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Budget session of Goa Assembly to begin on March 24: Official

The budget session of the Goa legislative Assembly will begin on March 24, an official said on Tuesday.

Discoms have been sanctioned Rs 1.35 trillion in loans, get Rs 46,000 cr

Power distribution utilities or discoms in the country have been sanctioned loans of Rs 1.35 lakh crore and disbursed Rs 46,321 crore so far under the liquidity infusion scheme

Increased economic activities led to higher GST collection: MoS Finance

GST collections stood above Rs 1 trillion for five months in a row since October 2020

Oil sector PSUs to set up InvITs as part of asset monetisation drive

After power, the country's oil sector PSUs would now float an infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) as part of the asset monetisation exercise announced by the government

Textile exporters asks buyers to increase prices as raw material costs rise

The textile town in Tamil Nadu exports products worth about Rs 27,000 crore

India's rising coronavirus cases risk denting recovery out of recession

India's jobless rate, as calculated by think-tank Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy Pvt., inched up to 6.9% in February from 6.5% in January

Loan moratorium: Supreme Court to pronounce verdict today

A bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan which had reserved its verdict on the batch of pleas on December 17, last year, will pronounce the judgement

Increase Covishield dose interval to 4-8 weeks: Centre tells states

Protection enhanced if the second dose of Covishield is administered between 6-8 weeks, says Health Ministry

Decoded: Why the industry is unhappy with amendments to mining law

The latest amendments come with the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government opening up key sec­tors for greater private investment

DFI to get direct access to Reserve Bank of India's funding facilities

Govt may guarantee bonds, debentures and loans issued by the new institution

India to become third-largest economy in a decade: BofA Securities

The demographic dividend, growing financial maturity, and the emergence of mass markets work in favour of India, say BofA economists

Negative yield quoted for first time on Indian bond thanks to error

A bank placed a wrong price quote, which led to a negative yield as the paper was nearing maturity

Motor insurance premiums remain in contraction till February, shows data

While group health has seen 9 per cent growth, government schemes and overseas medical segments contracted

CBI searches Sebi officials' homes, office in Mumbai in Saradha case probe

CBI believes the market regulator could have been more proactive to crack down on the scam before it became public in 2013.

Recovery tracker: Workplace visits dip; nitrogen dioxide emissions down

Power generation holds steady compared to previous week

Tolerating an act for a consideration is a taxable service: Expert

Our account with the Customs was flagged as "risky exporter" and our claim for refund of IGST paid on export goods was blocked

Rs 12,700-crore Mumbai coastal project taps new state-of-the-art technology

The massive project will involve digging a kilometre-long tunnel under the Arabian Sea - a first for India

Fast-track admin processes to meet divestment target: Parliamentary panel

The panel said it is "concerned" that meeting divestment target is pivotal to the Budget

States to rank districts on export competitiveness, says commerce ministry

The union government is currently working on 'developing districts as export hubs' to decentralise export promotion activity

Delhi reduces legal drinking age to 21 from 25; restaurateurs cheer move

Lowering the minimum age from 25 will lead to an estimated 20 per cent rise in liquor consumption