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DGTR recommends anti-dumping duty on newsprint for five years

The commerce ministry's investigation arm DGTR has recommended the imposition of antidumping duty on newsprint

Centre plans e-portal to sell MSME products: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari

The Centre is working with State Bank of India to launch an e-portal on the lines of Amazon

Retail inflation for farm, rural workers eases in Dec on lower food prices

Retail inflation for farm and rural workers eased to 3.25 per cent and 3.34 per cent, respectively

Commerce, urban affairs ministries to work on logistics planning in cities

The move is aimed at promoting ease of doing business in the country

Will Covid-19 impact on informal sector disrupt GDP estimates in FY21?

While the informal sector has been affected more severely than the formal, it is also resilient and can revive quickly, say experts

Housing sales in October-December jump 25% across seven cities

The rise was helped by pent up and festive demand, according to data analytic firm PropEquity

How key economic estimates are likely to pan out in Budget 2021-22

Business Standard presents two scenarios on revenues, expenditure and fiscal deficit, based on two different assumptions of the country's GDP the next financial year

No early end to India's love for coal despite climatic commitments

While home minister Amit Shah sees it as critical to India's goal of becoming a $5-trn economy, coal plays a crucial role in the politics of the Centre and eastern states too

Fiscal deficit of states to hit peak of Rs 8.7 trn as tax collections slide

The Covid pandemic-induced lockdown and consequent slump in economic activity will hit tax collections of states, Crisil said

Gaming industry asks for NITI Aayog guidelines for all online skill games

The online skill gaming industry has collectively recommended the NITI Aayog to set up a single self-regulatory body

A year after Covid hit economies, India still financially insecure: Survey

Indians were most anxious about the possibility of a family member catching the Coronavirus or death of a breadwinner

SMEs, real estate to drive asset quality deterioration in India, China: S&P

Emerging markets face slippage, volatile capital flow risks

Budget 2021 needs to restore millions of lost jobs to boost demand

India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has described her upcoming budget as unlike anything seen in the last 100 years

Top headlines: RBI backs NPCI-type agency for fintechs, how green are EVs?

From RBI backing the creation of an NPCI-type agency for fintechs to the road ahead for electric cars in India, read today's top news stories at Business Standard

100 homebuyers' nod must for IBC against realtor, says Supreme Court

The top court also clarified that a company which is facing insolvency proceedings under the IBC can move an insolvency petition against other companies which owe it money

NBHC plans to start an electronic market platform outside the mandis

This will complement its growing network of NABL-accredited quality testing and assaying labs along with existing storage infrastructure

India plans foreign investment rule changes that could hit Amazon: Report

Amazon and Walmart's Flipkart were last hit in Dec. 2018 by investment rule changes that barred foreign e-commerce players from offering products from sellers in which they have an equity stake

Ex-HDFC CEO Aditya Puri backs corporates in banking, says no harm in trying

Late last year, an internal working group of RBI had proposed to re-allow corporates into banking, leading to a huge controversy on concerns over potential conflicts of interest

High Courts serve notice on Centre over IGST rebate by exporters

Exporters were earlier entitled to import raw material without payment of IGST under the AA licence

India must remain integral part of global economy, says Amitabh Kant

According to the Niti Aayog CEO, post-Covid-19 pandemic, only those countries will grow who will use digital ecosystem.