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Environmental concerns push demand for electric vehicles

Electric vehicles sales for last financial year stood at 22,000 units, 20,000 two wheelers and 2000 four-wheelers

Cox & Kings sells majority stake in UK portals

The tour operator has sold majority stake in LateRooms & Superbreak

Huge outward remittances a recent phenomenon

Bankers say outward remittances is confusing but can still be attributed to perception of stability in Indian economy

India's fastest train to start commercial run from today

Gatimaan Express to start at 8:10 am from Hazrat Nizamuddin and reach Agra at 9:50 am, running at an average speed of 160 kmph

Factory activity at 8-mth high in March: PMI

Employment fails to rise even as new orders pace up

Bengal polls see 81% turnout, Assam 80%

Voting in 65 of 126 seats in Assam and 18 of 294 constituencies in Bengal held

Panama papers expose: DLF, Apollo, Indiabulls deny charges

The list includes Gautam Adani's brother Vinod Adani among others

Heat wave to intensify over north, central and south India

Records show that 2015 has been the third warmest year ever recorded since 1901

India, Australia getting closer to a deal on FTA: Sitharaman

Commerce Minister says no more steps planned for checking cheap steel imports

India close to achieving 8% GDP growth: Panagariya

Says jobs, banking reforms big current challenge

Gammon sells EPC biz to Thailand's GP Group

Rs 250-cr deal to be completed in a year

FM Arun Jaitley pitches for interest rate cut ahead of RBI policy

Jaitley said the government has stuck to fiscal deficit commitments and that inflation has been under control

Credit quality pressures continue to mount on India Inc: CRISIL

CRISIL said the credit quality pressures were mounting with debt of firms downgraded by it in 2015-16 rising to an all-time high of Rs 3.8 lakh cr

First conviction in Coal Scam: 4-year jail for Rungtas of Jharkhand Ispat

Court also imposes Rs 5 lakh fine on each of the convicts, Rs 25 lakh on the firm, JIPL

Workers on strike in Tirupur

Notably, it's mostly north Indian workers who are on strike in Tirupur

Modi govt trying to ensure respect, aspirational value for skilled manpower: Rudy

NSSO data says a mere 4.5% of India's workforce is skilled, while 55% in US, 68% in UK, Japan's 80% and 96% of South Korea's workforce is skilled

Protest heat on telecom service tax proposal

The proposed 15% service tax on spectrum assignment and its cascading impact will impose additional stress on the industry

Aadhaar crosses 1-billion mark, says Prasad

Says every day over 5-7 lakh people get enrolled for Aadhaar

DoT to approach Cabinet for reduction in spectrum usage charges

Telecom regulator Trai has recommended to charge SUC at uniform rate of 3% across industry

99Acres veteran invests in Housing.com, joins as advisor

Investment quantum undisclosed; Vineet Singh's inclusion seen as tactical move by a company started by 11 IIT grads