The new policy would create more vacancies at the Centre, as some who were denied promotions are thinking of returning to their home state, report Sahil Makkar and Ishan Bakshi.
The GST Network's chairman Navin Kumar speaks to Dilasha Seth and Indivjal Dhasmana on various aspects of the new tax regime.
On average, an account-holder among Punjab farmers availed of crop loans of around Rs 2.23 lakh in the first 11 months of 2016-17.
This may rescue pulses, cotton and oilseed sowing; rain revival in the south to take longer
Centre might move swiftly on its next round of strategic sales in CPSEs
'A broad-based revival of private sector investment was likely in 2018-19 after businesses had successfully made the switch to the GST.'
Modi's visit to dwell on water conservation, Israel's expertise in desalination may also be tapped
The southwest monsoon which reached the country on May 30 well within its normal onset date
'Normally, the system is geared towards counting notes -- it is equipped to do x amount of work and one day you are asking them to do 20 x.' 'The processes involved are very complex.'
On the face of it, there could be a bump up in tax filings, but its impact on tax collections is not that straightforward
National Anti-profiteering Authority to be set up for ensuring that customers get the benefit of GST
With weekly additions slowing, it's likely that demand could be slackening
While overall employment rose from 456 mn to 463 mn between FY11 and FY15, with farm employment falling by 26 mn over the same period, the net addition to employment over the entire four year period was a mere 7 mn.
Pipliyamandi becomes the epicentre of the current farmers' agitation across the country, demanding better price for their produce and loan waiver and a political hot-potato for all.
Without strong storage facilities, bumper harvest has resulted in price crash
Farmers said a big reason for the anger was the sudden stopping of wheat procurement by the state government in some places, which had caused the prices to dip below the minimum support price.
Steady progress in June; north and central regions to get good pre-showers
If people can lobby me for making changes in policies that goes against the country's interest, I won't keep myself in this position, says the vice chairman of NITI Aayog.
Critics argue that much more could have been done and that the government was slow to react to many events.
In the run up to three years of the National Democratic Alliance government, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry (Independent Charge) Nirmala Sitharaman says it is time to consolidate some of the major initiatives as well as take new steps.
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