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RBI board meet on Dec 14 to focus on liquidity in financial system

The board may consider forming a committee to deliberate on the governance structure in RBI

Advance rulings system under GST will take time to resolve, says CBIC

The CBIC member said that the issue will take time to get resolved

Shaktikanta Das promises to uphold RBI autonomy; will meet PSB heads today

Shaktikanta Das also said he would extensively consult various stakeholders, including the government, on key issues

Isro to launch GSAT-7A communication satellite for IAF, Army on Dec 19

The satellite will be placed in the geostationary orbit and this communication satellite is expected to help the IAF interlink different ground radar stations, airbases and AWACS aircraft

Congress does reality check on keeping poll promises after 3-state victory

60-day vision in place with eye on LS polls

CPI inflation falls to 17-month low at 2.33% over food price deflation

Falling international crude prices had its impact on the inflation rate

Industrial production jumps in Oct, IIP growth at 11-month high of 8.1%

Of 23 sub-sectors within manufacturing, only two recorded a year-on-year contraction, down from seven in September

Govt adds Korean Won, Turkish Lira in list of currencies for exchange rates

Bilateral trade between India-South Korea grew to $16.36 billion during 2017-18

Rs 1 bn sanctioned to install black box-type systems in trains: Govt

26 locomotives (23 diesel and three electric) have already been fitted with LCAVR and CVVRS devices

Shaktikanta Das, 'bureaucrat's bureaucrat' famous for his tact and tweets

Shaktikanta Das, a quintessential finance ministry insider, takes charge of the central bank at a critical time in the relationship.

Retail inflation hits one-and-half year low of 2.33% in November

CPI based retail inflation in October was revised upwards to 3.38 per cent from 3.31 earlier

Buoyed by coal, major ports see 5% rise in traffic volumes in Apr-Nov

POL cargo made up by crude oil, refined products, LPG and LNG witnessed a tepid growth of 2.98 per cent

2,388 social media URLs blocked or removed in 2018, says government

The Minister said a total of 2,423 persons and 3,137 persons were arrested in 2014 and 2015, respectively under combined sections of 66 & 66A of IT Act

ADB retains India's growth forecast for FY19 at 7.3% despite downside risks

In the ADO Update published earlier in September, ADB had said that India was on a robust growth path and had maintained the growth forecast for 2018-19 at 7.3 per cent

Rs 120-bn GST evasion detected between Apr-Nov despite e-way bill mechanism

CBIC said almost Rs 80 billion worth GST evasion has been recovered by the tax officials

How Qatar's exit from Opec may help India end its petroleum import pangs

The decision provides India a huge bargaining chip in the oil and gas world of West Asia, though there are some downside risks as well

How the under-privileged in India went through the boom and crisis periods

Using available data for the 2004-05 to 2011-12 period, which will also form a base for the data that will be released soon, we look at the condition of SCs and STs in that period

The troubleshooter is in: Shaktikanta Das' skill is in resolving conflicts

When the stakes are high, Shaktikanta Das manages to work with those involved and narrow down differences.

Modi may announce loan waivers to woo farmers after drubbing in state polls

Modi's Hindu nationalist BJP lost power to the opposition Congress in three big heartland states, where agriculture is still a mainstay

Conditions favourable for interest rate cut: Shaktikanta Das

In his first interaction following his retirement, Das refuted criticism over the govt's supposed rush in GST roll-out