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No odd-even unless you justify its necessity: NGT

The NGT termed the plan a 'farce'

Oil prices to remain at $57-65 a barrel for some time: HPCL CMD M K Surana

Surana feels that the rise in prices is still not an indication of any structural change, it is more a reaction towards the geopolitical situation

GST Council's move to revamp 28% tax slab a game changer: Industry

The increase in the composition scheme threshold would make life much easier for the small business entities: Assocham

Cement manufacturers upset with GST Council meet over 28% slab retention

GST Council has retained cement along with paints in the 28% tax bracket

Bharatmala project: NHAI Board to have NITI Aayog chief as part-time member

The govt had approved a mega plan to build 83,677 km of highways over the next five years at a cost of Rs 7 lakh crore

Eating out set to be cheaper after biggest GST revamp: All you need to know

A uniform 5% tax was prescribed for all restaurants, both air-conditioned and non-AC

Biggest GST bonanza: 28% tax only on 50 luxury items, eating out cheaper

FM Jaitley also said the Council had been looking at the 28% tax slab and constantly rationalising items in it in lesser tax slabs

First power plant under PM Ladakh scheme commissioned in Drass

The power project will meet power requirement of close to 1,000 families

After $32 bn bailout, officials plan ways to prevent another NPA crisis

Arun Jaitley, India's finance minister, has vowed the recapitalisation will be accompanied by not only bank reform, but also mergers of weak banks with stronger rivals

Farmers will lose Rs 36k-cr due to prices falling below MSP: Farmers' body

Thousands of farmers to gather in Delhi on November 20 to highlight their plight

Poor manufacturing show pulls down IIP growth to 3.8% in Sept

Due to the subdued performance of manufacturing sector coupled with a contraction in output of consumer durables

Monitoring all offers, will intervene if regulations are not met: Trai

Telecom service providers have joined forces with mobile phone manufacturers to bring bundled 4G smartphones

IIP slips to 3.8% in September, manufacturing output up 3.4% YoY

Mining output rose 7.9% YoY during the month

Note ban a failure, objective not fulfilled, says former FM Yashwant Sinha

Sinha rubbished PM Modi's claim that note ban was successful, saying that the exercise had actually failed

Winter session of Parliament: Govt to table Bill to allow NRIs to vote

The court had on July 14 asked the Centre to decide whether it would amend the electoral law or rules to allow NRIs to vote

PM's economic panel suggests incentives to states for achieving results

The Council is also evolving the design of a new 'Economy Tracking Monitor', linking economic growth indicators with social metrics for last-mile connectivity.

PM's economic panel unveils roadmap for stepping up job creation

The panel took stock of the economic and social analysis and identified key issues and strategies

Investment proposals dip 14% in Jan-Sep on slack demand, economy slowdown

Number of proposals decline to 1,528 till September

After trimming 28% bracket, here are 5 things GST Council might do today

In the first half of the meeting in Guwahati, the Council decided to trim the 28% bracket to just 50 items, against 227 currently

Siddaramaiah invites Chinese investors, assures faster approval of projects

India-China bilateral trade also had reached USD 70.4 billion in 2015, he added