Government allows duty-free import of 500,000 tonnes raw sugar till June 12. At present, India levies an import duty of 40% on sugar
New Development Bank plans to issue $300-500 mn worth masala bonds in rupee: K V Kamath.
This amount is just about 10% of the previous IDS
Government gets Rs 17.1 lakh crore in its kitty
Uttar Pradesh and Punjab have announced loan waivers for farmers, while Maharashtra has not despite Opposition pressure. Sanjeeb Mukherjee reports.
The GST will also be applicable on the non-compete amount given by an employer to an outgoing employee, report Indivjal Dhasmana and Sudipto Dey.
Big Basket, Haldiram's & Amul among 101 cold chain projects okayed
The monsoon this year in India was likely to be 'below normal' at 95% of LPA: Skymet
No mention of cab aggregators in GST bills
The BJP's win in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls has emboldened the top leadership to pursue a pro-woman agenda.
Service companies such as Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services and Airtel, among others, would be particularly hit.
This can mean companies like Apple, Zara can sell in India through wholly-owned subsidiaries
'I expect fourth quarter GDP growth to be sharply down.' 'I would imagine it would shave off at least one percentage point, if not more, as compared to the third quarter.'
UP is an important state to roll out the government's agrarian reforms and job growth policies.
Those without Aadhaar can still avail of the scheme after producing proof of applying for Aadhaar
The final agriculture GDP numbers for 2016-17 are expected to be revised up, as rabi production is looking really good.
It is not a good idea to take the line that since demonetisation happened in the third quarter, everything that happened then was a consequence of that, says Chief Statistician TCA Anant.
El Nino is often associated with below average warmer, dry weather across Asia Pacific region.
Crops including fruit, vegetables account for 60% of GDP in agriculture, forestry, fishing sector.
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