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PM Modi pitches for structural reforms in agriculture to boost investment

PM Modi said that the aim of his new government is to provide piped water to every rural home by 2024

Railways drops plan to offer massage services to passengers on trains

The massage facility was to be made available in 39 trains originating from Indore

NITI Meet: Kamal Nath says Madhya Pradesh ready to tackle delayed monsoon

Kamal Nath said e-NaM should have online payment facility, grievance redressal mechanism

Making India $5 trillion economy challenging, but achievable, says PM Modi

The meeting is being attended by all chief ministers, except Mamata Banerjee (West Bengal) and K Chandrashekhar Rao (Telangana), and senior union ministers

Can deliver 25,000 flats in 90 days if penalty waived: Builders tell UP CM

The interest of flat buyers is supreme to the Uttar Pradesh government and nobody would be allowed to harm them, the chief minister said after the meeting

RBI asks banks to grout ATMs to wall, floor for security by September-end

As part of the security measures, all "ATMs shall be operated for cash replenishment only with digital One Time Combination (OTC) locks"

India responds to Trump moves at last with tariff hike on 29 US products

Move comes after a delay of about a year; Trump recently withdrew GSP benefits to India

Can more highway fuel pumps significantly boost road ministry revenues?

Gadkari said last week that a revenue-sharing model for these outlets could be worked out under which the road ministry earns Rs 1.25 on the sale of every litre of petrol and diesel from those outlets

CBDT issues new norms for compounding of offences under black money law

Compounding means that the authorities agree to not prosecute offenders in return for a consideration

Weak monsoon delays kharif sowing, raises fear of widespread drought

Rainfall in the months ahead of the monsoon, which started from June 8, was more than 22% below normal

Wholesale inflation at 2-year low of 2.45%; food inflation eases to 6.99%

The WPI inflation rate in manufactured items declined to 1.28% in May, from 1.72% in April

Traders want a major role in policy matters, representation in committees

For a long time, traders' bodies have believed that they have been short changed by the government when it comes to taking their views on policy matters

Trade deficit at 6-month high of $15.4 bn over increasing oil, gold imports

Exports recover to 3.9% in May, up from 0.64% in April

Domestic edible oil players fret as monthly imports hit six-year high

Duty cut under CEPA takes toll on domestic oil refineries, whose capacity utilisation falls below 35%; Oilseed prices remain subdued due to weak demand from mills

Explained: 'Make in Marhowra' revives the fortunes of a dying town in Bihar

Almost all life here revolves around the axis of the GE factory that makes locomotives under the Make in India scheme

India's exports up 3.93% in May; trade deficit widens to $15.36 bn

Imports rise by 4.31 per cent to $45.35 billion, widening the trade deficit to $15.36 billion in May.

Iron ore and steel players urge govt to abolish import duty on coking coal

India doesn't have good quality coking coal deposits, leading pig iron and steel manufacturers to lean heavily on imports

PM hits out at trade protectionism, calls for rules-based trading system

India is committed to make favourable environment for the economic cooperation between the SCO member countries: PM Modi

Adityanath govt to host maiden Global Investors Summit early next year

Summit would position UP as an ideal investment destination globally; CM second 'ground breaking' ceremony for pending industrial and infra projects

India to impose higher tariffs on 29 US goods next week: Report

India to respond after U.S. President Donald Trump scrapped trade privileges under the Generalized System of Preferences for the country.