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NITI Aayog launches ranking of 'aspirational' 101 districts in India

From the beginning of next fiscal year from April 1, this real-time data collection and monitoring will be open for public viewing

India beckons big tech firms, allows imports of used goods for repair

China plans to impose additional duties on up to $3 billion of US imports, mainly in response to Washington's import tariffs on steel and aluminium

Ease of Doing business: W Bengal moves from laggard to leader among peers

State set to grab pole position in 3rd edition of rankings, which are likely to be out early April, Delhi expected to score low

Delhi reduces power rates across slabs for domestic & industrial consumers

In the domestic segment, the reduction has been close to 25 per cent across all slabs with lowest rate being Rs 3 per unit now

April-Feb fiscal deficit at Rs 7.15 trillion, 120% of FY18 target

the finance ministry asserted that the target will be met, which means expenditure might be curtailed substantially or carried forward to next year

Things will soon improve for telecom sector, says Manoj Sinha

Due to the decline in revenue, licence fee and spectrum charges paid to the government also fell in the quarter

Deposit growth and credit expansion a tale of contrasts in 2017-18

Year-on-year growth moved into double digits (10.7%) in December 2017

Register on e-way bill platform ahead of Apr 1 rollout: Adhia to businesses

Adhia said the company handling the backbone of the new indirect tax regime, GST Network, is much better prepared to roll out the new system from April 1

Railways on track to hire 110,000 in FY19; set for massive revamp in RPF

Women count in RPF to increase 2.5 times

Govt asks US for waiver from 25% tariff on steel and 10% on aluminium

Indian Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale met US Trade Representative Robert E. Lighthizer ten days ago and asked that the new trade measures not apply to India

Organic food exports surge but certification remains a major issue

Lack of synergy between various endorsing agencies is stifling growth, say experts

Hyderabad leads office space growth in South, Bengaluru still leads market

Chennai may see an estimated 15 million sq ft of office space to get absorbed in the next five years creating close to 2,00,000 new white collar jobs in the city

After start-ups, agritechnology revolution on the cards for Karnataka

As the farmers suffer, technology could be the solution to their problems by giving them greater yields at lesser inputs

Govt wants to sell 76% stake in AI; new owner to bear 48% of Rs 470-bn debt

Minimum net worth requirement to bid for Air India set at Rs 50 bn

Public sector banks anticipate tough Q4 as RBI tightens NPA norms

RBI last month scrapped numerous loan restructuring programmes including Corporate Debt Restructuring, Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets or S4A, Strategic Debt Restructuring

April-Feb fiscal deficit touches 120% of full-year target at Rs 7.2 trn

Net tax receipts in the first 11 months of 2017/18 fiscal year were Rs 1.03 trn

Due diligence amid corporate defaults delaying projects of Rs 250 bn in UP

Yogi government had netted investment proposals of Rs 4.68 trillion at Investors Summit

Vegetable price decline gives RBI room to hold rates, say analysts

The RBI has promised to be tough on inflation, but it has also been mindful of an economy that grew 7.2 percent in October-December

SFBs and Payments Banks' physical approach, financial literacy reduce fraud

Despite reducing paperwork and simplifying processes, most customers require assistance, thereby concentrating transactions at physical branches.

Aadhaar-PAN linking deadline extended to June 30; what you must know

Earlier deadlines for linking Aadhaar with PAN were July 31, August 31 and Dec 31, 2017, with the last being March 31 this year