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Employment to be main criterion for coastal economic zones

Under its Sagarmala programme, the government had in July 2016 announced building 14 CEZs, which will be aligned to ports in maritime states

GoM to meet businesses, experts on GST return simplification today

As per the structure being worked out, businesses having zero tax liability for six consecutive months may get to file returns only twice a year

Govt to distribute millets like bajra via PDS

The government also declared some millets, which have high nutritive value, 'Nutri-Cereals' for production, consumption and trade point of view

Air India should be run by an Indian firm, says RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat

Bhagwat addressed a 500-member gathering comprising of stock market participants, brokers and fund managers

Govt plans new Delhi-Mumbai express highway for Rs 1 trillion: Gadkari

An ambitious scheme of developing Eastern and Western Peripheral Expressways around Delhi was taken up, and the Eastern Peripheral Expressway will be inaugurated by PM Modi on April 29

India must grow at 18% to ensure jobs to growing workforce: World Bank

Insufficient female labour participation, employment key challenges, says the report

A year later, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code is still work-in-progress

Bankruptcy proceedings continue to drag on in several cases beyond the expected time-frame, with borrowers and unsuccessful bidders challenging the process in civil courts

FDI threshold set at $20 million for merchant banking, asset management

These activities also include money changing business and credit rating agencies

Centre asks states, Union Territories to integrate with PayGov India

The integration will enable citizens to make online and mobile-based payments for availing of government services, payment of taxes, and utility bills

Air India: A white elephant in the sky

Domestic players have backed out, and international players have several pre-conditions before they submit expressions of interest for Air India

Three oil PSU cos to distribute 70,000 LPG connections in Gujarat on Apr 20

Around 15,000 'LPG panchayats' will be held across the country under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

India fastest growing but must create 8.1 mn jobs annually: World Bank

World Bank projected the growth rate to increase further to 7.5 per cent in the following two years

NABARD breather for small farmers in Chhattisgarh's un-electrified villages

This will be the first project of NABARD to provide solar pump sets for the minor irrigation project

Investment projects worth Rs 550 billion to be rolled out in April: Yogi

When all the projects would get materialised, a total of 3.5 million jobs would be created, said Yogi Adityanath

CBDT seeks suggestions to bring transparency in cross-national transactions

CBDT has sought feedback from all stakeholders by April 30

Why the monsoon is so crucial for PM Modi, inflation & the RBI policy

The IMD will come out with a second forecast for the 2018 monsoon rains in June

Bengaluru highest paying city; pharma, healthcare firms top paymasters

Bangalore is followed by Pune at Rs 100,000 NCR and Mumbai Rs 990,000 lakh and Rs 920,000, respectively

PNB scam, fiscal slippage dent business optimism in June quarter: Report

Dun and Bradstreet said in its report that business optimism had hit 91% in the first quarter of 2018

Why chances of India being named a currency manipulator are slim

The Treasury cited India's "significant" trade surplus with the US and increased purchases of foreign currency last year as reasons for increased scrutiny of the Asian economy

Kerala rejects state Finance Commission's views on tax devolution

This comes after the state government delayed the presentation of the State Finance Commission report in the legislative assembly by two years