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Sebi revamps panel on alternative investment and startup ecosystem

The regulator had constituted the committee in March 2015 with the mandate to prepare a new regulatory framework for alternative investments

CM Adityanath announces plastic ban in Uttar Pradesh from July 15: Report

The UP government's order comes after the Maharashtra government's state-wide ban on the use of plastic items

Four years of Modi government: More hits than misses under flagship schemes

A series of reports, starting Friday, will show how the Modi government's report card looks good, if not excellent yet

Trai issues changes to interconnect regulations, tweaks norms

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) had sought views and comments from the industry by May 18 on these draft regulations

How will this double-digit MSP hike impact consumer goods and rural sales?

A third of FMCG and durable sales come from rural areas and an uptick in rural consumption augurs well for these FMCG businesses, analysts tracking the market said

India set off highest trade restricting measures among G20 nations: WTO

Between October 2017 and May 2018, even as trade tussles raged on between the US and China, India topped the list

A right to sell at MSP: CACP wants legislation to ensure farmers benefit

The government's price-fixation panel backs legalising farmers' right to sell at MSP

India may invest around Rs 16.6 bn to buy 70% in Sri Lankan ghost airport

Decision to invest in one of the largest ghost airports of the world was prompted by a strategic reason

With the new MSP, Chhattisgarh to pay its rice-growers highest in country

The new MSP for paddy had been fixed at Rs 1,750 per quintal. With the bonus, farmers in Chhattisgarh would be eligible to get Rs 2,050 for a quintal of yield that they would sell to the government

City gas distribution licensing: India expects multiple bids on July 10

All public sector undertakings are likely to put in bids in this round

Govt in process of creating comprehensive plan for aviation sector: Prabhu

The Union Minister also added that the government is working on a cargo policy which will aim at using the unused aviation infrastructure

MSP hike boosts Yogi govt's agenda of promoting less water intensive crops

Sugar industry hoping cane acreage to settle at comfortable levels to prevent glut

In order to fund loan waiver, Karnataka hikes tax on liquor, petrol, diesel

The announcement of the peripheral ring road around Bengaluru is also a big positive along with the proposal for elevated road corridors to decongest roads

Air India stake sale: Govt to infuse fresh capital soon, says official

RN Choubey, secretary, Civil Aviation, said the disinvestment plan would be taken up once the conditions were favourable

UP's cow protection agenda: Yogi govt allocates Rs 816 mn for gaushalas

The shelters would be established in 68 of the 75 districts of the state

Consumer body wants online real estate portals to be brought under MahaRera

The Mumbai Grahak Panchayat has also sought registration of such portals under MahaRera in the next 60 days

Tough KYC norms for NRI investors a classic case of double standards

Fund managers have been asked by India's stock-market regulator to come up with a list of "high-risk" countries

Modi govt hikes MSP, but lack of funds, storage space may limit benefits

During election campaigning in 2014, Modi promised steep hikes in MSPs and the doubling of farmers' income soon after becoming prime minister

How BHIM app users are making easy money by using govt's cashback scheme

Lakhs of people have monetarily benefitted from the government's digital payments push

Higher MSPs a welcome step, but more actions needed, says Swaminathan

Swaminathan said the economic and ecological health of agriculture was not good, and that was clear from the massive protests by kisan organisations and the re-occurrence of farmer suicides