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Top 7 cities see 113% rise in housing sales, new launches jump: Report

Average property prices saw a 3 per cent yearly increase across the top 7 cities

National Mineral Index a likely solution to keep steel prices reasonable

Diversity in grade quality could make index formation difficult, say industry officials

I-T dept asks tax officials to take applications for settlement till Sep 30

The Income Tax department has issued an order asking taxmen to accept till September 30, applications for settlement of pending tax cases.

Housing sales up 2-fold in Jul-Sep in 7 cities on better demand: Anarock

The seven cities tracked by Anarock are Delhi-NCR, Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune.

India unveils new rice variety to cut down on use of water, labour

With the new seed varieties, developed by the state-run Indian Agricultural Research Institute, farmers only need to irrigate the field once to moisten the soil before sowing the rice.

Technocrat or bureaucrat: Who should head India's aviation regulator DGCA?

The government had diluted eligibility for the DG's post in 2007. Prior to this, the candidate required a minimum of 12 years of experience in aviation. The government brought it down to five years

Gadkari reviews construction work of all-weather Zojila, Z-Morh tunnels

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday reviewed the construction work of strategically important Zojila and Z-Morh tunnels on the Srinagar-Leh highway

Think tank seeks higher 18% GST on tetra pack from current 12% slab

A think tank has requested GST Council to levy a higher tax of 18 per cent on tetra pack, arguing that the product is incorrectly categorised in the 12 per cent slab as a paper-based aseptic packaging

S&P sees indications of strong rebound in Indian economy after Q1

S&P retains 9.5% FY22 growth projection for India

NARCL expects to recover up to Rs 64,000 cr through resolution of bad loans

Bad bank and AMC may get 15 per cent of upside recovery in NPAs resolved in first year itself

UIDAI slashes Aadhaar authentication charge to Rs 3 from Rs 20: CEO

Aadhaar custodian UIDAI has slashed the price for authentication by customers to Rs 3 from Rs 20 per instance to enable entities leverage its infrastructure

Will change development scenario in J-K, Ladakh in next 2 years: Gadkari

Over Rs one trillion is being spent only for tunnels in Ladakh, and Jammu and Kashmir

Centre launches national action plan for rabies elimination by 2030

The Centre on the occasion of World Rabies Day on Tuesday launched a national action plan NAPRE for the elimination of dog mediated rabies by 2030.

NFRA asks ICAI to reconsider structure of its accounting standards proposal

Standards are for firms that are not required to follow Indian Accounting Standards. Most of these would be private, with very small net worth or turnover or indebtedness, according to NFRA

'India, US need to work jointly in reforming global health architecture'

Both India and the US are global partners and need to work collaboratively in reforming the global health architecture, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Tuesday

Gems and jewellery exports grows to record Rs 24,239.81 cr in Aug

The year 2020 was a near washout for exports due to closure of borders and other Covid-19 related disruptions

Over 22,000 compliances reduced, 1,200 processes digitised: DPIIT secy

During the last few years, the govt also decriminalised 103 offences and 327 removed redundant laws

India's fintech adoption rate at 87% as compared to 64% globally: FM

"I think India is the prime destination for digital activities, digital payments," FM Sitharaman said

PM Narendra Modi launches health ID, digital record for citizens

Experts flag privacy concerns in absence of data protection law

Households in southern states more indebted than rest of India: Report

Among the major states, the lowest proportion of indebted households in rural areas were in Uttarakhand, and in urban areas in Chhattisgarh