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Govt e-market seeks Nasscom help

Start-ups with smaller operations and selling a particular product have faced the brunt of operational issues

Statsguru: Exports rebound

The trade deficit for November is pegged at $13.82 billion

Govt should dilute stake in PSBs to 33% in next 3 yrs: CII

Currently, PSBs are majorly owned by the government with a minimum stake of 58 per cent which has now been relaxed to 52 per cent

Indian Railways may soon shorten recruitment process from 2 yrs to 6 months

Hit by a severe staff crunch, Railways is mulling shortening the process by introducing online tests and through other measures

LPG subsidy flow stops after credits to Airtel accounts

Beneficiaries say unaware that sops were paid to payments bank accounts

Indian Railways now has a Rs 12,000-cr plan to make your travel safer

Railways has cleared a Rs 12,000-crore proposal to equip electric locomotives with the latest European train protection system

GST: What is treatment for supplies made within the warranty period?

The supplier should be required to transport the goods covered under warranty under cover of a delivery challan

Indian exports to China soars 53% to $1.24 bn in October

India-China trade increased by 13.56 per cent year-on-year to reach $6.33 billion in October

For first time, India not being blamed for collapse of WTO talks: Prabhu

The minister said that US objections were not directed against India but some other country, probably China

Nearly 140 mn PAN cards linked to Aadhaar so far: UIDAI

The Supreme Court last week extended the deadline for linking Aadhaar to all services including new bank accounts and mobile phone connections, to March 31, 2018

Not all banks will get capital support of the government in FY18

Capital infusion would be contingent upon performance, reforms undertaken and future road map, official said

Political realities weighing on economic decisions by the govt?

States including Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhatisgarh and Karnataka are due for polls in 2018. Inevitably, it would be the popular voters' sentiment that would be factored, Assocham said

ONGC tears into DGH proposal to auction its oil, gas fields

DGH has in the policy proposed to auction the fields to the bidder who commits the maximum investment and pledges the largest share of its net revenue to the government

Open MSME intensive branches: FinMin to PSU banks

The decision to this respect was taken in the 'PSB Manthan' organised by the finance ministry last month.

350 infra projects see cost overrun of Rs 1.95 lakh crore

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation monitors infrastructure projects worth Rs 150 crore and above.

Civil aviation ministry may face funding crunch for UDAN

A senior ministry official said funds available for providing VGF might not be enough as more routes become operational under UDAN.

Urban Affairs Ministry to protect consumers' interest in real estate sector

The central government has amended the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules 1961, in this regard.

A year after payment digitisation, Assam tea workers still rely on cash

Assam government initiated an ambitious plan to open bank accounts for all registered tea workers and asked the gardens to route the payment via banks

GST Council firm on e-way Bill despite traders' concern

Movement of goods to be tracked online from Feb 1, pan-India rollout by June ; move likely to arrest tax evasion but seen as a hurdle for business

More traders paying taxes on GSTN: Sushil Kumar Modi

IT glitches ironed out, GoM to look at e-way Bill implementation