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Coal India to leverage mining expertise for diversification: Centre

Coal India, which accounts for over 80 per cent of the domestic coal production, is eyeing 1 billion tonnes output by 2019-20

Textiles Ministry identifies 13 nations to increase global export share

India is the second largest exporter of textile and apparel in the world with 5 per cent trade share

Govt tells SC no delay in releasing MGNREGA funds for drought-hit farmers

Centre asked to file an affidavit in the Supreme Court within four weeks in this regard

Companies upset over smart meter tender

Industry flags blacklisted companies, flawed payment schedule and obsolete technology

Govt hints at reviewing rates in top slab of 28%

GST Council had also pruned the list of items in the top 28 per cent slab to just 50 from 228 earlier

Indian economy set for higher growth trajectory: Jaitley

India's gross domestic product growth had hit a three-year low of 5.7 per cent in the first quarter of 2017-18. It was 7.5 per cent in the September quarter of 2016-17

Direct tax collections rise 14% to Rs 4.8 lakh cr in Apr-Nov: CBDT

Refunds amounting to Rs 1.02 lakh crore have been issued during April-November, 2017, it added

How contract teachers put Chhattisgarh govt to the test

With the state due to go to the polls in less than a year, the ruling BJP government has agreed to consider the long-standing demands of teachers

TN suffers slow growth, high deficit, says report

Tamil Nadu's fiscal deficit exceeded the 3 per cent threshold from 2014-15 to 2016-17

Lax regulatory regime sows the seeds of spurious pesticides

The deaths of farmers in Maharashtra, Odisha and now in Tamil Nadu allegedly due to pesticide poisoning have yet again brought into focus the regulatory regime for agro-chemicals

Modi govt set to unveil a policy in Parliament to make petrol cheaper

"In the upcoming Parliament session, I am announcing a policy of blending 15 per cent methanol in petrol," Gadkari said.

24 cos, Rs 60k-cr investment & 150,000 jobs: Gadkari reveals mega port plan

JNPT is investing Rs 4,000 crore in the SEZ which is supposed to be spread over 277 hectares

Bank insolvency Bill has safeguards for depositors

Amount insured to be notified later, uninsured deposits get higher priority

In 16 states, T&D losses have gone up from 20% to 56%: R K Singh

Interview with R K Singh, MoS (independent charge), Power

1962 war: Unlike India, a Chinese plan made months in advance

Since May 1962, People's Liberation Army prepared for war for five months

E-governance is stepping stone for good governance: UIDAI chief

UIDAI chief J Satyanarayana was speaking on the topic 'Digitizing Public Services' at the Global Technology Summit 2017, organised by Carnegie India

Govt extends deadline to link Aadhaar with PAN by 3 months to March 31

As of November, 132.8 million out of 330 million PANs have been linked to Aadhaar

Iron ore from paradise wins no takers as China upends market

China's push to clean the air has exploded the price differential between high and low grades

New debit card charges may push retailers back to cash transactions

The Reserve Bank of India has revised merchant discount rate from January next year

India's forex exchange reserves jump by $1.2 bn to $401.94 bn

The foreign currency reserves increased by USD 1.151 billion to USD 377.456 billion for the reporting week, the RBI said today