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Some hits, but miles to go: Here's a ground check on Namami Gange programme

The massive river cleaning exercise also includes the treatment of sewage released by the 400-odd tanneries in the city which together account for about 10 MLD of sewage

IL&FS crisis: SFIO may probe irregularities in inter-corporate deposits

IL&FS has in aggregate Rs 38.5 billion of unsecured loans, with commercial paper accounting for the biggest chunk at Rs 20 billion

Realtors see massive opportunity in India's growing elderly population

For the real estate sector, it represents massive opportunities, particularly as current housing for senior people is minimal

GST's latest in word cascade

When the Goods and Services Tax (GST) was introduced, exporters were entitled to claim refund of Integrated GST (IGST) paid on goods shipped out

Government invites bids for international version of 'Udan' scheme

The AAI has invited the bids on behalf of the civil aviation ministry and the Assam government, as per the notice

Despite global oil demand going down, prices may not follow the trend

Limited spare production capacity should help to support crude in coming months

Honest, consistent taxpayers to be feted by govt; policy proposal in works

A Few years back, the CBDT had started a process by which diligent taxpayers were sent thank you or appreciation notes over email under the name of the CBDT Chairman

Non-essential items unlikely to see more import duty hikes: Officials

Earlier in the day, a finance ministry official had said more steps will be taken to check CAD and hoped that the rupee would appreciate

Despite extension requests, RBI sticks to Oct 15 data localisation deadline

Last week, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley met RBI Deputy Governor B P Kanungo to discuss RBI's data localisation norms

RBI not expected to hike key lending rates for the rest of FY19: SBI report

We expect CPI for FY19 at 4.2% and our inflation trajectory projection makes us believe that rate hike is now off the table in FY19, says the report

Now, IRCTC's chatbot 'AskDisha' will answer all your queries about trains

The essential features of AskDisha include ability to quickly answer to customer queries, ability to multitask, ability to provide round-the-clock customer support

US makes last-ditch effort in urging India to go easy on data localisation

Global tech companies including Mastercard, Visa and American Express have been lobbying India's finance ministry

India must tap new debt, equity routes to meet 100-Gw solar target: Report

India has 23 Gw of installed capacity in solar power at present

Why India needs a push for gadgets beyond mobile phones to compete globally

Govt also wants to make India an export hub for electronics goods, targeting African and SAARC nations as key markets

Need platform to spread awareness on govt schemes at grass roots: Javadekar

A scheme should be formed to reach out to the people, said Javadekar, who is BJP's election in-charge in poll-bound Rajasthan

Brigadiers to go in mega Army plan to right-size, revamp officer cadres

Army sources said the reform measures would be implemented in a phased manner and with a sense of urgency

Rejecting Human Capital Index, India says digital age demands better metric

The World Bank's inaugural HCI has placed India at 115 out of 157 countries in terms of the quality of human capital

BJP MPs oppose House panel report seeking review of GDP calculation method

The draft report states that detailed examination reveals several inadequacies in the GDP measuring mechanism

EESL inks MoU with DoP for distribution of energy-efficient appliances

The distribution of these energy-efficient appliances will be conducted in a phased manner across states through select post offices

Govt to form national trade portal to cut logistics cost: Commerce jt secy

He says the portal would include online certificate system since there were 88 government entities delaying the process of certification