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Chinese solar panels may cost more: Directorate suggests 70% safeguard duty

The DGS has not suggested any duty on the imports of these from the US and EU, citing low numbers

OPEC's cheer over 2018 oil rally tinged by shale worries

Benchmark Brent crude rose further above $68 a barrel on Tuesday

Telecom Commission accepts Trai proposal to raise spectrum cap for telcos

Now, the department of telecommunications will seek the Union Cabinet's approval to implement the move

Crude oil near three-year high amid tight supply, trading above $68

Brent crude, the international benchmark, was up 32 cents at $68.10 a barrel, US crude rose 37 cents to $62.10

UP demands adequate coal supply for thermal power plants

Centre has conceded to state demand of categorising the Aligarh-based Harduaganj thermal power plant as 'critical', which would now entitle it to unabated coal supply

Rs 6-trn direct tax collection rescues govt in fiscally difficult year

The fiscal deficit target faces pressure due to less growth in the gross domestic product than estimated in the Budget.

Tougher Budget? Short-term capital gains on stocks may stretch to 3 years

A section of stakeholders also wants LTCG on equities reimposed, but budgetmakers feel such a move may spook institutional investors

Budget 2018: Govt funds for cybersecurity on the decline over past 3 years

Allocation for cybersecurity in 2015-16 decreased to Rs 1.05 billion at BE stage and further to Rs 850 million at RE stage; actual expenditure was Rs 682 million

Budget 2018: FM may extend short-term capital gains tax on stocks to 3 yrs

Finance ministry may tweak tax norms for listed stocks

Relief for Indian techies, US says no change in H-1B visa extension

The USCIS "is not considering a regulatory change that would force H-1B visa holders to leave the United States by changing interpretation of section certain language in Section 104 C of the American

Govt proposes allowing all sectors to hire workers on fixed-term contracts

The government had allowed fixed-term employment only for the apparel manufacturing sector so far

India rejects US solar claim at WTO, says new protection on anvil

Renewable energy has become an area of severe trade friction as major economies compete to dominate the sector

Kamala Mills fire to Chennai floods: Why India's regulations aren't working

Year after year, people are dying in incidents that are termed 'accidents' but are actually man-made disasters

How India's food regulator allowed sale of unsafe processed food for years

By 2025, Indians are expected to eat processed food valued at Rs 72 trillion annually, while the revenues of the processed food industry forecast to touch Rs 60 trillion

WEF summit: Modi to deliver keynote speech to 3,000 global leaders in Davos

This will be the first participation by an Indian prime minister in the WEF in over two decades

GVK, Cidco set 2021-end as deadline for Navi Mumbai airport's first flight

While Maharashtra has been keen to make airport operational by December 2019, Cidco-GVK concession agreement extends launch timeframe by two years

Bharatmala or Sagarmala? Ministries face turf issue in Rs 7-trn initiative

Experts feel that it is ideal to merge the projects within these two sectors

Cash demand was falling even before note ban, suggests RBI data

The 'currency with the public' component of the money supply grew at a declining rate during the first six months of 2016, and thereafter grew negative

Insolvency professionals divided over ban on resolution outsourcing

IBBI's circular is not likely to affect the big 12 cases referred by banks on Reserve Bank of India order for insolvency, say experts, as IPEs are not involved in those cases

National logistics index: Gujarat, Punjab, Andhra best performing states

The ranking is based on parameters such as the competitiveness of pricing, timeliness and availability of infrastructure and that of services, among others