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World Food India 2017: Will bring logistics cost down to 12%, says Gadkari

Govt is working towards to develop coastal shipping and inland waterways as alternative modes of transport

India to be high middle income economy by 2047: World Bank CEO

After, India moved for the first time into the top 100 of World Bank Ease of Doing Business global rankings

Ease of doing biz: Modi govt should now focus on job creation, says CII

The World Bank's recent Ease of doing business index showed that India has rise 30 positions to rank 100th amongst 190 countries

Bihar govt will not deposit or transact with banks not giving loans

The state govt will formulate 'parameters' on which banks' will be ranked and be given grading, says Sushil Modi

Modi making processes simpler for common citizens: India Inc

Modi said he didn't want to sleep over the 30 place jump this year- the biggest leap by India ever, and wants to do more

PM hints at more relief for traders, businesses to improve GST compliance

"We will implement the necessary changes in the GST Council meeting on November 10," he said.

PM hints at crackdown on benami assets, more trouble for Congress leaders

There would be many Congress leaders, the prime minister claimed, who would have purchased assets like cars and houses in the names of their drivers and cooks

Soon, you might be able to travel by helicopters from Noida to Delhi!

Government asks DIAL to provide helicopter services for bigger cities

Will fuel India's growth with full unwavering commitment: World Bank CEO

Citing India's 30-place jump in the Ease of Doing Business report said such an elevation is very rare, especially given the size of Indian population

Note ban: Daily wagers hit, organised sections escaped impact in Bollywood

Daily workers are now paid collectively for around 15 days, which has affected their routine

Want to start your own business? Here are four ways to manage expenses

Many businesses fail in the early stages due to lack of planning and the inability to manage expenses

Here are four lending platforms that are helping unbanked SMEs

From inadequate banking to lack of constant cash supply, these SMEs are deprived of the smooth & consistent growth factors

Confident GST implementation will further improve India's biz ranking: Modi

The PM said that he didn't want to sleep over the 30-place jump and that he had 'one life, one mission' of bringing change to India

Note ban: Onion farmers in cash crisis as banking system fails to cope

It will be one year since demonetisation on November 8

Insolvency rules for corporate guarantors, individual firms by December

A ballpark figure for the number of corporate guarantors would be around 500,000

India Post's payments bank to open 650 branches by April-May

India has 154,000 post offices, of which 139,000 are rural post offices

Asian Infra Bank to invest $1 billion in Indian projects

A $500-million investment in line four of metro rail and $600 million in suburban rail projects in Mumbai

World Food India: PepsiCo, ITC, Patanjali, others deliver Rs 68,000-cr MoUs

In investments, PepsiCo led the pack with a commitment worth Rs 13,340 cr, followed by rival Coca-Cola (Rs 11,000 cr)

Five-judge Bench to deal with pleas on depositing scrapped notes

SC said it has not opined on the merits of the validity of the ordinance or on the demonetisation decision

Swaminathan's tips to double farmers' income by 2022

He stressed to create a good weather code to fight the ill-effects of climate change, special programmes to empower female farmers