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Sugar sector demands MSP hike by Rs 7/kg; may push up the retail price

Industry players said it would still be lower than the rate at which sugar was selling in the open markets last year

UP govt awaiting central nod to metro projects totalling Rs 471 billion

DPR of proposed metro projects of Agra, Kanpur and Meerut pending with Centre

2+2 talks: Will Iranian oil import, Russian defence purchase be discussed?

The 2+2 dialogue mechanism was announced after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US in June last year.

Odisha presents Rs 127.9 billion Supplementary Budget for 2018-19

The additional Budget provision was necessitated by post budget decisions relating to new schemes or programmes announced by the state government

Hike MSP of sugar, make 7 mn tonnes sugar exports mandatory: ISMA to govt

India will start the new season next month with carry forward stocks of between 10 million and 10.5 million tonnes

India Inc's hiring outlook bullish; automation not yet a risk: UBS

UBS expects four million jobs to be created per annum over the next five years, up from 2 million per annum in the past five years

Robots snatching jobs? UN report says humans still superior; here's why

The jobs more likely to be impacted are in service sectors such as construction and health care

Projects worth Rs 340 bn proposed for 3 mining regions in Karnataka

The three regions include Bellary, Chitradurga and Tumkur

Member of monetary policy committee questions India's GDP growth numbers

'Does the new series represent a fuller description of the manufacturing value added, or is it an overestimation?' the authors wrote

Services PMI growth slows down: Is the demand in the sector fading?

Input cost inflation quickens to fastest since November 2017

UIDAI extends deadline to implement Aadhaar virtual ID till October-end

UIDAI also extended the deadline for implementation of other means like UID token and limited e-KYC for authentication of user agencies

The challenges & the driver for 21st-century 'highway' infra in India

'Highways for power' will be essential because of gradually rising incomes and the consequent increase in energy consumption, as well as more points of consumption

60% of money deposited in Jan-Dhan accounts after note ban under lens

According to the official data, depositors started withdrawing money from their Jan-Dhan accounts from the first week of December 2016

India's August services PMI falls from 21-month peak on weakest growth

The seasonally adjusted Nikkei India Services Business Activity Index, fell from July's peak of 54.2 to 51.5

Minera Steel, Kirloskar bag one iron ore mine each in Karnataka e-auction

While the auctions for these two mines in Karnataka were held on Tuesday, two more mines may go for auction on Wednesday

India-US 2+2 talks not primarily about missile deal with Russia: Pompeo

Pompeo and Defence Secretary Jim Mattis are headed to India for the talks tomorrow with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

What explains the gender divide among teachers in India's higher education?

Of the teachers in India's higher education ecosystem, 58 per cent are male; Bihar has the most skewed gender balance

The next global economic crisis won't look like 2008, warns McKinsey report

Apart from China's debt burden, real-estate bubbles, mortgage risk others, report dwells on 'unknowns' such as cryptocurrencies, rising geopolitical tensions, nationalist sentiments

LIC may seek Sebi exemption for open offer to IDBI Bank shareholders

As per the Sebi's takeover code, an acquisition of more than 25 per cent in a listed entity is termed as control and requires an open offer

Finance ministry notifies annual return forms under GST for 2017-18

The ministry has notified annual return form for normal taxpayers (GSTR-9) and for composition taxpayers (GSTR-9A). The last date for filing the annual return forms is December 31