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Commercial coal mine auction may be completed this year: Coal Secretary

Coal Secretary Susheel Kumar said the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs might take a decision on the commercial mining proposal this month

Economy may pick up in Q2FY18, putting GST, demonetisation impact behind

GVA by 300-odd firms grew at 13% in Q2FY18, after falling to a four-quarter low of 8.4% in Q1FY18

India eyes record sugar output in 2018-19

Initial forecast are however against such views

Jewellers woo global buyers with direct purchase offers as exports decline

Data compiled by industry's apex body shows a 7.43% drop in India's gems and jewellery exports

Only 62 items likely to stay in 28% GST slab

About three-fourth items in the highest tax slab may move to lower brackets

Health Ministry's move on tobacco sale gets mixed reactions

Transition in wake of govt advisory asking small shops to refrain from selling eatables

Amitabh Kant on NHAI board, DEA secy moved out

The reorganisation of the NHAI board was made as part of the Cabinet approval for the ambitious Bharatmala programme.

Delhi HC upholds ICDS validity but strikes down key provisions

The ICDS is not meant to overrule the provisions of the (Income Tax) Act: HC

Sales of air purifiers, masks skyrocket

The market for air purifiers is confined to northern India, which contributes close to 80% of the annual sales of Rs 500 crore

GST advisory group in favour of expanding composition scheme

This was the first meeting of the advisory group after it was formed earlier this week

Creditors set sights on corporate guarantors

NCLT upholds moratorium on claims against companies undergoing insolvency proceedings

PE/VC investments: More exits this year with buoyant capital markets

The first eight months of 2017 saw a 51% jump compared to the whole of last year

A year after demonetisation, scrapped notes find way into temples

The scrapped Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes continue to find their way into donation boxes at some temples in Odisha

GST Council likely to slash tax rates on 80% items in top slab: Sushil Modi

The GST Council will meet on November 9 and 10 in Assam's capital Guwahati

Demonetisation effect: 48% switched from CoD to prepaid orders, says survey

Debit/credit cards emerged as the most preferred mode with 54 per cent respondents saying they paid using cards

Trai plans to share new telecom policy inputs with DoT in December

Trai will be sharing important issues that require attention in NTP

Demonetisation progressing towards formal, digital economy: Experts

Bank unions, however, expressed their anguish on the anniversary of demonetisation

Jayant Sinha challenges Mamata Banerjee over demonetisation

MoS for Civil Aviation says demonetisation is not a scam

Fake firm run to transact Rs 4,000 cr unearthed due to demonetisation

The fake company had more than 2,000 bank accounts

Nomura sees credit, deposit growth converging following demonetisation

Demonetisation ecision resulted in a sharp surge in deposits and a slump in credit demand as it weakened economic activity, Japanese brokerage Nomura said in a report