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Govt not considering banning other commercials: I&B Minister Smriti Irani

Asked if condom companies were likely to incur losses due to the ban on certain adverts, she said no such study has been done in this regard

15th Finance Commission: A challenge and an opportunity

The tax buoyancies have been affected by the transition to the goods and services tax (GST) and the GST compensation to states will continue till 2022

Bypass route: How Railways will get back Rs 27.5 bn lost due to Jharia fire

The existing line that was running through the Jharia coalfields area was under threat of caving in due to an underground fire

Telangana aims to generate 125,000 jobs by setting up 2 IT clusters

The state government said it is in discussions with as many as 30 IT firms to convince them to set up their operations in the proposed IT clusters

Agri reform agenda: Yogi government to amend UP APMC Act

The state also favours private investment in the vast state agricultural marketing set up for maximising farmers' income and weeding our middlemen

India looks to boost plastic, chemicals and forest goods export

India's export of these products accounts for less than two per cent in the international market

Corporate sector showing signs of revival as GST impact diminishes: Icra

The impact was evident in tractor sales too, which surged by 16% in FY 2018

India probes cheap detergent chemical import from China

In a notification, the DGAD said prima facie it has found sufficient evidence of dumping of the chemical

Maharashtra bandh: Loss of over Rs 7 bn as protests put brakes on business

Incident will impact trade and tourism in the state, fear industry associations

Bank recapitalisation: Govt seeks parliament nod for an extra Rs 800 bn

Last October, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced the plan to recapitalise banks with Rs 2.11 trillion over two years

State glosses over as OMC skips penalty for Roida C mine

"It (closure of Roida C mine) is not impacting the OMC mines as the demand notice was served to IDCOL", said R Vineel Krishna, managing director at OMC

DTC ridership thrown under the bus as Metro, taxis see surge

The steady fall in number of buses and daily ridership coincides with the biggest political change Delhi saw in decades

Services bounce back to growth in December on fresh biz, reveals PMI

However, expansion in just some industries such as information & communications and finance & insurance primarily drove overall business activity

Tharoor-Swaraj's war of words in LS over making Hindi official UN language

Tharoor questioned the need to push it while the Minister called his remark "ignorant".

Mumbai bandh: City suffers as trains crawl, buses stoned, flights cancelled

377 flights, both flying into and out of the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA), which is the world's busiest single-runway airport, were delayed.

Going from Srinagar to Leh will be easier with this tunnel costing Rs 68 bn

The Project aims at the construction of 14.15 km long two-lane bi-directional single tube tunnel

India calls off $500 million deal for Israeli anti-tank missiles

The announcement comes a couple of weeks before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is due to visit India

GST impact: Cos mull legal options over reduction in area-based exemptions

The exemptions were available to eligible manufacturing units in J&K, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and others for a period of 10 years

Taxman plans to match GST invoices to plug revenue leakage

Move in response to falling GST revenue collections

Electric cars may soon sport green number plates

Three-year free parking and toll waiver also part of NITI Aayog's draft policy