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Committee set up to identify unnecessary regulations for scrapping: Prabhu

Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu said the govt is taking several steps to remove bottlenecks for the growth of budding entrepreneurs in the country

India's external debt declines 2.8% to $514.4 bn at June end: RBI

The external debt-to-GDP ratio stood at 20.4% at end-June 2018, a shade lower than its level of 20.5% at end-March 2018

Non-food bank credit up 12.4% in Aug against 5.5% rise a year ago: RBI

Services sector loans expanded by 26.7% in Aug 2018, compared with 5% in Aug last year

Poll-bound Chhattisgarh sets up 2,000 centres for purchasing paddy at MSP

Procurement to start on November 1; payment to be made on-line in farmers' bank accounts

Govt cuts market borrowing target for FY19 by Rs 700 bn: Eco affairs secy

Govt had budgeted a gross borrowing programme of Rs 6.05 trillion, which now stands reduced by Rs 700 billion

NIC to help govt use data analytics for better delivery of citizen services

Ravi Shankar Prasad released a white paper on 'Data Analytics in Government'

Dharmendra Pradhan visits Nepal to discuss pipeline projects, petrol import

The two countries had agreed to discuss the modality of construction at the joint working group meeting

New telecom policy to help firms expand coverage, cut cost, red tape: Fitch

The Union Cabinet approved National Digital Communications Policy 2018, which aims to attract $100 billion investment

Low coal reserve, wind, hydro output fall behind high IEX tariff: AK Bhalla

These constraints lead to soaring of power tariff, though for a short duration of 15 minutes or half an hour

NITI Aayog wants states to compete on good governance: Rajiv Kumar

The country has started deriving benefits of India's demographic dividend, he said

GST Council to form 7-member GoM to advice on Kerala's calamity cess demand

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the panel discussed the proposal from Kerala to levy Calamity Tax

Govt has set up advisory group to look into global trade challenges: Prabhu

HLAG will consider ways for boosting India's share and importance in global merchandise and services trade, says Suresh Prabhu

You may have to shell extra on airfares this festive season. Here's why

Air ticket prices could go up in October when the peak travel season begins

How digital payments merchants await debit card reimbursements since Jan

In a bid to encourage electronic payments, the central government in December 2017 decided to bear the MDR applicable on digital transactions worth Rs 2,000 through debit card

Chemists on strike today against Centre's move to regularise e-pharmacies

Online pharmacies will accept order and deliver medicines as usual.

Financial companies in a fix over SC's Aadhaar order, suspend eKYC

Some firms have temporarily stopped eKYC as they await further instructions from UIDAI and respective regulators

Global carmakers offer sub-standard, zero-safety cars to India: Report

The same models will be considered illegal in their own countries, said UK-based charity Global New Car Assessment Programme

If you earn below Rs 15k a month, you must link Aadhaar to your PF account

A government official said subscribers availing benefits of EPS will have to link their PF accounts with Aadhaar numbers

How factory workers and welfare programmes are driving automation in India

Factories in the world's second most populous country have a surprising motivation: They're running out of willing (human) workers

Telcos to face enrolment hurdles as SC order stops Aadhaar-based eKYC

Mobile service providers and other private entities cannot ask for Aadhaar for customer registration