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Industry body suggests scrutiny for PSUs on par with private firms

The suggestion is part of the Competitiveness Model developed by CII Research comprising six key elements to enable CPSEs to compete successfully in the global marketplace

Green certificate sales down 2.25% to 6.87 lakh in Oct on low supply

IEX data showed that both non-solar and solar RECs continued to see low supply situation, with buy bids exceeding sell bids due to low inventory

Industrial policy: Govt eyes $1 trn value addition in manufacturing by 2025

The policy envisions to create globally competitive business enterprises which can generate gainful employment and sustainable livelihoods

Govt to wrap up sale of Air India, BPCL by March 2020: Nirmala Sitharaman

The finance minister stated the strategic disinvestment of the two state-run companies is critical for the government to meet its disinvestment target of Rs 1 trillion for the current fiscal year

RCEP debate: Issue of diminishing returns from FTAs plagues India

The basic building block of the proposed RCEP - the Asean FTA - continues to be one-sided

Govt working on policies to push MSME exports, local production: Gadkari

He further said that secondly, the government is working on policy to increase indigenous production of products that are being imported

NCAER pegs India's FY20 GDP growth at 4.9% as slowing demand weighs

Forecast lowest among recent predictions

Govt considers adding more teeth to aviation regulators ahead of ICAO audit

Centre moves to amend law; airlines, airports may face fines of up to Rs 1 crore

Simplifying GST: Govt plans mass outreach programme for return filers

FM Sitharaman meets stakeholders; pan-Indian initiative for new forms on December 7

RBI governor for tighter controls at PSBs, proactive independent directors

Blames lack of it for elevated levels of NPAs, capital shortfalls, fraud

Rs 25,000 cr AIF for stalled projects will boost homebuyers' faith: LIC HF

Firm hopes to disburse Rs 55,000 cr this year, up from Rs 48,000 cr last year, says MD & CEO Siddhartha Mohanty

Flexible workplace demand to increase 5-fold by 2025, says report

There are 1,000 operational coworking centres, with a capacity of over 4 lakh seats, across top six cities -- Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad and Chennai

FM holds first of a series of meetings with CAs, traders on simplifying GST

The new GST return is available on the portal for trial; consultations will be held across country on December 7 to get feedback on the new system

Need for greater realism in policy: S Jaishankar

'The recent debate about the RCEP offers lessons in foreign policy as much as in the trade domain'

LS Speaker appeals to parties for cooperation for a smooth winter session

Om Birla said, 'there should be debate in the House, and for that it should function.'

Arunachal to hold cabinet meet on Monday to discuss Citizenship Bill

Khandu said the Arunachal Pradesh government will never work against the interests of the indigenous people of the state, and ensure that their rights are protected

Kolkata Port Trust on track to surpass FY19 cargo throughput: Chairman

In the 2018-19 financial year, KoPT handled 63 million tonne of cargo and 830,000 containers, he said

UP govt seeks Niti Aayog's help for release of Rs 46,000 cr central funds

49 state depts were to get Rs 69,459 cr in all during 2019-20, of which Rs 22,588 cr or less than a third of the total was released in first six months of the current fiscal

Q2 FY20 GDP growth likely to dip to 4.9% over sustained slowdown: NCAER

NCAER said the monetary policy measures are unlikely to revive growth at this juncture and suggested providing fiscal stimulus, which too can be challenging

Parties, businesses launching newspapers to promote vested interests: VP

Naidu stressed that if a newspaper is run by a political party, it should clearly mention so