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GST Council Meet: Rate changes on items, states' compensation top agenda

The GST Council at its meeting in Chandigarh this week is likely to make changes in goods and services tax rates on a handful of items

India emerging as preferred destination for foreign investments: Govt

India is rapidly emerging as a preferred country for foreign investments as the steps taken by the government led by PM Modi during the last eight years have borne fruit

Bengal govt's Rs 1,500-cr project to dredge 10 rivers gets Centre's nod

The Centre has approved the West Bengal government's Rs 1,500-crore 'Ghatal masterplan', a mega project to dredge riverbeds and strengthen embankments of at least 10 major rivers in the state

Need to monitor arsenic contamination in lychee, mango trade: Experts

In the season of mangoes and lychees from Bihar flooding the domestic markets and some of it lined up for exports, arsenic contamination through food trade remains a lesser discussed issue

Assam Cabinet approves JV company with Railways to boost network

The Assam Cabinet approved formation of a joint venture company between the state government and the railway ministry to increase the railway network in the state, a minister said

Govt announces extension of GST compensation cess levy till March 2026

The government has extended the time for levy of GST compensation cess by nearly 4 years till March 31, 2026.

Explained: What is Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and how to avail subsidy?

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) of the central government completes seven years today. Want to check your name on the list? Here's a step-by-step guide

5 years of GST: Profiteering charges leave many companies perplexed

No structured guidelines for firms to avoid profiteering; standard method to compute undue profits, say experts

RBI examining PPI credit, BNPL models; in talks with fintechs on concerns

The central bank is looking at a framework that can exist without hampering pace of innovation, even as it addresses consumer protection and cyber security concerns

Kharif acreage drags as monsoon starts slow; may pick up in the weeks ahead

Shortfall in rains, which was over 40% till June 10, narrowed to 4% by June 24 largely due to a massive downpour in the East and North-East

Signs that inflation is peaking amid global monetary policy action: Patra

The RBI Dy Governor says war in Europe threatens to 'snuff out' global economic recovery post the Covid-19 pandemic

Record home sales spur 20-50% hiring surge at listed realty firms in H2FY22

Brigade is aiming to increase its workforce by around 15 per cent this year

Nitin Gadkari approves draft of Bharat-NCAP car safety rating system

Bharat NCAP's testing protocol to be aligned with global crash-test protocols keeping in mind the Indian regulations

Parameswaran Iyer, force behind Swachh Bharat success, named NITI Aayog CEO

Iyer had taken voluntary retirement from the service in 2009. He also worked as a senior rural water sanitation specialist at the United Nations

PPI credit ban likely to hit 8-10 million BNPL users, says industry

Industry fears it may lead to systemic risk from a lending standpoint

Railway brings assets online, to hold e-auction for commercial earning, NFR

These assets will be mapped location-wise on the portal once and the system will remember forever if it is covered for earning or not.

Hope for house is not lost: Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna picks up speed

It's taken two-odd years for the ambitious PMAY to get going but there's finally sign of momentum

Buying a home wins hands down against renting today. Here's why

Buying a home wins hands down against renting due to Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and RERA laws

IBBI discussion paper proposes increasing fees on service providers

The Board is short of about Rs 21 crore to be self-sufficient and must shift from relying on the government, it says

Loan up to Rs 70,000 for homeless, those staying in mud houses

As per the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojanscheme, the Centre will directly transfer the grant in bank accounts of beneficiaries