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Under-reporting policy claims may be behind rising health inflation

IIB has analysed how prices of health insurance claims have risen over a seven-year period, since 2010

Quasi-universal basic rural income: The way forward

The authors propose an alternative to build a new rural India where a basic income, regardless of agricultural vagaries, will be guaranteed

Trust in institutions rises worldwide but not in govt and media: Report

The report is based on an online survey of 33,000 respondents carried out in 27 markets in October and November 2018

Taxman may examine high usage of input tax credit to set off GST liability

The issue of high ITC was flagged at the meeting of the Group of Ministers (GoM) which was set up by the GST Council to look into the reasons for revenue shortfall being faced by a large number of sta

Cabinet may soon approve relief package for farmers to boost their income

Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh had recently indicated that the government would announce an agriculture package before the 2019-20 Budget, to be presented on February 1

Tamil Nadu CM urges Modi to allow cooperative society to resume business

Repco Micro Finance last year submitted a proposal for getting a licence as Small Finance Bank, but the Reserve Bank of India told it only applications for universal banks were being considered

TRAI hopeful of 90% customer in new tariff regime by Feb 1 deadline: Chief

TRAI had unveiled the new tariff order and regulatory regime for the broadcast and cable sector, which would pave the way for consumers to opt for channels they wish to view, and pay only for them

Ex-finance panel chief Kelkar for setting up NITI Aayog 2.0 with more power

The eminent economist, however, added that he is not suggesting for a moment that the new NITI Aayog should take the form of the old Planning Commission

Govt's new proposal: Pay fine for full batch if one drug found substandard

The provision will apply if the drug is found substandard or broken or if the bottle containing the drug in liquid form is damaged or leaking

Kerala's largest investment: Modi to unveil Rs 16,504-crore BPCL refinery

Later in the evening, Modi will address a state meeting of the Yuva Morcha in Thrissur after which he will return to Delhi

Railways' 1st Make in India metro coaches by 2021; Rs 150-cr tender floated

While metro coaches for Kolkata Metro are being manufactured in Chennai, those produced at MCF will be the first which will have international technology and design, thus making them far superior

New AIIMS coming up in Tamil Nadu; PM Modi to lay foundation stone today

The hospital will be built at a cost of Rs 1,264 crore; Centre to launch a slew of Centre-sponsored projects in the state

Rs 50,000-cr highway projects to declog Delhi, address pollution: Gadkari

Listing various projects for Delhi, the minister also said a new ring road UER will be constructed at a cost of Rs 4,000 crore

Top rail exec wants Train 18 speed to hit 105 kmph on non-Rajdhani tracks

Rajdhani has never crossed 110 kmph; Gatimaan Express, currently India's first semi-high speed train, running between Delhi and Jhansi at a maximum speed of 160 kmph

Telangana govt has spent Rs 99,643 cr on irrigation since 2014: Governor

More works proposed to be taken up at estimated cost of Rs 1.17 trn in irrigation sector, says Governor E S L Narasimhan

I-T dept attaches shares held by V G Siddhartha, Coffee Day in Mindtree

Both Siddhartha and Mindtree founders have not made any specific comments on the issue so far

Saudi, UAE may cut Indian agri imports on quality issues, $2.6 bn at stake

Higher than permissible pesticide residues land Indian agriculture exports in trouble

MP govt unveils a scheme to ensure 100 days of employment to EWS youth

Chief Minister Kamal Nath made the announcement during his Republic Day address at Chhindwara

ED, CBI head to West Indies; will they bring Choksi, Nirav back to India?

Long-range Boeing with ED/CBI officials may head for West Indies

Govt fast-tracks inter-state trade via e-NaM platform ahead of 2019 polls

Not only will inter-state trade be facilitated among more mandis, but also special price tickers will be installed in e-NaM mandis for effective price dissemination