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Govt releases Rs 193.16 cr fund for India-Myanmar-Thailand highway project

India is undertaking construction of two sections of the trilateral highway in Myanmar, that entails building 120.74 km Kalewa-Yagyi road section and constructing 69 bridges

Govt to stop use of gift route by e-commerce firms to skirt import duties

According to experts, some Chinese app-based and e-commerce players are misusing a rule in the foreign trade law of India

UIDAI may provide non-biometric assistance for online Aadhaar services

This service could be helpful to users in rural areas or those not familiar with the online system, and Common Service Centres can be allowed to charge a small fee for offering the assistance

NHAI to raise Rs 10,000 cr via Bharatmala bonds in FY19, Parliament told

The government has approved raising of Rs 62,000 crore by NHAI in 2018-19

India not to impose anti-dumping duty on coated paper from China, EU, US

After concluding its anti-dumping probe, DGTR has said 'there is no causal link between the dumped imports' from these countries and 'injury to the domestic industry'.

Soon, you'll be able to make card payment with m-wallets: All you must know

The move will propel the prepaid payment instruments or wallet industry further

Good news for salaried employees: EPFO likely to hike rate ahead of polls

EPFO has a subscriber base of more than 60 million and manages retirement savings of over Rs 11 trillion

DRDO weapon systems worth Rs 2.75 trillion to be inducted in defence forces

As per estimates, the Army has a requirement of more than 50,000 anti-tank guided missiles for its different forces

15 trapped in mine in Meghalaya for two weeks; kin hope for a miracle

The 15 went to work at the mine in Meghalaya on December 13 and have been underground ever since

Modi govt considers farm-relief package and ends up spooking bond traders

The government has repeatedly said it will meet its budget shortfall target of 3.3 per cent of GDP for the current financial year

Chennai plastic ban: Corporation seizes 9-10 tonnes of banned plastics

There was some confusion as officials and shopkeepers had no clarity on the list of banned products

Why Modi govt is amending Aadhaar Act and what it means for your privacy

Critics allege that with the new Bill, the Centre is looking to circumvent the Supreme Court order passed earlier this year

Tamil Nadu urges Centre to pay Rs 7,214 crore in GST dues to the state

Tamil Nadu officials have told media that the state is not receiving compensation every month like other states, which do not have the IGST problem

US elimination of country cap for green cards is great news for Indians

Due to the cap, the current wait period for the majority of Indians to get a Green Card is nine and half years

Fuel price slide leads to confusion over margin maths of oil marketing cos

On Wednesday, prices of petrol touched a 15-month of Rs 68.65 a litre in Delhi, while diesel was seen at Rs 62.66 a litre

Jewellery exporters welcome govt move to exempt gold import from IGST

We are also expecting a similar relief to the exporters of articles of silver and platinum very soon, said Pramod Kumar Agrawal, chairman of Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council

Cabinet committee clears continuation of umbrella scheme for family welfare

An overall outlay of Rs 2381.84 crore for the scheme will be spent during the Fourteenth Finance Commission period

Nearly 23.3% of total Jan Dhan accounts lay inoperative in 2018, shows data

Till December 12 last year, 335 million accounts were opened under the scheme, with an average deposit of Rs 2548 in each bank account

Banks fail to meet priority sector lending targets overall: RBI data

While PSBs met their PSL target for agriculture of 18 per cent, private banks and foreign banks failed to meet the targets at 16.2 per cent and 16.7 per cent

Arvind Panagariya-led task force report on jobs data kept in cold storage

Panagariya submitted the report to PMO a day before demitting office