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Odisha to have 900 GST Suvidha Kendras

The Suvidha Kendra charges Rs 750 as one time registration fees and Rs 300 per month for the users

EPFO trustees may fix provident fund interest rate for FY18 on Nov 23

The issue was listed on the agenda of CBT meeting earlier and was referred to the CAG

Uttar Pradesh is key to India's development: NITI Ayog

Under the incumbent Adityanath government, this was the second visit by top Ayog officials to Lucknow

Govt finalising new national education policy: HRD Ministry

He further added that Pandey said that the student has been at the core of education and shall remain at its epicenter in future as well

81% people supported note ban, says Narendra Modi app

Around 50,000 people have given their feedback in first 24 hours of the launch of the survey

Govt says need to raise steel demand to match capacity boost

The govt had said that will create demand for 300 million tonnes of steel

Skill development, entrepreneurship will be strength of economy: Jaitley

In private organised sector, there is a larger capacity for job creation, says FM

Cabinet may consider setting up panel for pay hike of lower courts judges

The proposed commission will be headed by former Supreme Court judge PV Reddi, according to the proposal

PM Modi launches Kolkata-Khulna Bandhan Express with Hasina, Mamata

The 'Moitree Express' which runs between Dhaka and Kolkata will be the other train to be flagged off

Hotel, restaurants body meets GST Council over tax rates

The association is seeking reduction of GST to 12% on all categories of restaurants from the differential rates of different segments

Centre to set up more cold storages for storing perishable food

Only 10 per cent vegetables and fruits could be processed at present due to lack of cold storages, he said

GST Council may prune items in 28% slab, simplify returns tomorrow

The Council, comprising of state FMs, is also set to review the GST returns filing cycle and make it taxpayer friendly

Ebook | Note ban: A year later

A year after the Modi govt's decision to demonetise high-value currency, this Business Standard ebook takes a comprehensive look at how various stakeholders of the economy have been impacted

Major challenge is to create entrepreneurs, not job seekers: Venkaiah Naidu

"The challenge for us is to make the youth entrepreneurial, and not become job seekers," he said

IT ministry to form industry-specific groups for new manufacturing policy

The new policy push will aim to create an ecosystem of manufacturing in the country

Punjab traders urge GST Council to lower tax on dry dates to 5%

Traders raised this demand as the 23rd meeting of the GST Council started in Guwahati on Thursday

Note ban: ED attaches Rs 9,000 cr in black money; pulls up 1k shell firms

Enforcement Directorate is empowered to conduct investigations to trace assets derived out of the proceeds of crime

Adityanath gives wings to Rs 20,000-crore Jewar International Airport

The UP govt is working on upgrading 10 existing air strips. Of these eight are under the state government control

Kisan credit card programme: Expanded access to credit or expansion of credit?

The welfare implications of this policy remain ambiguous

Maha farm loan waiver: Implementation slow due to late data submission

The department is cross-checking the farmers' claims submitted on the portal with the data provided by the banks