday it would take at least 18 months for travel demand to return to "a semblance of normality", despite reporting bumper pre-pandemic profits.

The City of Joy is now the city of containment zones. From north to south, large parts of Kolkata are barricaded with residents unable to get in or out. Burra Bazar, eastern India's biggest trading...

The acquisition represents Microsoft's dedication to "bring Microsoft's developer tools and services to new audiences"

A new DAA initiative to increase ad transparency offers instant access "to information and control over interest-based advertising"

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