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Coal India target for power sector pegged at 513 mn tonnes for next fiscal

Power, Coal & Railways ministry to jointly develop portal to track coal transport

Thermal power plants under stress on rising coal, freight costs

Icra expects a partial pass-through by private IPPs with a competitive bid based PPAs for the balance coal-based generation

Harley Davidson to get cheaper as govt cuts import duty on high-end bikes

Earlier, import of motorcycles with engine capacity of 800cc or less used to attract 60 per cent duty, while those with capacity of 800cc or more attracted 75 per cent duty

RBI's rules on NPAs may add to provisioning burden but aid in loan recovery

Bankers said the new framework would force defaulted accounts to the resolution path

EPFO may pare investments in debt instruments as corporate bonds dry up

What's more EPFO must invest 35-45% of its yearly income in these bonds, which interest rate on par with, or at times lower than, state development loans

Torrent Power, ReNew, Green Infra win big projects in fourth wind bidding

Lowest tariff discovered Rs 2.44/unit quoted by 4 players

64% Indians agree GST caused disruption among biz: Accountants' survey

About 70 per cent of people surveyed think that AI will replace professional accountants in the next 10 years, making them obsolete

Abu Dhabi's oil firm to help fill India's strategic reserve, says Pradhan

It would take three very large crude carriers (VLCCs) to fill 5.86 million barrels or 0.75 million tonnes of space it has taken in Mangaluru

Top six steel firms' share in India's total steel output 58% in Apr-Jan

JPC is the only institution in the country which collects and maintains data on the Indian iron and steel industry

'Operation Greens' to be discussed next week to boost supplies of veggies

Food Processing Secretary J P Meena said the key features of the scheme will mostly likely be ready by April

Govt likely to make GPS mandatory in feature phones for women safety

Several government officials have said that GPS on phones is a must for the panic button feature to be a success

Stoppage of mining in Goa to impact revenue of Rs 34 billion

Goa exporters' association writes to state Chief Minister

UP Investors' Summit: Adityanath to lay out industrial land 'a la carte'

Landbank spanning over 25,000 acres on menu for industrialists

Lead by PSBs, NPAs soar 34.5% in Q3; pain to linger on, claims report

Public sector banks had a weaker performance on various indicators, including the key parameter of NPAs and also profitability, according to the agency

Revenues from GST could cross Rs 1 trillion a month post anti-evasion steps

The estimated collection for 8 months (July-February) of the current financial year is Rs 4.44 trn

India's telecommunications security threat to WTO compliance: US Chambers

The Chambers noted that level and frequency of engagement between the US and Indian governments in 2017 continued to be a source of hope for the future

January inflation at 5.1%; RBI may cut rates by 25 bps in August: BofAML

While Budget 2018 has hiked minimum support prices, the inflationary impact is likely to be muted as ruling wholesale prices are already higher than the revised MSP

Balancing farmers', consumers' interests a tightrope walk: Assocham

With vegetables and fruits having seen notorious gyrations in prices, the overall CPI inflation may well cross even the limit of four per cent by the RBI

RBI overhauls stressed asset framework, gives 180 days for NPA resolution

Matter to be referred to Insolvency Board within 15 days

Retail inflation eases to 5.07% in Jan, industrial output for Dec at 7.1%

Infrastructure and construction grew 6.7%, against 13.89% in November