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Why the festival season may not bring much cheer despite tax cuts by govt

Car sales in August fell the most on record and Maruti Suzuki India Ltd

Soon, you may track live status of private and public sector infra projects

This is the first time that the government will list out specific projects from the private sector as part of its responsibility to get them going

From Dabur India to Flipkart, companies try to wean off plastics

Dabur is working with nearly 5,000 ragpickers to collect plastic waste, besides recycling PET waste to make T-shirts and other products that can used in internal events

Saudi Arabia to invest $100 billion in India, eyes long-term partnership

Vision 2030 of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will also result in significant expansion of trade and business between India and Saudi Arabia

IRCTC IPO: A robust growth outlook, attractive valuations are key positives

IRCTC has had healthy revenue growth of 27.4 per cent in FY19, while the same over FY17-19 averaged 11 per cent

Steel industry seeks booster for demand revival amid economic slowdown

Against this backdrop, says the industry, the corporate tax cut announced by the central government is not going to change much for now

Economic slowdown: Realtors slash ad spends by over 50% as sales plunge

Real estate have moved a portion of their ad spend to the digital space to cut cost

Govt may seek Rs 30,000 crore interim dividend from RBI, says report

Last fiscal, the RBI paid Rs 28,000 crore as interim dividend

Science, tech streams in higher education are losing students' preference

There are about 140 million people in the 18-23 age group in the country as of 2018-19, but only 26 per cent of them actually take up education

Govt to launch enterprise development centres for MSMEs in all districts

Aimed at developing a cadre of indigenous entrepreneurs in the MSMEs, the EDCs will be similar to incubators for start-ups, according to a official documents reviewed by Business Standard

Centre bans onion export, imposes stock holding limit to check price rise

Earlier, it had authorised states to impose stock limits for certain items under the Essential Commodities Act

From loan recovery to income tax claim, here're the key court orders

A weekly selection of key court orders

NCLAT decision on Jet's CoC meetings a welcome signal to foreign investors

The NCLAT's decision is based on a 'Cross Border Insolvency Protocol' agreed upon by the Dutch insolvency court administrator and the Indian Resolution Professional of debt-laden Jet Airways

After day-long strike, coal unions meet on Monday to decide plan of action

If unions resort to strike, Coal India's production target might go haywire

Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express commercial run from Oct 5, booking opens

Home Minister Amit Shah will flag off the Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express on October 3 from Delhi on its inaugural run

UP energy regulator slashes solar tariffs, approves bidding for 550 mw

UPERC sets new benchmark in lowest solar power tariffs in the state

Govt bans onion exports as prices remain high due to seasonal shortage

The government said exports will be prohibited with immediate effect

Consumer durable firms expect double-digit growth during festive season

Leading consumer durable maker Samsung, is expecting double-digit growth in TV panel market, during this festive season sales

Scrappage policy may bring in stricter norms for pre-2005 built vehicles

A committee of secretaries (CoS) recommended to the ministry redesigning of the scheme

Govt plans to constitute working group on proposed new industrial policy

The DPIIT had initiated the process of formulation of a new industrial policy in May 2017