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Zero duty on imports: Odisha HC stays DRI notices against exporters

Court also stays proceedings of notices, which means future notices also can't be issued till next hearing

India should aspire for double digit growth, says EAC member Shamika Ravi

Ravi also refuted the contention of her EAC-PM colleague Rathin Roy that India could fall into the middle income trap

Miffed at import surge, aluminium firms want products in RCEP negative list

Inward Aluminium shipments peaked at 2.3 million tonnes in FY19, resulting in forex outgo of $5.5 bn, or 1.1% of country's total imports

Orissa High Court stays notices issued by DRI against exporters

Through these licences, holders could import goods at zero duty for the purpose of exports

UP realty watchdog adopts satellite mapping to monitor illegal construction

UP Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) has engaged Remote Sensing Application Centre (RSAC) for inspection of construction sites within 10 km of the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) limits

Dumping of digital printing plates by China, Japan, 3 other being probed

DGTR said it has 'sufficient evidence of dumping' of the plates from certain companies of five countries

How swachh is India? Study finds Govt data on Swachh mission is misleading

Swachh Bharat, a multi-billion-dollar programme backed by money from the government and World Bank, has a deadline of October 2019 to declare open defecation free.

Choosing your company's name? MCA lists examples to avoid any duplication

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs made it clear that the use of different phonetic spellings, including the use of misspelled words of an expression, would be treated as same

Now, a dedicated portal to oversee renewable power sector in India

In order to map the intermittent solar and wind energy, the CEA will source data from the Renewable Energy Management Centres

Delhi 7th globally in prime property price rise, Mumbai 31st: Knight Frank

Annual average prime price growth stands at 1.3% across 45 global cities

Taiwan looks to fast-track FTA talks with India, eyes higher tech exports

Taiwan looking for higher tech, precision tools exports; India wants OEMs to set up shop here

RBI asks NBFCs with over Rs 5,000 crore in assets to appoint risk officers

The government took control of IL&FS last year after its default triggered fears about contagion in India's financial sector.

UP government announces crackdown on 'sugarcane mafia', invokes NSA

Sugarcane mafia refers to middlemen who get themselves enrolled as farmers with respective cane societies

Govt buys 29.26 mn tonnes wheat, set to achieve target of helping farmers

According to FCI, it has procured 29.26 mn tonnes of wheat from farmers at an MSP of Rs 1840 per quintal

DoPT final authority to decide on sanction to prosecute corrupt babus

Now in case of any disagreement between CVC or any central government department, DoPT will have the final say.

Green Shoots Tracker

The agency attributed its move to the government's actions to boost economic activities.

IATA to make security check at airports hassle-free

However, the system is unlikely to be implemented in India any time soon

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Data modification helps govt add miles to Railways' electrification drive

According to the data available with railways, from 2010-11 to 2013-14, only 2,617 rkm had been electrified, as compared to 8,411 rkm in the next four years

April trade deficit widens to $15 billion; exports, imports register growth

Severe contractions in engineering goods, gems exports means 2019-20 began with a whimper for exports