Page 2753 - Economy & Policy News

I&B Ministry, Prasar Bharati in tussle over appointment of director

Government wants to make exception to rules to appoint a bureaucrat for one term

India shifts export focus to processed fruits, vegetables for better gains

Data compiled by Agricultural and Processed Food Export Development Authority showed over 15% decline in export of fresh vegetables

GST shadow over tea industry realisations despite positive global cues

Small buyers account for 35 per cent of the total auction sales pegged at 450-465 million kg

Sugar mills, farmers stress to continue despite increase in prices

Cane crushing still unviable, farmers dues may sky rocket: incentivising exports is the solution

States may lose Rs 120 bn in share of central taxes over road & infra cess

The road and infrastructure cess will now effectively generate the same amount to the Central revenues in the next financial year

India emerges largest shrimp exporter to USA, exports increase 32%

Lower anti-dumping duty and opening up of market by the US buyers has allowed Indian exporters to send more products to the USA

India-Iran to discuss Farzad-B gas field, Chabahar during Rouhani's visit

Rouhani will visit New Delhi to hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday

Another model Act likely to enable lessee farmers to access credit

The Centre is looking to frame another model Act to give a sort of license to lessee cultivators without compromising on the legal rights of the landholder

Delhi-Mumbai, Delhi-Kolkata are among top ten air routes in India

The absolute number of seats allocated in these routes has seen a sharp increase in the last ten years

LTCG tax won't impact National Pension Scheme investments: PFRDA chairman

However, it will have an impact on tier II accounts, also known as non-pension account, he said

Modi to open Maharashtra investment summit, Branson and Ambani to attend

The PM would also do the land breaking ceremony for the second airport in Navi Mumbai to be set up by GVK group.

What premature closure of Public Provident Fund means for you

The Public Provident Fund (PPF) is one of the best methods to save on taxes and enjoy other long-term benefits

In the wake of Jammu terror strike, MoD clears Rs 160 bn rifle procurement

The defence ministry has gone through several long-running acquisition processes for assault rifles and carbines but cancelled them all, most recently last year

Time-tested tool to win elections, Modi lets India's subsidy bill surge

India's food subsidies in the financial year starting April 1 have almost doubled from five years ago

Number of rich Indians up 12% but collective wealth is up only 5%: Report

The number of ultra-high networth households in the country, which represents those with a networth of over Rs 250 million or more, has grown 12 per cent to over 16 million in 2017

India market is recovering after GST, says PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi

Pepsico's business in India registered a "mid-single digit (volume) growth" during the quarter, she said

PF body proposes decreasing administrative charges for employers

The EPFO has proposed to decrease the administrative charges to 0.50 per cent from 0.65 per cent of the worker's monthly income that goes as employer's share

Explained: Why Delhi airport always fails to meet flight-handling demand

Even as it has three runways, Delhi's IGI airport barely manages to handle 73 air traffic movements during peak hours, against airlines' combined demand for 90

I-T raid cases not to be processed under e-assessment system: CBDT

If an assessee objects to electronic assessment, it may be 'kept on hold' for the time being

Merger of three PSU general insurers likely before next fiscal-end

Chiefs of the three firms will have first meeting on this issue with govt on Feb 16