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RCEP members to sort out issues hindering trade agreement by Oct 22

Among these issues, six are specific to India and that includes data related matters under e-commerce; auto trigger concept which can be used to stop sudden surge in imports

Currency market eyes Chinese yuan, sees RBI reserve accumulation

China and the United States have softened their stance on trade tensions, but this is nowhere a resolution, say currency dealers

Bring natural gas, aviation turbine fuel in GST ambit: Dharmendra Pradhan

FM Sitharaman assures sanctity of contracts

RBI imposes fine on Lakshmi Vilas Bank, Syndicate Bank for violating norms

This action is based on the deficiencies in regulatory compliance

Fact and reality: Why India dropped in global competitiveness ranking

WEF's latest global competitiveness report shows that the global business community's opinions are often at variance with the facts

Retail inflation rises to 3.99 % in September on costlier food items

The inflation print for vegetables shot up to 15.40 per cent during the month

Oil Minister urges Sitharaman to include jet fuel, natural gas under GST

Including aviation turbine fuel and natural gas will not just help companies set off tax that they paid on input but will also bring about uniformity in taxation on the fuels in the country

The roadblocks in the Modi govt's grand PSU disinvestment initiative

Employee resistance is just the tip of the iceberg. Slow pace of privatisation and lopsided approach in dealing with state-run enterprises are larger issues

WPI inflation eases to 0.33% in September on cheaper non-food articles

The annual rate of inflation, based on monthly wholesale price index (WPI), was at 5.22 per cent in September 2018

Even soaring onion prices may not stop RBI from delivering more rate cuts

Onions have a weight of 0.6 per cent in the overall inflation basket and contribute about 10 per cent to the vegetable basket

Govt reviewing proposal to allow workers to switch between EPS and NPS

Option for workers being reconsidered after reactions from employees and employers in recent meetings

Govt considers making technical textiles must for ministries to boost jobs

Technical textiles are functional fabrics used in multiple industries such as automobile, construction, and agriculture

BPCL privatisation likely to clear the decks for strategic partner in HPCL

Offloading the BPCL stake will bring in, at the current market values, Rs 56,400 crore to the government's kitty

FM to meet PSB CEOs today, may review fund flow to stressed NBFCs, MSMEs

This will be the second meeting of Sitharaman with CEOs of PSU banks in less than a month

Demand concerns loom over India's liquefied natural gas expansion spree

From 37.5 mtpa, India to expand its capacity to 74 mtpa in a decade

DoT studying security threat of loss-making BSNL-MTNL privatisation

Seeing how US, UK, who have only pvt services, cope with security issue: Official

Trade ministers of 16 RCEP countries conclude crucial meeting in Bangkok

This was the last ministerial-level meeting as only a few issues like rules of origin are pending for finalisation

Dipam keeps ball rolling for stake sale in Bharat Petroleum and others

Even after six months of the current financial year, the government has been able to achieve only 12 per cent of its disinvestment target of Rs 1.05 trillion

GNPA for PSBs in agriculture sector crosses Rs 1-trillion mark: RBI data

Instances and scale of farm loan waivers have seen an unprecedented increase since 2014-15... this surge is driven by state govt, finds RBI study

Workforce to consumption: India, China's economies explained in 6 charts

China's working-age population is receding, as the share of persons aged between 15 and 64 has started falling in recent years