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Budget 2018: Finance Ministry decides not to recreate an omnibus development bank

Instead, the ministry has cleared a proposal from at least one line ministry to create a specialised financing arm quite like the IRFC

Economic Survey 2018: Investments trump savings, and 9 other new facts

Interestingly, the survey notes that Indian parents continue to have children until they get the desired number of sons

Economic Survey 2018: FY18 GDP at 6.75%; GST, bankruptcy code growth drivers

Reforms of the past year to allow real GDP growth to reach 7.5% in 2018-19, regain fastest growing major economy tag for India

Govt working to provide house to every poor, homeless by 2022: Prez Kovind

President Ram Nath Kovind said Modi government will do everything to empower the minorities but not appease them

Budget 2018: Economic Survey 2017-18 out today- Were past editions accurate?

Business Standard looks at past surveys to analyse what their priorities and challenges were

Budget 2018: Govt to 'leave no stone unturned' in passing triple talaq Bill

The government met leaders of political parties at a meeting in Parliament House on Sunday and also sought their cooperation

Budget 2018 issues: After note ban, tax base, digital drive up, realty down

Ahead of Union Budget 2018-19, Business Standard and PwC take a look at the impact of demonetisation on economy in one year

Share of container cargo to traffic handled by major ports highest in Dec

Increased containerisation demand lifts volumes

Dec factory output growth to fall to 5.5-6% from 17-month high in Nov: D&B

The D&B Economy Forecast of January notes IIP is still expected to clock a good growth in December 2017 due to the low base effect at play

After 11 years, Rs 100-bn Udangudi power project finally set to take off

To be funded by Rural Electrification Corporation, the project will be executed by BHEL in 42 months

Industries using iron ore want NMDC to roll back raw material price hike

The demand comes in the wake of a fear of further price hike in iron ore by NMDC for February after sharp hike in January

New indirect taxes: Jobs boom at top accounting firms in India and Gulf

Another expert said while the size of the indirect tax market had seen a tremendous increase, it would shrink once GST stabilises

Budget 2018: Govt may finally give industry status to real estate sector

To boost the numbers of indirect and ancillary jobs, Finance ministry has decided to grant the demand

Small public sector banks in drive to shed corporate and big biz loans

Bankers caution that this would be a lengthy affair and cutting of corporate exposure by at least 15 per cent by March 2019 was very tough

Labour ministry raises concerns over bail-in clause in FRDI Bill

Officials say move may impact medical benefits under ESIC; clause says depositors' money can be used to infuse capital in ailing financial institutions

Global technology start-ups to gain from proposed national mining policy

Australia-based start-ups Vayeron, FDP Mining, XDR, Quick Safety and Artemis Intelligent Robotic Systems are some of these

Time for governments to transform online experiences, says survey

Vantage point: Insights from cutting-edge research

GST: What are requirements for clearance of samples supplied free of cost?

The GST law specifically restricts input tax credit in respect of goods disposed of by way of free samples

Export Import Bank raises $10 billion in London Stock Exchange bond

The proceeds raised will be used by the EXIM Bank to support Indian project exports, overseas investment by way of long term credit and its lines of credit portfolio

Finance ministry to conduct performance review of heads of 12 banks

The Reserve Bank has put 12 public sector banks (PSBs) under watch in view of lagging on certain performance parameters