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Bharatmala project to turn to finance ministry for allocation of funds

Bharatmala is the largest highways project after the National Highways Development Programme

NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant gets extension till June 30 next year

Kant was appointed the CEO of the government think tank on February 17, 2016 for a two-year term

Govt allows investors to set off losses against long-term capital gains tax

The Union Budget 2018 proposes to levy a 10% LTCG tax on gains above Rs 100,000 from selling securities

Prove superiority for differential pricing, NPPA tells pharma companies

The NPPA has said it will allow different prices for drug eluting stents only if the manufacturers can prove the superiority of stents

Modi's West Asia visit: Counter-terror, cooperation on defence top agendas

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing the sixth World Government Summit in Dubai

Global firms to push domestic digital payments to $1 trn over next 5 years

India has already started showing early signs in voracious consumption of data

Import duty on sugar may be hiked to 100% to protect farmers: Food ministry

India's sugar production estimate has been revised upward by 4 per cent to 26.1 million tonnes in the current 2017-18 marketing year (October-September)

A costly affair: Draft National Mineral Policy dashes hopes of investments

India is one of the least explored countries in the world with an exploration spend of $15-20 million annually

Budget impact: RBI may keep policy rates unchanged, talk tough on inflation

We expect the Monetary Policy Committee to tilt towards a hawkish tone from its neutral tone, say economists

Better to sell pakodas than be jobless: Amit Shah backs Modi in Rajya Sabha

'Making pakodas is not shameful, what is shameful is comparing such a person with a beggar,' he said and pointed out that a chaiwala's son has become PM today

Copper producers switch to provisional pricing; aim to avoid losses

Aim to avoid losses from sudden spurt in procurement costs

Budget 2018: Jaitley creates two funds worth Rs 100 bn for animal husbandry

Taken together, the value of new funds is around 30% more than total budgetary allocation for entire agriculture ministry

Services PMI logs fastest growth in 3 months in January, expands to 51.7

Moreover, the rate of job creation was the fastest since last September

CRISIL SME TRACKER: Budget 2018's focus on MSMEs to spur job creation

The MSME sector employs over 111 million people and contributes nearly 31 per cent of India's GDP

Trai advises speed measurement apps to make methods public for comparison

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) released a "white paper" spelling out the methodology

So far, states not in favour of petrol, diesel inclusion into GST: Jaitley

Five petroleum items have been kept out of GST as they are considered cash cows, giving both the Centre and states bulk of their tax revenues

Boeing wants to sell F/A-18 jets to Navy for share in Indian defence market

India's navy last year invited proposals for 57 jets for its aircraft carriers

Western region to top crude oil refining capacity by 2030 at 242 mn tonnes

Growth in crude oil refining capacity would be fuelled by a staggering growth in the country's energy consumption, says report

Why it makes sense for you to minimise exposure to longer-duration funds

Investors should have only a 10 per cent allocation to longer duration funds; fixed-deposit investors should go for shorter-term deposits

Corporate tax to come down to 25% once exemptions end, says Arun Jaitley

In the Union Budget 2018-19, presented last week, Jaitley provided for lower tax rate for corporates with turnover of up to Rs 250 crore