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Govt to ramp up pressure for changes at next RBI board meeting: Sources

Like the government, most board members feel that RBI should be 'more transparent and accountable' for its decisions

Govt's poll bonanza of 55,649 new petrol pumps dragged to court by dealers

Presently, India has 56,000 retail petrol pumps of the three government oil marketing companies

Happy on Kartarpur corridor, but dialogue after Pak stops terrorism: Swaraj

Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan is located across the river Ravi, about four kilometres from the Dera Baba Nanak shrine

Ease of doing business: India fares better than other EMs, but cities lag

Country is ahead of China, Vietnam and Bangladesh on construction permits, trading across borders and starting a business, but certain painful procedures in the metro haven't been eased yet

Expert Asit Biswas questions govt's Ganga clean-up plan, calls it 'flawed'

Biswas, who is of Indian origin, said that if the present plan continues, he sees only more and more problems with the Ganga's clean-up in the coming years

Linking Aadhaar with welfare schemes has left some of India's poor hungry

Aadhaar fails to eliminate the obstacles between the deprived and their entitlements

Centre considers REC-PFC merger to bridge budget gap ahead of 2019 polls

Modi's government is seeking ways to narrow the country's budget deficit to help finance public welfare projects ahead of elections

Centre announces first mega buyer-seller logistics meet in 2019

Businesses from Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan to attend meet supported by FIEO

News digest: Amazon vs Flipkart, YES Bank promoters conflict, and more

From Amazon's gross sales to RBI governor Urjit Patel, BS brings you top stories to keep up with the latest news

Nirmala Sitharaman urges defence industry to create more patents

Mission Raksha Gyan Shakti to create 1,000 patents each year

Capital cushion needed amid global uncertainty: RBI governor Urjit Patel

The RBI governor told the members of Parliament that credit growth was 15 per cent and that the impact of November 2016 demonetisation had a transient impact on the economy

Rafale fighter jets deal: Why sovereign guarantee was sought by India

Despite resistance from French negotiators the law ministry insisted on sovereign guarantees. Eventually, the decision was left to the Cabinet Committee on Security

GST collection: Couple of highs, but way short of Rs 12 trillion target

Average monthly revenues will have to rise at least 14 per cent in the next five months than what was achieved in the first five months to hit the target

Advance authorisation licence for exporters: HC notice to govt, GST council

An advance authorisation licence is issued to allow duty-free import of inputs, which are physically incorporated in export products

India to become largest coking coal importer by 2022: Tata Steel official

Former Coal India chairman N C Jha also said India to remain heavily dependent on imported coking coal

MFI sector may be hit over liquidity issues: Bandhan Bank CEO CS Ghosh

Ghosh also suggested that microfinance institutions (MFIs) should be cautious in expansion in the present market scenario

Over 300,000 people have benefited from Ayushman Bharat so far: Jaitley

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in September launched the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana

Demonetisation impact transient; economy now robust: RBI Guv to house panel

His views on the economy were "optimistic", sources said

What oil at $50 a barrel means for the world economy, India

Much depends on how world oil demand shapes up as it gets battered by a stronger dollar and global trade spats

RBI board meet outcome won't instantly resolve India Inc's credit concerns

The board made three decisions which, if executed quickly, are seen as "uppers" of sorts for India Inc ahead of the general elections in 2019