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Will see if more devolution to states served its purpose: N K Singh

The 15th Finance Commission has been asked to recommend, among other things, a road map for sound management of government finances

Cash with public at 98% of pre-note ban levels, says RBI

The CwP, on a year-on-year basis, was up 69.9 per cent or Rs 6,864.8 billion at the end of the first week of February

Trudeau gets India's promise on quarantine arrangement for Canadian pulses

Record domestic production, strict quarantine rules have slowed pulses imports from Canada

PNB fraud fallout: Govt may revive plan for real-time default disclosures

Policy makers are turning the spotlight on dealings between lenders and troubled corporates as India attempts to resolve about $210 billion in bad loans

PNB fraud: 1,200 Hyderabad Gems SEZ workers lose jobs

The livelihoods of these workers - 700 of them differently-abled and mostly women - was disrupted last week

Invoke either GAAR or principal purpose test: Asifma tells Centre

One way to address treaty abuse is to insert a PPT rule in double taxation avoidance agreements

Now, taxpayers can check return filing status of suppliers on GSTN portal

Once GST Identification Number is inserted in the system, it would show taxpayer details

World talking about India's $5-trn economy goal instead of 'Fragile 5': PM

Says share of India in world GDP increased from 2.4% to 3.1% in last four years

Govt may expand scope of fighter jet order to include twin-engine aircraft

The nation's air force and navy require as many as 400 single-and double-engine combat aircraft

Construction of $8-billion natural gas TAPI pipeline launched

The project is expected to transport 33 billion cubic metres of natural gas a year along an 1,800-kilometre route

India to achieve 175 GW installed renewable energy target before 2022: Govt

International Solar Alliance helps millions of people to provide universal energy excess, said the govt official

Only Nandan Nilekani can develop IT infra for Modicare: Mohandas Pai

According to him, it is a great move by the government as the scheme needs a massive IT infrastructure capable of handling one billion plus transactions a year

India seeks 'reasonable' oil price from Saudi Arabia: Dharmendra Pradhan

India is building a six million tonne strategic oil reserve

NBCC signs MoU for housing project near Delhi's Connaught Place

The MoU for the project was signed between Department of Economic Affairs and National Buildings Construction Corporation

India offers Saudi Arabia stake in second phase of strategic oil reserve

The government also discussed with Saudi Arabia investment opportunities in a proposed oil refinery

Sebi may tighten AIF regulations to better monitor the source of funding

The regulator may also conduct regulatory audits on the AIFs to examine the fund sourcing arrangements with investors to ensure that the present regulations are not violated

India wants tech allies, not buyer-supplier deal with nations: Telecom secy

India has significant capabilities, we can help handhold other countries with similar challenges, said Aruna Sundararajan

After two-fold growth in 2017, solar installations may trip in 2018: Study

Hike in port duty, evacuation and grid connection delays, unresolved anti-dumping duty issues to drag pace of installation

UP Investors Summit 2018: Rs 660 mn spent on Lucknow's beautification

The two-day summit was attended by 7 countries and was attended by 6000 participants

Over 5.5 million GST returns filed in January, says GSTN chairman

In December, 5.63 million GSTR-3B were filed which fetched Rs 867 billion revenue to the exchequer