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ONGC postpones KG basin project to Dec 2019; oil production by March 2021

The revised dates were set when ONGC spudded the first of the 34 wells under the project on April 8 this year

Fruits, vegetables export to Kuwait to resume but Kerala has to wait

Indian fruit and vegetable exporters believe that trade could re-start in a couple of days

Stagnant farm wages a drag on minimum support prices

Farm wages have been stagnant, contracting by 1.5% in 2015-16 and growing 1.7% in 2016-17

Govt to cash in on defence land, treat transactions as capital receipts

The lack of consistency of data on these land parcels reveals the risk government runs in administering them

India fully WTO compliant, doesn't subsidise exports: Suresh Prabhu

He said that OECD countries were giving more subsidies to their farmers, particularly in the export of agriculture products

Aircraft manufacture, one million jobs part of Aviation plan 2035: Prabhu

The minister stated that the country's aviation sector would log the highest continuous growth in the next few years

Power tariffs for farmers to be linked to water table

The tariff policy under the Electricity Act is the guiding principle for setting rates

AIFs cannot convert open-ended plans into closed-ended ones: Sebi

AIFs are funds established or incorporated in India for the purpose of pooling in capital from Indian and foreign investors for investing as per a pre-decided policy

Kharif sowing picks up momentum, but acreage still below last year

For rice, which is the main foodgrain grown during the kharif season, the area covered till July 5 is around 15 per cent less than last year

Punjab, Haryana and Andhra Pradesh corner 50% MSP rice procurement

Ironically, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh, the top two rice-producing states, account for less than 10 per cent of the total procurement

Delhi's transit to RRTS in a slow lane despite Centre's nod for the project

There are three corridors being planned with an expected ridership of 1.14 million for the Meerut segment, 1.51 million for Delhi-Gurugram-Rewari-Alwar and 983,000 for Delhi-Sonipat-Panipat

Government to soon announce new mechanism to ensure farmers get MSP

The minister said the government has increased the MSP of Kharif (summer-sown) crops substantially and farmers community are now happy with this decision

Technology, not people, led to GST disruption, says Hasmukh Adhia

The government understands the need for reducing GST slabs and rates, said Adhia

US-China trade war: Whoever wins or loses, it is status quo for India

Low-market access for agri products, lack of manufacturing capabilities in tech goods key issues

Game on, six vendors in contest to supply IAF with 110 fighters

Experts calculate final contract price of $10.66 to $19.46 billion

Niti Aayog proposes digital backbone for Modi's Ayushman Bharat

Developed on the back of Aadhaar based India Stack, the NHS is imagined as a nationally shared digital infrastructure backbone

UP public debt set to rise with higher borrowings to fund mega projects

UP public debt likely to hit Rs 4.55 trillion in 2018-19

Tamil Nadu to come up with new pharma policy; industry welcomes move

The state has also been subject to criticism for losing out to neighbouring states in its strongholds including the automobile sector

It'll happen in phases: Hasmukh Adhia on bringing petro products under GST

The finance ministry has expressed its intention to include natural gas and ATF within the purview of the goods and services tax soon

K'taka CM Kumaraswamy keeps promise, announces Rs 340 bn farm loan waiver

The average amount waived by the state per beneficiary in Karnataka would be about Rs 75,000, almost twice of that in UP at Rs 42,000 and Rs 34,000 in Maharashtra