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Sagging coal auction volumes raise imports by 13% in April-February

Demand for higher imported coal shipments was fuelled by improved capacity utilisation of manufacturing industries in steel and cement

I-T, GST offices open on March 30, 31 to facilitate filing of tax returns

GST collections in the current financial year till February totalled Rs 10.70 trillion

Delay GSP eligibility decision till Indian elections: US lawmaker to USTR

Trump informed the US Congress about his intent to terminate the designation of India as a beneficiary developing country under GSP programme

Nirav Modi and Vijay Mallya to share same jail cell in Mumbai?

The 48-year-old diamond merchant is wanted in India for alleged "high value and sophisticated" fraud and money laundering amounting to $ 2 billion

Tejas light combat aircraft bulks up into medium weight category

Repeated IAF demands for more capability likely to delay Mark 2

Bharat Coking Coal to boost output as steel firms battle volatile prices

Washed coal is more expensive because it burns longer, thus providing more energy

Draft e-commerce policy set for overhaul, online players submit objections

Online players have submitted objections regarding various provisions; final policy likely to be formulated by new govt

India has a great future; old narrative on poverty won't hold: Jaitley

India's market-based economy with social consciousness is more competitive and produces the best talent, says Jaitley

India approves new coal projects amid a shrinking global pool

The findings of the report titled 'Boom and Bust 2019: Tracking the Global Coal Plant Pipeline' are disturbing for the coal sector

Dump 'Statistical significance'

Critics argue that statistical significance can be misleading because it sets an arbitrary threshold on the level of uncertainty science should be willing to accept

Govt to borrow Rs 4.42 trn in 1st half of FY20: Economic Affairs Secretary

The calendar released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on its website showed that the weekly borrowing would be Rs 17,000 crore, less than the Rs 18,000 crore witnessed by the market in H2, FY19

Cash-spot spreads spike to record high of 46 paise over huge dollar supply

Massive dollar surplus increased demand for rupee liquidity

CAD widens to 2.5% of GDP in Q3 on account of a higher trade deficit

In absolute terms, the CAD was $16.9 billion in the October-December 2018 period, up from $13.7 billion in the year-ago period

India's April-February fiscal deficit at 134% of FY target: Govt data

India's April-February fiscal deficit touched Rs 8.51 trillion ($123.07 billion), or 134.2 per cent of the budgeted target for the current fiscal year

Technology can displace, transform 45m jobs globally by 2025: Report

Productivity gains through digital technologies will help create up to 65 million new jobs during the same timeframe

Odisha eyes a slice of tinsel world with alluring sops

State to tap into celluloid for tourism promotion

Govt to borrow Rs 4.42 trn in H1 FY2019-20: Economic Affairs Secretary

As per the Union Budget, the gross borrowing was pegged at Rs 7.1 trillion for 2019-20, higher than Rs 5.71 trillion estimated for the ongoing fiscal

Small savings schemes: Govt keeps interest rates unchanged for Apr-June qtr

PPF and NSC will continue to carry an annual interest rate of 8 per cent, while Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) will give a yield of 7.7 per cent and mature in 112 months

India Inc's foreign borrowings fall to $2.81 bn in Feb, down by 9%: RBI

The domestic firms had raised as much as $3.1 billion through the ECB route in the corresponding month of 2018

300,000 companies under the tax scanner for money laundering

The tax department will seek restoration of such struck-off companies by filing an appeal before NCLT