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Need PLI schemes for auto export to generate demand: Maruti Suzuki MD-CEO

Ayukawa spoke at the 60th ACMA Annual Session which was held virtually

Centre working with states for 'One District One Product' plan: Goyal

Goyal said his government is confident of adding manufacturing output worth at least Rs 20 trillion in next five years

Andhra tops Ease of Doing Business ranking, followed by UP, Telangana

The ranking was released by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman along with Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

Railways to run 80 new special trains from Sept 12; bookings from Sept 10

Yadav said the Railways will be monitoring all the trains that are currently in operation to determine which trains have long waiting list

Customs to roll our faceless assessment for imported goods from Oct 31

The Faceless Assessment is being rolled out under the umbrella of the next generational Turant Customs programme.

Centre close to finalising automobile scrappage policy: Nitin Gadkari

The policy is expected to encourage customers to go in for new purchases which will be backed-up by government incentives in lieu of their old vehicles

Bihar's revenue collection registers growth in August: Sushil Modi

Sushil Kumar Modi said that the state has registered a growth of 11.70% in revenue collection in August, compared to that in the corresponding month in the previous financial year

Covid-19 selloff in March eats into EPFO equity returns in FY20

Investments accrue return of -8.3 per cent for the fiscal, down from 14.7 per cent in the previous fiscal

Considering fiscal deficit range instead of number, says N K Singh

Singh said the 15th Finance Commission had not sought any extension and will finish its report for 2021-22 to 2025-26 by October 31

Panel moots merger of UP co-operative banks to create Rs 35,000 cr entity

The committee's report under consideration of Adityanath government

FinMin bans creation of new posts in govt in major austerity drive

Expenditure curbs also include re-fixing fee of consultants, reviewing their hiring; protocols on printing and functions

Towards a new India: Last-mile vision a stimulus for rural data demand

The last part of the series analyses the goal of connecting 600,000 villages via optical fibre

GST compensation row: What the Centre and state govts disagree on

Here's a quick breakdown of the relevant details

Covid-19 impact: Govt looking at GST rate cut for automobile sector

The government is likely to include auto components under the production linked incentive (PLI) scheme and evaluate local content and bring in value addition to automobile companies

Bengaluru bucks trend despite Covid-19, sees direct tax mop-up growth

With technology companies largely unaffected by the Covid-19 lockdown, Bengaluru has posted a 7 per cent increase in direct tax mop-up

Copious rains seed hope of bumper harvest: CRISIL's DRIP Index

Agriculture should be the saving grace for the beleaguered Indian economy this year

Exports, imports are showing positive trends, says Piyush Goyal

He added that the trade deficit is reducing drastically and India's share in the global trade is improving due to resilient supply chains

15th FC panel suggests giving range for fiscal deficits for Centre, states

Singh said the commission did not brush aside the suggestion, however, a final decision on providing a range as fiscal deficit targets is yet to be taken

Ease of doing business: States' ranking based on reforms to be out tomorrow

The exercise is aimed at triggering competition among states to improve business climate in order to attract domestic and global investors

Bt brinjal approval rekindles debate on inadequate protocols and rules

Expert says experience shows that lot of illegal spread that happens during field trials gets into the food chain