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Modi's 'UDAN' project faces fund crunch as too many airlines come on board

While govt's initial assessment was Rs 3 billion, a manifold rise in the number of participating airlines has increased the funding requirement to Rs 12 billion

Proposed CEZs have revenue exemption issues: NITI Aayog's Rajiv Kumar

Asked about the status of the project, Kumar said the proposal was forwarded to the Union finance ministry, and "it's in process"

Budget 2018: From digitisation to NPAs, a lot expected for banking sector

PwC and Business Standard look at the current scenario in India's banking sector, the issues facing it and what the industry expects from Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in upcoming Union Budget 2018-19

Sharp contrast: At 4.96%, Dec retail food inflation higher than wholesale

Wholesale food inflation declined from 6.06% in November to 4.72% in December

E-way bill to rate cut for 29 items: Key decisions at Thursday's GST meet

GST Council slashed GST rates on 54 services and 29 items; 15 states to start intra-state e-way bill from February 1

GST Council meet: UDAN gets 3-year tax exemption for viability gap funding

A total of 128 routes connecting 70 airports were awarded in the first round of bidding under the scheme

25th GST Council meet: Here's the complete list of revised items

Items cover the whole gamut from bottled water to natural gas

Get your act together and stop giving excuses for call drops: DoT to telcos

Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan said spectrum scarcity can no longer be cited as reason given ongoing consolidation in industry

Bid proposals for aviation scheme up 4-fold but Modi govt faces fund crunch

Government mulls increasing levy to bridge funding gap

Doubling foreign tourist arrivals in three years possible: K J Alphons

MoS for tourism says his department will act as a facilitator for the development of tourism sector

FM Arun Jaitley chairs pre-Budget 2018 meet with state finance ministers

The Union Budget for 2018-19 will be presented in Parliament on February 1

Govt simplifies Make in India rules for defence firms, offers 50 projects

The ministry is offering around 50 potential projects with an assurance of orders on prototype completion and foreclosure protection

ISMA raises sugar output estimate by 4% to 26 mn tonnes due to good monsoon

Sugar prices have started falling below the cost of production and this could lead to cane payment arrears

Planning your train journey in advance may soon become cost-effective

The panel has also proposed discounts for tickets booked after charting

Indo-Israel friendship is a match made in heaven, says Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu said there is a similarity between how he changed the landscape in Israel and the way Modi is working

Yogi Adityanath wants modern education in UP madrassas, Sanskrit schools

He was addressing a coordination meeting of minority welfare ministers of nine states

Demonetisation, GST effects: Default surge in affordable housing temporary

LTV ratios are regulated in India by National Housing Board, which means that no loan can cover less than 50% or more than 90% of asset value

Yogi Adityanath government okays metro projects worth Rs 470 billion

UP Metro Rail Corp to borrow loans worth Rs 240 billion

Balancing act: Modi to visit West Asia in Feb with eye on $75-bn investment

Modi will want to take up $75 bn worth of investments in India's infrastructure sector that Emirates had promised India from its sovereign fund

Tamil Nadu govt to come out with Aerospace & Defence policy: Palaniswami

The state govt has requested the Defence Ministry to set up manufacturing facility by HAL for Light Combat Aircrafts and Helicopters