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Monsoon withdrawal delayed again, might begin after mid Sep: IMD officials

The southwest monsoon till first week of September has recorded its best performance since 2014, thereby receding drought fears

Soon, use Railways' plastic bottle crushers and get free mobile recharge

Railways have issued directions that from October 2 this year, single-use plastic will not be used on its premises

Indian farmers, small businesses will soon travel to woo investors in US

Swadeshi Jagran Manch to lead delegation, will try to make investors understand Indian challenges

Telecom dept intends to hold spectrum auction by December: Report

TRAI had made it clear to the Telecom Department that it has considered "all relevant factors" while giving views on prices

India to spend as much as $130 bn to modernise military in next 7 years

The plan includes procurement of a range of weapons, missiles, air defence systems, fighter jets, submarines and warships, drones, surveillance equipment

India-China spat holds up pan-Asian deal covering a third of global trade

Trade ministers from 16 Asia-Pacific countries this week hailed a "critical milestone" after seven years of talks and vowed to wind them up before a regional summit in November

UP aims to double cargo values to Rs 17,571 cr in maiden farm export policy

State to support paddy share cropping and contract farming, will also promote cluster farming of export oriented commodities

Govt to buy apples directly from J&K farmers, transfer money through DBT

The announcement came in the wake of terrorists threatening some apple growers not to sell their produce in the market

IL&FS arm's Gurgaon metro contract stands terminated from 9 September

Rapid MetroRail Gurgaon Limited and Rapid MetroRail Gurgaon South Limited are the two SPVs running the Gurgaon Metro Rail Project since 2013 and 2017, respectively

Just 19% of employers in India bullish on hiring in Oct-Dec quarter: Survey

Despite the modest number, India is the fourth most optimistic nation about hiring plans for the next three months globally

Can India's education budget fund increased spending in new policy?

Good public education is a fundamental right in India, and there is a strong correlation between public investment in education, child development and empowerment

Passenger rail corridors on Delhi-Mumbai leg may foster private trains

On these routes, the train speed would also be increased to above 160 kilometers per hour

NBFCs with exposure to realty developers stare at fresh trouble

India Ratings revises outlook for NBFC sector to negative; growth to be 10-12%

Bumpy ride ahead: Tax department in rush to fight faceless regime hurdles

The Income-tax Department is going through deliberations and testing for a smooth roll out of the faceless tax administration

ARCIL board asks management to firm up a business plan of five years

Will link decision on MD and CEO tenure to plan

African nations offer India barter deal: Copper, gold for infra projects

Struck by liquidity crunch, low foreign exchange, African nations want to swap copper, gold for infra projects

RBI panel suggests setting up new entity to boost home loan securitisation

Securitisation is needed to widen the pool of resources available to housing finance companies

'EOU can clear unused raw materials in DTA, or transfer to another unit'

That trade notice cannot override the FTP notified on December 5, 2017

Saudi committed to remain a reliable oil supplier to India: Pradhan

Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on a three-nation visit courted the new Saudi Arabian minister in Jeddah

Telangana govt slashes FY20 budget citing slowdown impact on state finances

The government has allocated around Rs 9,000 crore for social security pensions