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Meeting of Group of Ministers on GST rate rationalisation deferred

A meeting of the panel of state finance ministers looking into GST rate rationalisation has been deferred, sources said.

Centre expects the high tomato prices to soften from December

Arrivals in November this year were only 1.96 million tonnes as compared to 2.13 million tonnes

Tomato prices soar, hitting already constrained family budgets

The price jump has been more in southern and eastern parts of the country than in northern and western areas

Govt allows scheduled international flights from Dec 15, air bubbles to end

The decision to open up international flights was announced by the civil aviation ministry on Friday following consultations with the ministries of external affairs and health and home

Extra Rs 10,000 cr allocated for MGNREGA inadequate: Civil society

Civil society activists claim that the extra Rs 10,000 crore won't go far as already pending payments are in excess of Rs 10,000 crore

FM Sitharaman bats for expanding tax net, ramping up collections

Revenue secy says I-T portal working fine, 300,000 returns being filed daily

Why estimates of India's crypto-owning population could be exaggerated

As the debate around regulating-or even banning-private cryptocurrency grows, it is important to know how big India's crypto market really is

Oil producers cannot hold consumers to ransom, says Hardeep Singh Puri

Puri blamed the key producers for keeping supplies lower than demand

NITI Aayog's unflattering report vexes Nitish Kumar govt in Bihar

The Nitish Kumar govt in Bihar has reacted with dismay to the Niti Aayog report on poverty index, which places the state among the bottom-ranking ones

Khadi India's new products to provide job opportunities: Narayan Rane

New products of Khadi India will provide employment opportunities to farmers and the young generation, Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Narayan Rane said on Friday.

Steel Minister directs PSUs to make non-operational mines functional

The minister made the remarks at a meeting with CMDs of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), NMDC and Manganese Ore India Limited (MOIL)

Dashboards and trackers: Covid-19 pandemic made data new normal

MyGov, the government's citizen engagement platform, too has seen an exponential increase in data during Covid

BRICS nations need to strengthen coop to support economic recovery: CEA

He also underlined the need for strengthening international cooperation

Blame game begins as J'khand among poorest states in Niti Aayog report

Hitting out at the Hemant Soren government, the BJP said the dispensation did not implement the central schemes properly as it was busy with transfers and postings

Hardeep Singh Puri says high oil prices to hurt global economic recovery

He described India alongside the US, Japan and Korea releasing oil stock from its emergency stockpile as a very bold move

5% GST on auto-rickshaw services provided through e-commerce platforms

Auto-rickshaw services provided through e-commerce platforms would attract 5 per cent GST from January 1, 2022

e-Shram portal: 1 in 4 informal workers now on central database

The portal is the first-ever national database of unorganised workers, including migrant workers, construction workers, gig and platform workers

India's GDP expected to grow by 8.5% YoY in Q2FY22: Acuite

India's Q2FY22 GDP is expected to grow by 8.5 per cent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis amid support from a favourable base, Acuite Ratings and Research said

India's health report card before Covid-19 pandemic: explained in 6 charts

Food poisoning and diarrhea were the main disease outbreaks in India before the Covid-19 pandemic hit. A look at India's health profile in 2019 through six charts

Only 29 FDI proposals pending for approval as of today: DPIIT secy

The DPIIT Secretary also said those FDI proposals which deserve proper consideration under Press Note 3 (PN3) will be facilitated