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Prices slumping, include milk in Rs 35-bn stabilisation fund: Farm Ministry

Move will enable states and milk unions increase procurement from farmers

H2FY18 GDP growth should be better: Experts

Gross domestic product is now estimated to grow an annual 6.5% in FY18

India forecasts FY18 GDP growth at 6.5% vs 7.1% in FY17

GVA pegged at 6.1%; implicit calculation suggests H2FY18 growth will be 7%, says TCA Anant

Domestic IT spend to grow 11.6% to Rs 2.33 trn in '18: Coeus Age Consulting

The domestic spending in 2017 grew at a slower pace of 10.3 per cent as against the forecast of 12.9 per cent growth, impacted by demonetisation and GST rollout

Full text: Govt estimates show India's FY18 GDP growth slowing down to 6.5%

Govt expected economic growth to slow down to 6.5% in the financial year ending in March

Despite spike in RBI's costs, govt likely to get extra dividend for FY18

The central bank's cost for printing notes rose by a staggering 135 per cent, provisions for transfer to contingency funds were up 14 times

Railways earning stands at Rs 6.7 bn through flexi fare system

Under the flexi fare formula, base fare increases from 10% to 50%

FM Jaitley may present first post-GST Budget on February 1: Govt official

Only proposals for changes in direct taxes, both personal income tax and corporate tax, besides customs duty, are likely to be presented in the Budget along with new schemes and programmes of the govt

Fix limits for airline tickets, cancellation charges: Parliamentary panel

The recommendations were made by the Parliamentary Standing Committee's 256th report on "Issues related to improving consumers' satisfaction of airlines"

Stir to intensify if Budget has proposals against workers: K Hemalata

Last month, trade unions held massive protests in the national capital against the government's labour law reform proposals

From CCTV cameras to more washrooms: Railways puts women's safety on track

Modi govt likely to announce 2018 as the year of women's safety in Railways in the upcoming Budget

FY18 GDP advance estimates today: A look at hits & misses of the past

Advance Estimates are used for computing Budget numbers such as fiscal deficit

Budget session of Parliament to begin from Jan 29; Union Budget on Feb 1

The first phase of the session will be from January 29 to February 9

World Bank-assisted 'SANKALP project' worth $675 mn to be implemented: FM

SANKALP is a skill development programme, where the outcomes will be measured through Disbursement Linked Indicators

Ex-RBI Guv warned against pre-poll loan waiver promises by parties: Jaitley

He neither named the former RBI governor, nor the date on which the letter was written to the poll panel chief

NPCI's digital transactions surge to 145 mn in December 2017

Transactions on UPI rose exponentially post July last year when the number was 11.44 million

Govt may update socio-economic census periodically to track poverty decline

After the trials, based on the final results, the models could be adopted for the entire country

India's wind power sector losing steam as capacity addition tapers off

Major wind power companies are staring at thinning financials and dry order books

FY18 GDP advance estimates today: Growth to slip below 7%, say experts

Central Statistics Office is scheduled to release its advance estimates of national income 2017-18 on Friday

US freezes most aid, military equipment delivery to Pak: Top developments

US has announced that it was freezing most security aid and the delivery of military equipment because Islamabad continues to shelter terrorists despite several warnings from President Donald Trump an