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Centre, states to meet on Jan 19 to discuss 348 mining leases near expiry

The deliberations at the meeting, Narendra Singh Tomar said, will help the Centre to further improve the policy environment and address different issues facing the mining sector

Andhra Pradesh CM files fresh plea for Vizag, Vijayawada metro projects

The Centre had eventually "rejected" the Vijayawada Metro proposal in March 2017 saying it was "not financially viable"

Finished steel exports surge 29% in December; imports slip 26%

Steel Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh has said India should export six to seven per cent of its total steel production from the existing 1.5 per cent

Chhattisgarh to explore investment opportunities in Australia

The state government is eyeing to ink an agreement with the Brisbane city council for developing Naya Raipur as a sister city

Govt, NGOs should project self-employment as respectable: President Kovind

People should take up self-employment, not because of compulsion but because they choose to, he said

Soon, passengers have to pay more for using railway cloak rooms, lockers

The railway board has now empowered Divisional Railway Managers to raise the usage fee for the service at stations

Government to auction over 9,400 'enemy' properties worth Rs 1 trillion

Nodal officers are being appointed by state governments to coordinate identification, vesting and valuation of enemy properties, the official said

Arun Jaitley launches India's first agro options contract in guar seeds

GDP growth not justifiable unless benefits reach farmers, says Arun Jaitley

Budget 2018: Govt may drop proposal on self-reporting of income estimates

Experts in the know said the proposal was likely to be dropped in view of adverse comments received from stakeholders

Air India divestment: Govt mulls VRS, absorbing employees in other PSUs

Meanwhile, a parliamentary panel is likely to suggest that Air India should be given at least five years for revival

Textile ministry wants early nod for Rs 1.7-bn knitwear package from FinMin

Exporters believe that the package can ease the pain, especially after the goods and services tax rollout

India to post average GDP growth of 7.3% over 2020-22: Morgan Stanley

According to the Morgan Stanley, the structural growth story in India remains strong from a medium-term perspective

Will India's rank change? WB to recalculate ease of doing business rankings

The World Bank's chief economist said he would recalculate national rankings of business competitiveness going back at least four years

E-commerce players to fight next war with Artificial Intelligence

According to industry experts, around $2.5 billion might be spent by the three players on AI and ML in 2018

States gear up to auction 72 mineral blocks by end of this financial year

The Centre has also amended the Mineral Auction Rules to make the process less cumbersome

UN hails India, China's climate change fight when 'others are failing'

The G77 is the largest intergovernmental organisation of developing countries in the UN

Stressed power projects: FM Arun Jaitley holds review meeting with lenders

Mundra project has accumulated losses of Rs 64.57 billion against a paid-up equity of Rs 60.83 billion

How World Bank unfairly influenced its own competitiveness rankings

The World Bank's chief economist said he would recalculate national rankings of business competitiveness going back at least four years

Kolkata Port Trust to auction 1,600 acres on 30-yr lease in next 6 months

A pre-bid meeting to lease around 30 plots was held last week which was attended by around 60 people

Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to India: Diamond trade, investments on agenda

Raw non-industrial diamonds figure significantly in bilateral trade