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GST impact: E-way bills not reducing transporters' cost and travel time

Truckers find ways to game the system as bribes, detours increase transporters' cost and travel time

GST mop-up will touch Rs 1 trillion a month in FY19, says Hasmukh Adhia

Refunds have improved substantially now, 90 per cent of claims have already been approved or rejected

Bihar Cabinet okays transfer of Digha-Patna railway land to road dept

State cabinet also gave nod to construction of Danapur-Khagaul road at an estimated cost of Rs 578.7 million

Maharashtra ban effect? Airlines go green, cut plastic cutlery, trash bags

Though the move comes as part of a larger commitment towards environment, it isn't clear whether the state order is applicable to airlines

GST provisions on TDS/TCS, reverse charge mechanism deferred till September

GST has been rolled out from July 1, 2017, and transformed India into a 'one nation, one tax'

Natural gas, jet fuel easier candidates for inclusion in GST: Hasmukh Adhia

As and when there is a discussion on these items in the GST Council, the Council will take a call on it," Adhia said

GST in smooth phase, simple return-filing key agenda for 2nd year: Adhia

On one year of the new tax regime, Finance Secretary Hasmukh Adhia listed out the benefits of the new tax regime

Odisha government starts taking back land from failed power projects

To secure long-term power security, the state government had signed pacts with 30 IPPs, envisaging generation capacity of 37,000 Mw

Chhattisgarh records 75% crop insurance claims, govt disburses Rs 5.68 bn

Following scanty rainfall and other reasons, crops of 250,000 farmers were damaged

No more overtime allowance for govt staff under 7th pay panel; here's why

It has also been decided to link grant of overtime allowance with biometric attendance

Centre plans to celebrate July 1 as GST-Day to mark one year anniversary

Sources said the government has decided to celebrate July 1 as the GST-Day

Fiscal situation firmly under control, external profile is robust: PM Modi

Retail inflation, measured by Consumer Price Index (CPI) (CPI), has remained above four per cent since November 2017

Here's why India's life-saving plan for IDBI Bank makes no sense

It's hard to see how the transaction could bolster the reputation of any of India's three financial regulators

Global funds' India bullishness dips to lowest in five years

Consensus overweight currently slips below 100 bps, down from 800 bps in 2015

PM Modi to hard-sell govt works to India Inc, seek inputs in Mumbai today

The meeting is likely to be held at the Raj Bhavan, the official residence of the Governor

Indian companies ask govt to restrict Chinese aluminium imports

In a presentation made by the Aluminium Association of India (AAI), the industry told the government that manufacturers were suffered owing to the impact of unfavourable Free Trade Agreements

Lower threshold for 'beneficial owners'; new rules take effect from June 30

An entity or an individual holding at least 10 per cent in a company will now be considered a significant beneficial owner

GST impact: Implementation blues take a toll on Tirupur businesses

Refund delays, withdrawal of incentive schemes make Made-in-Tirupur products costlier by 10-15 per cent, say entrepreneurs

Benami properties of Rs 43 bn attached; Jaipur and Mumbai top the list

Patna has seen the least number of attachments at 30, followed by Lucknow at 50, while in Kolkata, Chandigarh, and Hyderabad, 144, 110, and 100 properties got attached, respectively

Revival package for Kerala's cashew processing industry on the anvil

The state government said it has helped over 170 private companies to restart operations in the recent past, through talks with various banks