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How the treadmill meetings have become Wall Street's new steak dinners

The sweatwork trend is growing in the finance industry

Govt reverses decision to halt coin production; mints to work at slow pace

Production was stopped since there was no space with banks or the Reserve Bank of India to store the coins

Budget 2018: Despite 100% FDI in retail, existing players want sweeter deal

Till now, single brand retailers had to source 30 per cent locally

Container freight station operators face job loss as revenue volumes drop

Direct port delivery service gains customers after being introduced at Navi Mumbai, Chennai and Mundra

Can India reap the youth dividend?

India can realise the potential of its youthful workers only if those joining the labour force can be absorbed in non-agricultural jobs, since agriculture is burdened with surplus labour

Budget 2018: How to double farmers' income

Since landholdings in India are small, income growth must be achieved by raising cropping intensity, improving resource-use efficiency and enhancing the role of the rural non-farm sector

West Bengal tops DIPP's Business Reforms Action Plan 2017 with 86.18%

The eastern state's 'implementation scorecard' stood at 86.18 per cent, the same as neighbouring Jharkhand, followed by Gujarat at 82.38 per cent

India needs 533 mn tonnes refining capacity by 2040 to meet domestic demand

If we want to retain the 25% export then the refining capacity needs to be 667 mn tonnes: Joint Secretary Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas

GST revenue to rise soon but expenditure need to be rationalised: Gopinath

The expectation is a year or two this deficit will come down, she said.

Jewellers want post offices to introduce systematic gold deposit collection

IBJA has urged the govt to maintain the current limit level of Rs 200,000 for cash transaction as per mandatory PAN limit

Sops by Nalco, Odisha govt to make aluminium park globally competitive

Aluminium park is being developed jointly by Nalco and state owned Odisha Industrial infrastructure Development Corporation (Idco)

Govt amends housing scheme guidelines under PMAY to enhance its coverage

Housing scheme is being implemented in rural areas under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin) and in urban areas under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban)

Budget 2018: Govt likely to increase agri-research allocation by up to 15%

The funds will be used on priority areas with an aim to address the country's key farm sector problem

RIL to sign pact with Israeli big data and smart city tech provider

The tie-up with mPrest will help RIL's energy business, as well as Jio, its telecom business

Nov industrial growth at 8.4%, retail inflation surges to 5.2% in Dec

IIP growth had stood at 5.7% in November 2016; CPI-based inflation in December 2017 rose to a 17-month highly, mainly on rising food prices, showed official data released on Friday

Oil surge may harden RBI outlook as inflation accelerates to 17-month high

According to the Statistics Ministry, consumer prices rose 5.21 per cent in December from a year earlier

November IIP growth jumps to 17-month high; Dec inflation rises to 5.2%

Industrial output grew at the fastest pace in 17 months to 8.4% in November

Why China wants to dominate the world's green energy markets

First, concerns over environmental degradation are very real in China, owing to issues such as air, food and water pollution, and should be acknowledged

Linking of Israeli anti-tank missiles deal likely as Netanyahu visits India

Netanyahu will be on a six-day visit to India starting Sunday, during which he will hold comprehensive talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Saudi women enter stadium for first time to watch soccer game in in Jeddah

The Saudi government allowed women to observe the game with other family members at the King Abdullah Sports City stadium, Al Arabiya local news reported on Friday.