News: India’s long-pending request for transit rights have been met through several transport agreements and framework arrangements signed between PM Narendra Modi and Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina. Agreement: The erstwhile Khaleda Zia regime had strong reservations against granting such rights to Delhi and as a result, access to landlocked Northeast ...

News: The central government is stepping to revive the investment climate, facilitating clearances for 42 stalled projects worth Rs 1.15 lakh crore since it presented the Budget for 2015-16. Description: In last nine months only 50 pending investment plans worth Rs 1.45 lakh crore were granted green signals through the ...

News: Dharmendra Pradhan, has pushed for a reduction in liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices by Qatar, to be in sync with the decline in global rates over the past one year. India buys 7.5 million tonnes a year of LNG on a long-term 25-year contract. Qatar sells LNG at a ...