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DGCA asks airlines to make extra checks on A320neo planes with P&W engines

A320neo operations to Port Blair were being restricted as the airport has limited capacity

Worked in mission mode to double farm income by 2022: Radha Mohan Singh

A big reason for farmers' loss of interest in agriculture, said Singh, was previous governments' failure to address critical issues related to farming

I-T dept holds back Rs 20,000 crore in tax refunds to private, PSU firms

High-value refunds of corporates, public sector undertakings likely to be issued in April

Slide in iron ore, fertiliser traffic hits growth of major ports

A report by the India Brand Equity Foundation shows net profit at major ports had more than trebled from Rs 1150 crore in FY 13 to Rs 3413 crore in FY18

18 NBFC-MFIs pool Rs 835 cr for securitisation, easing liquidity crisis

The first tranche of the pool, worth Rs 79 crore, has been bought HLF

After receiving 50 bids, oilfield auction deadline deferred again

50 bids were received for the second round of auctions for DSF-II oil and gas assets

Experts bat for long-term solution to farmers' woes at BS Round Table

Youth should be brought back to agriculture, suggested an expert

Data shows BJP bagged 92% of corporate donations to political parties

ADR data for FY18: Contribution peaked in the run-up to the Assembly polls in Himachal, Gujarat

Do not want cryptocurrencies spreading like contagion: RBI tells SC

The Delhi High Court had issued a notice to RBI following an appeal by one of the Bitcoin companies against the top bank's circular

Govt helped create crores of employment opportunities in 4 years: PM Modi

The prime minister said his government is helping the micro, small and medium enterprises in every possible way

Industry groups meet Shaktikanta Das, seek 50-bps cut in repo rate, CRR

Industry bodies want RBI to have a relook at its Feb 12 circular on the restructuring of stressed loans

Kerala says electric buses made Rs 57 per km profit during trial run

While the fuel cost of a diesel bus is Rs 31/km, electric costs only Rs 6/km

Bombay High Court defers Kotak Mahindra Bank vs RBI matter to March 12

The counsel representing the RBI sought more time from the court to file the affidavit in reply to the writ petition filed by the private lender in the HC

ISRO to launch satellite to help MHA in securing Pak, Bangladesh borders

To execute the project in a time bound manner, a short, medium and long-term plan has been proposed for implementation in five years in close coordination with the ISRO and the Defence Ministry

Govt plans a register with details of all kind of businesses in India

MoSPI has roped in CSC e-governance, also known as CSC SPV, for conducting the seventh economic census

Govt defers deadline to submit bids for auction of 25 oil, gas fields

In DSF-II, 59 discoveries have been clubbed into 25 contract areas spread over 3,042 square km and eight sedimentary basins

Infosys is implementing next-gen I-T filing system: All you need to know

The move will help in bringing down the income tax return (ITR) processing time to one day and hence speed up refunds

Defence Ministry approves proposal for legal aid to veterans, war-widows

This is expected to greatly help these two sections of the Armed Forces fraternity

Companies can raise $750 mn yearly via external commercial borrowings: RBI

The minimum maturity profile of the ECBs should be three years, except certain cases

Income Tax return processing time to reduce from 63 days to just 1 day

Under the new system, Infosys will handle end-to-end solution - from e-filing to return assessment to refund processing