ASSOCHAM urges RBI to slash interest rates due to low inflation Against the backdrop of a decline in factory output, with inflation at a five-year low, the ASSOCHAM on Sunday wrote… July 30, 2017 16:54 IST
Indian government cuts down on US lobbying to lowest in 7 years The Indian government has slashed its expenses towards lobbying in the US with a total payment of USD 120,000 to… July 30, 2017 16:35 IST
GST impact on check posts: Travel time of trucks cut by a fifth, says Centre Efficient freight movement will also boost the demand for high tonnage trucks, which will in turn reduce the cost of… July 30, 2017 15:03 IST
RBI monetary policy review: RBI likely to cut rate on August 2 as inflation hits record low With retail inflation receding to record low levels, the Reserve Bank is likely to cut the benchmark lending rate by… July 30, 2017 13:46 IST
Morgan Stanley cuts CPI forecast on benign GST, monsoon impact Global brokerage firm Morgan Stanley has lowered its inflation forecast for 2017 to 3.1 per cent from 3.6 per cent… July 30, 2017 13:04 IST
India’s engineering exports to China rise 123 pct in June quarter The country’s shipments to China stood at USD 282 million in the April-June quarter of the previous fiscal. July 30, 2017 12:42 IST
No plan to shift to January-December financial year from 2018, says Santosh Kumar Gangwar After Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the current parliament session said the government is considering changing the financial year to… July 30, 2017 11:37 IST
GST impact on textiles: Subsidy for garment makers cut to XS size as government reduces benefits under remission of state levies The government will offer only a tiny fraction of the subsidy amount it used to pay to apparel players earlier… Updated: July 30, 2017 06:14 IST
Over 12 lakh businesses apply for new GST registration: Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia Over 12 lakh businesses have applied for fresh registration under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, Revenue Secretary Hasmukh… Updated: July 29, 2017 18:40 IST
After liquor ban on highways, GST hits MICE hospitality hard Almost a month into GST, hoteliers complained on Saturday that they have been “hit hard” in the hospitality industry’s money-spinner,… July 29, 2017 15:51 IST
Goa government notifies scheme to encourage farmers to cultivate medicinal plants notified The Goa government has notified a revised scheme to farmers living in the forests of Western Ghats to encourage cultivation… July 29, 2017 14:58 IST
Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari for concrete roads across the country The minister was speaking while inaugurating ‘Prawaas 2017′ – India International Bus and Car Travel Show.’ July 29, 2017 14:00 IST
New consumer protection bill could be next big game changer The bill introduces the much-needed concept of affixing liability on a manufacturer or producer. July 29, 2017 13:22 IST
India is world’s third-biggest beef exporter: FAO report India is the world’s third-biggest exporter of beef and is projected to hold on to that position over the next… July 29, 2017 09:38 IST
Narendra Modi government looks to rollout DBT type benefit in power sector; here is how you will benefit To meet the twin goals of curbing wasteful electricity consumption and limiting power subsidies to the really needy, the government… July 29, 2017 06:25 IST
Foodgrain output in India may hit record, all set to keep inflation low India’s foodgrain production in the current kharif season might equal if not surpass last year’s record output of 138 million… July 29, 2017 06:14 IST
Draft national telecom policy to be ready by December The Department of Telecom (DoT) has started working on the new National Telecom Policy (NTP), for which it has created… July 29, 2017 06:08 IST
Minimum Wages Code set to end disparity in salaries; know how The government is likely to do away with the existing concept of scheduled employments under the Code on Wages, a… July 29, 2017 06:04 IST
H-1B visa: ‘I rejected 5 MAGA folks, even though they did good…’ post goes viral, MAGA guns for the poster
