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GDP growth to be better in Q2, experts say

But disagree on extent of growth

Simply junk the entire GST law

The present law threatens to unleash an avalanche of litigation over a period of time

Modi govt to step beyond renewable goal with China-scale tenders

India needs to expand its current solar capacity sevenfold to reach the 100 gigawatts by 2022

Sops lower than pre-GST ones: Textile sector

Industry body SIMA expected the Centre to increase RoSL rates by at least 2-3%

Changes to Insolvency Code: Banks likely to face legal tangle

A lot of hope was built at banks around benefits from prompt resolution under the IBC from the fourth quarter of FY18

Debarring promoters may not be in the best interest of lenders: Maheshwari

Interview with Sudhir Maheshwari, founder and managing partner, Synergy Capital

Small tax benefits restrict growth in philanthropy

India ranks 22nd in terms of tax treatment to individuals who want to donate $10,000 and have an income of $1 mn: Study

Statsguru: India's health chart

While air pollution has moved up, metabolic risks, e.g. high blood pressure, have rapidly jumped up the ladder

Tax circular raises fear of double IGST

PwC said the circular recognised the possibility of double taxation when goods stored in bonded warehouses were transferred to another person

Rs 50,000 crore of exporters' GST refund stuck

According to the industry, this will reflect in the November export numbers

1,500 firms under lens for being shell entities

In the first list of dabba companies, more than 500 listed entities and their directors have been affected

Working on package for gems, jewellery sector: Prabhu

Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council has demanded cut in import duty on gold to 4% from the current 10%

What is time limit under GST for bringing back goods sent to a job worker?

Under the GST regime, goods sent to a job worker should be treated as a supply, as supply includes all forms of supply such as sale, transfer, etc

GST maze engulfs Gujarat elections, overtakes quota demand for Patidars

Farmers in North Gujarat say they have little or no money to buy their inputs for the next sowing season

10,000 security personnel for Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Hyderabad

Summi would be attended by Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump

Uber sees India development centres driving global innovations

The company, which has about 150 people across its development teams in the two Indian cities, is also looking to scale up its operations

Investor summit: UP govt to push defence manufacturing, eyes Rs 50k-cr MoUs

India is to spend $250 billion on defence wares over the next decade

Textile exporters unhappy with MEIS enhancement as incentives remain low

DGFT has enhanced the rates under the MEIS from 2% to 4% on RMG and made-ups from November 2017 to June 2018

Delhi-C'garh 200-kmph rail route to cost Rs 11k cr: French railway report

The Delhi-Chandigarh route is expected to be a demonstrative project by France

COAI seeks talks with Trai on results of new call drop norms

A meeting between telcos and TRAI would enable both sides to "understand" the results of new QoS parameters: COAI