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Namami Gange moves slow: Of Rs 2,300 cr allotted, only Rs 700 cr used

As many as 261 projects were announced, but only 76 have been concluded

New FDI rules: Thousands of products disappear from e-commerce websites

The new regulations jeopardise Walmart's prospects in a market that it's banking on to drive growth abroad

Pre-election spending led to fiscal slippage by a modest margin, says Fitch

Pre-election spending has led to fiscal slippage by a modest margin

Interim Budget eases GST estimate, collection rises to 84% of target

The mop-up touched Rs 1.03 trn in Jan, taking the collection since April 2018 to Rs 9.71 trn

Over 100 mineral blocks ready for online auctions: Narendra Singh Tomar

Mines ministry on track to auction lapsing leases

GST revenue shortfall drags down gross tax revenue target by Rs 23,066 cr

While GST collection showed a marked improvement in January, it may not be enough to restrict the deficit to Rs 1 trillion

FY19 will end with fiscal deficit of 3.3% of GDP, says DEA Secy S C Garg

Primary deficit refers to the deficit left after subtracting interest payments from the fiscal deficit

CPSEs lined up for IPOs, will meet Rs 90,000-cr disinvestment target: DIPAM

The strategic disinvestment of Pawan Hans is also expected to be completed by March 2019

Interim Budget 2019: Tax waiver on notional rent gives respite to realtors

The interim budget has focussed on right areas to alleviate the stress in the housing sector

GST collections cross 1 trn in Jan, 2nd hightest monthly mop-up since April

The total number of sales return or GSTR-3B filed for the month of December up to January 31, 2019 is 73.3 lakh

Budget 2019: Modest 6.35% hike in defence budget, govt talks up OROP

The defence allocation for the coming year will account for 15.5 per cent of the central government's expenditure, and 2.05 per cent of the estimated GDP

All eyes on downward revision of repo rate, CRR in next MPC meet in Feb

This will be the first meeting (February 4-6) of the MPC chaired by new RBI governor Shaktikanta Das

Defence Ministry approves procurement of 73,000 assault rifles from US

Army sources said the US-manufactured rifles will replace the INSAS rifles

Interim Budget 2019: No income tax on income of up to Rs 5 lakh a year

Standard deduction has been raised from Rs 40,000 to Rs 50,000, which will benefit 30 million salaried individuals

Top 10 Budget headlines: Income tax rebate, fiscal deficit target, and more

Here are the top 10 business stories that made news on Friday

Tax benefits for above Rs 5 lakh income group may be considered next: Goyal

As the nation is moving towards formalisation, the tax base and revenues are also increasing, says Piyush Goyal

Tax rebate a logical extension of steps taken by govt since 2014: Jaitley

Jaitley said that for the past 5 years, the government has been giving relief in direct taxes and whatever has been done in Interim Budget 2019-20 is a continuation of what started in 2014

Gold steadies near nine-month peak, on track for second weekly gain

Gold is likely to consolidate in the $1,315-$1,320 range

Moody's says Interim Budget credit negative on fiscal deficit, giveaways

However, Moody's welcomed policies aimed at promoting expenditure efficiency through rationalisation of government schemes and better-targeted delivery as 'credit positive'

Here's how the interim Budget impacts the farm and social sectors

The boost for the farm and the social sectors in interim Budget comes with certain riders. Experts at PwC India decode the impact of the measures proposed for these sectors