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Education reforms based on data can cut govt spending by Rs 1.5 trn: Study

The government can sharply reduce education spends by paying heed to the research findings by two Indian economists

How GIC's ownership problem is keeping insurance biz from growing up

Government shareholding and preferential regulation have skewed the reinsurer's efficiency and, by extension, that of the non-life insurance industry's too

Covid hurts working cap, top-500 cos' cash cycles stretched by 6 days: EY

The pandemic has impacted the working capital management for companies

Centre working to save lives, livelihoods, FM Sitharaman tells India Inc

Finance Minister has sought feedback over impact on businesses and economy

Recovery tracker: Workplace visits lowest since Dec, power generation hit

Workplace visits are now down by nearly a quarter compared to normal times

Hotels across segments to take over 2 years to recover from pandemic: Study

Consulting firm Hotelivate expects daily rates and occupancy to remain depressed

'FTP benefits are available against settlement of claims by ECGC'

Here are the conditions under which ECGC claims can be considered for availing export incentives

Govt working to save lives, livelihood: Sitharaman tells business leaders

Sitharaman last week said the government would not go for lockdowns in a big way and only resort to local containment

GST evasion by winning bidders: Rly purchases since July '17 face enquiry

DGGI decision relates to misclassification of supplies

Domestic auto sales in India go below 2015 levels amid Covid-19 crisis

The situation was not very different globally

Gross borrowing slightly exceeds revised estimates by 1% over lockdown

The borrowings were further raised to Rs 12.80 trillion in RE as the government also tried to bring transparency in subsidies

Govt panel to iron out e-commerce delivery hurdles in curfew-hit states

E-commerce firms also making arrangements to keep their supply chains running

Behind low vaccine orders: Ghost of swine flu, laxity on second wave

The health ministry estimated that these two groups of workers would need about 66 million doses, taking into account wastage

GST officers to soon have real-time data on vehicles moving without e-way

The government is working on a system to soon provide report to GST officers on a real-time basis for those vehicles which are moving without e-way bills

Brokerages downgrade India's GDP forecasts for FY22 amid Covid surge

India's GDP growth had been on the decline even before the pandemic struck earlier last year

Hold urgent GST meet to cut tax on key medicines, equipment: States

Also want to discuss extension of the compensation period beyond July 2022

Domestic steel output to take hit as plants divert oxygen for medical use

Consumption seen falling in line with production as auto, consumer durable goods demand tanks

Endgame for relationship between farmers and commission agents in Punjab?

Commission agents say directly transferring money into farmers' accounts could put their loans in jeopardy

Commerce Ministry to meet exporters discuss export scenario amid Covid

The commerce and industry ministry has convened a meeting of exporters on April 20 to discuss export situation against the backdrop of surging coronavirus cases

India to become top electric vehicle maker in the world: Nitin Gadkari

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday expressed confidence that lithium-ion batteries would be manufactured fully in the country in the next six months