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Govt raises basic customs duty on televisions, mobile phone and heater

As per a government notification, customs duty on television set has been increased to 15 per cent from the existing 10 per cent

Consensus 'intact' in GST Council despite Sushil Modi, Mitra differences

Differences pertain to past and now almost defunct empowered committee of state FMs

Digital payments revolution to transform credit disbursal

The pace at which this transformation can take place is breathtaking

Five years late, Scorpene submarine INS Kalvari joins navy

Kalvari is an excellent example of 'Make in India' and will boost Navy's might, says PM Modi

GST Council to take call on e-way bill in Saturday meet

Early implementation a possibility in view of slowing tax collections

Kerosene subsidy may go by 2020

The kerosene subsidy is expected to decline by 40% from Rs 7,595 crore in 2016-17 to Rs 4,500 crore this financial year

Govt initiates survey to count jobs under Mudra scheme

The NDA govt launched the Mudra scheme to give unsecured loans of up to Rs 10 lakh to small enterprises with the objective to provide self-employment

IBBI issues guidelines for tech standards for info utilities

Information utilities store financial information to help establish defaults and verify claims expeditiously in order to complete transactions under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code

Indiscriminate lending by Congress the biggest scam, says Piyush Goyal

The Congress government and banks used to hide NPAs under the name of stressed assets, the rail minister added

Private hospitals call for 'holistic approach' in health care

The top brass of these hospitals pressed for a regulation requiring doctors to get written consent from patients before administering any therapy or test so that there is transparency

Centre to soon sanction sewage treatment units along Ganga tributaries

Around 75% of the new common effluent treatment plant's cost would be borne by the Clean Ganga Mission

Pest attack lowers cotton yield in Maharashtra

Cotton farmers have voiced their concern over crop losses

Cotton ginners on strike today against GST

A senior official of the Saurashtra Ginners Association said the new levy would have a big impact on ginners' operating margins

SC lifts annual iron ore mining ceiling in Karnataka to 35 million tonnes

No cap on Category C iron ore mines in the southern state; JSW Steel to be major beneficiary

Explained: WTO talks collapse as US plays spoilsport to India's demands

Overarching indecision at largest multilateral trade meet may plague trade policymaking over next 2 years

Crisil core inflation tracker: WPI rises further in November to 3.9%

Fuel inflation dipped, while manufactured products' inflation stayed unchanged

Nov WPI inflation jumps to 3.93% on high onion, veggie prices

Retail inflation, based on Consumer Price Index, hit a 15-month high of 4.88 per cent in November, as per the data released last week.

Submit network data under new call drop rules: Trai to telcos

The regulator has also asked the telcos to also put up the information relating to performance based on the new rules

GST may cover fuel, power: Sushil Modi

Said electricity, real estate, stamp duty, and petroleum products should become part of the GST

Odisha SLFC facilitated Rs 1.8 lakh cr projects

He stated that during 2017 it took less than 21 days on the average for approval of project proposals by the state level single window clearance authority