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Budget 2018: Airlines want lower tax burden on pilots to stop 'brain drain'

Carriers are currently bearing the tax expense of pilots leading to higher expenditure

Run-up to Budget 2018-19: Roads, railway construction in the slow lane

Highway, railway spending on track till Nov; rural roads develop at slower pace

UP CM Yogi Adityanath to launch 'One District, One Product' scheme

ODOP is aimed at giving a major push to traditional industries synonymous with the respective districts of the state

Budget 2018: Govt may use loss-making firms' land for 'housing for all'

Under PMAY (U), people can avail benefits under various components to buy a house in urban areas

KodakOne blockchain and crypto coin: A new kind of intellectual property?

Kodak's plan is to use the Ethereum blockchain to build a digital rights management platform for photographs

Modi-Netanyahu meet: Why there are limitations to India-Israel relations

The Israeli prime minister may want closer ties with India as the situation in Palestine deteriorates, but that's not going to be easy

Thanks to FDI norms tweak, joint audits will boost Indian entities

With the new regime, if there is a requirement for compulsory appointment of a foreign auditor in the shareholders' agreement, then there should be a joint audit

India needs more inclusive, active social policies, says Jean Dreze

Dreze also expressed concern over widespread underemployment and stagnating wages, which according to him, reflected 'lopsidedness of economic growth in India'

Ease of doing business indicators, methodology designed on hard data: WB

The World Bank's chief economist Paul Romer told The Wall Street Journal on Friday that the organisation changed methodology of its 'doing business' rankings in ways that were unfair and misleading

As Netanyahu arrives, will Spike missile go the Rafale fighter route?

Spike, which has a range of only 2,500 metres, requires the infantryman to remain exposed for almost 30 seconds, while he guides the flying missile towards the target

Jittery over govt's anti-profiteering drive under GST, firms may move court

Companies, mainly in FMCG and IT segments, complain of ambiguity in rules

Exempt export units from 'sunset clause' to boost trade: SEZs to govt

They say frequent change in govt policies has led to 'trust deficit' in such export promotion zones and affected fresh investments

Modi breaks protocol, receives Israel PM Netanyahu at Delhi airport

Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to India is only the second by an Israeli prime minister and comes after a gap of 15 years

IDFC Bank-Capital First merger: The making of V Vaidyanathan as a banker

Right career moves and retail banking boom have helped Vaidyanathan reach the corner office

Statsguru: World economy experiencing recovery with investment activity

Falling production costs and efficiency gains have lowered the break-even price for the shale oil industry

IDFC Bank and its hunger for growth: Story of merger with Capital First

IDFC Bank would issue 139 shares for every 10 shares of Capital First; m-cap of combined entity would be Rs 313 bn

Why India ranked 30th in WEF's manufacturing index, behind China & Thailand

WEF listed human capital and sustainable resources as the two key challenges for India and said the country needs to continue to raise the capabilities of its fast-growing labour force

Freer hand likely in hiring contract workers for ancillary businesses

The present law empowers state or central governments to prohibit the hiring of contract labour

Govt sitting still on GST refunds

Issues in filing of GSTR-1 returns, due to system glitches,an impression is gaining ground that the government is not keen on granting refunds due to the shortfall in revenues

What will be the place of supply in case of an auction sale under GST law?

The place of supply of goods would be the location at the time the delivery of goods terminates for supply to the recipient