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Railway coach making arms to see 30% surge in FY20 to around 8,000 units

All manufacturing utilities of the railways put together have produced around 6,000 units in FY19

Amazon hasn't done India any big favours by investing $1 bn: Piyush Goyal

Ahead of Bezos' visit, the Competition Commission of India launched a probe into Amazon and Flipkart to look at allegations of deep discounts and whether the firms discriminate against small sellers

Ahmedabad-Mumbai Tejas Express, IRCTC's 2nd train, to be flagged off Friday

The tickets of this train can be booked only online on IRCTC website and there will be no booking available at railway reservation counters, they said.

IBBI amends voluntary liquidation norms, unclaimed dividends to go to CVLA

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has notified changes to the voluntary liquidation process regulations

RCEP offers $125-bn market if domestic firms improve competitiveness: Study

Being the fourth largest exporter of bovine meat, India can help it grab a $11-billion market in select RCEP countries, says the WTC

Inflation is momentary and will improve as season changes: Anurag Thakur

Thakur is taking inputs from the industry and listening to their demands in the run-up to the 2020 Union Budget.

No curbs on Turkey, Malaysia; will treat all nations equally: Piyush Goyal

"And if some of the restrictions impact Malaysia, I don't think that will be the only country impacted," he said.

Deposit unclaimed consumer money to telecom education fund: Trai to telcos

The income from the fund is utilised for programmes and activities relating to consumer education and protection.

PM Modi to lay foundation of Rs 10,000 cr Bundelkhand Expressway in UP

The event was earlier slated to be held on Jan 19, however, it was postponed

Infographic: Changing trends in commercial real estate

Leasing growth could be impacted as occupiers adopt a cautious expansion strategy IN 2017

Foreign money in Indian realty doubles to $7.6 bn in 3 years, US top source

Mumbai attracted the biggest pie of foreign investments in 2016, accounting for 39% of capital flow

How a bank credit shortage has hijacked Indian real estate's growth story

Some Rs 4.64 trillion ($63 billion) of residential projects are in limbo, according to Anarock

Budget 2019 fails to address real estate sector's most pressing concerns

Experts say the govt missed the bus on ITC benefit under GST, industry status and single-window project clearance

Market borrowing rate must come down: Assocham president B K Goenka

Goenka said while the RBI has reduced the repo rate, banks have not cut their lending rates. They are not reducing it because of the input cost-output cost difference

Homebuyers tilt towards branded players despite slowdown in real estate mkt

According to PropEquity, 600 mn sq ft of projects at a pan-Indian level are stuck. This accounts for 50 per cent of the unsold inventory in terms of units

Realty developers hopeful about festive season after slew of govt reforms

According to major real estate players, there has been a sharp increase in enquiries over the past few weeks

Housing sales drop 18% due to shraddh period, ban on subvention: Report

In the last quarter, home sales had fallen 13 per cent on a yearly basis

Infra, realty trusts can set up biz in SEZs. Will this increase exports?

The Centre amended the Special Economic Zones Act (SEZs Act) in August 2019 to broaden the definition of "person" who can set up their units in these zones

UP may announce package for stressed housing projects as unsold stock soars

Projects in the state have a combined inventory of 100,000 units valued at Rs 1.50 trn, mostly in Noida and Greater Noida

Real estate woes impacting core sectors; working with RBI for solution: FM

She said many funds are ready to invest but want more policy support