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India floats first tender to build 7.5-Gw solar power projects in Kashmir

The request is part of a larger plan to build 23 gigawatts of solar capacity in Ladakh, a region in the country's extreme north bordering China

UPI transactions rise 25%, cross Rs 1 trillion mark in December

The volume of UPI transactions for December stood at 620 million

Indian passengers can fly to Poland, Philippines without stopovers in 2019

In 2017, around 60 million passengers flew on international routes to/from India

With 61 killed in 2017, mine safety a major cause of concern: Data

Overall, 129 lives were lost in fatal accidents across mines - involving coal, metal and oil in 2017

FSSAI to focus on enforcement of food standards in 2019: CEO Pawan Agarwal

The new standards effective from January 1 are for all varieties of pulses, whole and decorticated pearl millet grains

8 months on, few takers for Russia trade corridor developed by India

Iran sanctions and a cheaper alternative trade route via Turkey main reasons

Fresh agreement between India, Iran may start operations at Chabahar Port

A central government team is visiting Chabahar Port to work out the modalities for a new or a revised agreement

Real-time price, demand forecast for select crops from next kharif season

The forecast is expected to be available from the 2019 kharif season for a few crops and will be expanded to cover others, depending on the success of the models

SMEs getting training from IISc centre to reach out to end-customers

SMEs are developing products to reach out to end-customers directly and grow bigger

Govt waives late fee for GST returns during July 2017-September 2018

The fee for late filing of the returns is Rs 25 per day for Central GST and an equal amount under State GST

Govt notifies new annual GST return forms; to be filed by June 30

GSTR-9 is the annual return form for normal taxpayers, GSTR-9A is for composition taxpayers, while GSTR-9C is a reconciliation statement

From financials to people issues, 2019 may well be the year of reckoning

Are we looking at reduced terms for CEOs at private banks, say not more than two-terms? Don't be surprised if this were to happen

Ayushman Bharat a game changer, 7 lakh patients treated in 100 days: FM

On an average 5,000 claims are being settled every day since its roll out on September 23, 2018, says Arun Jaitley

There is juice in it: Sugarcane-based ethanol can help India's energy needs

In terms of efficiency in limiting carbon emissions, ethanol extracted from sugarcane scores over fuel derived from corn

Revamp stinking and choking bio-toilets, parliamentary panel tells Railways

RCC, in its latest report on December 31, has in particular sought a foolproof mechanism for the effective use and management of the bacteria meant to be used in the bio-toilets

December total GST collection at Rs 94,726 cr vs Rs 97,637 cr in November

Compensation released to states for August-September stood at Rs 11,922 crore

Environment ministry framed key policies, dealt with controversies in 2018

It also unveiled a draft national forest policy and pledged to eliminate single use plastic by 2022

India retains fastest growing economy tag, despite spike in oil prices

Indian economy's roller-coaster ride during the year gone by was best captured by the GDP growth

Soon, rural India homes will have internet access via cable TV network

Rural India, with an estimated population of 918 million as per 2011 census, has only 186 million internet users

ATF price slashed by 14.7% in biggest cut ever, costs less than petrol

This is the second straight monthly reduction in rates and the biggest single cut ever