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Backlash against Chinese products ramps up in India

The imbalanced trade relationship reflects the fact that India's manufacturing sector remains strongly underdeveloped

After demonetisation and GST, winter of discontent in Ludhiana

People question the manner in which demonetisation was executed and ask why there wasn't a bigger interval between note ban and the new tax regime

NHAI may cancel 20 projects over delays

L&T Infrastructure, HCC, Essel Infra, MBL Infra and Soma Enterprises, among others, stare at termination of contracts

Demonetisation part of Modi govt's drive against black money: Bibek Debroy

According to RBI, 99% of the junked Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes returned to the banking system

CBDT allows farm produce bought for under Rs 2 lakh in cash as expenditure

It will also not require the cultivator to quote his PAN/ or furnish Form No.60: Circular

GSTN launches offline tool for filing returns under composition scheme

The offline tool for preparation of GSTR-4 is available on GST portal and can be downloaded by taxpayers and tax consultants

Food processing to be main industry in future, says Jaitley, signs 13 MoUs

In terms of market size, the Indian food market was worth $193 billion in 2016 and is expected to cross $540 billion in 2020

New insolvency rules for individual firms by Dec 2017

IBBI is continuing with interactions on the draft rules and indicated that feedbacks can be considered if they reaches them

Centre's in-principle nod to upgrade 6,233 km of state highway in Karnataka

Siddaramaiah said govt has spent Rs 3,008 crore to lay concrete roads in localities belonging to SC/ST under special component

Paddy bonus casts shadow over rice export in Chhattisgarh

A major portion of the state is reeling under severe drought

With 100% FDI, food sector priority in Make In India: PM at Food conference

Modi said a single-window facilitation cell provided hand-holding for foreign investors and there were attractive fiscal incentives from the Union and state govts

Now, Indians working abroad can get EPFO coverage: CPFC

The scheme allows Indian employees the option of not being part of their host country's social security scheme and saves employers from double social security contributions

Infosys deploys more IT experts in states to address GSTN glitches

Infosys has stepped up efforts to remove outages the system faced during peak tax and return filing period: Official

Hallmarking gold jewellery might be made mandatory from January

Under the proposed rules hallmark will also mention the carat of gold used the jewellery, Paswan said.

From farm to fork: Modi says India can become global hub for processed food

PM Modi called for more private investments in the sectors of food processing, storage and retailing

Trump wants merit-based immigration to US: Whom will it impact and how?

In August, Trump had announced his support for a legislation that would cut in half the number of legal immigrants allowed into the US while moving to a 'merit-based' system

PMI Services activity grows for second straight month in October to 51.7

The Nikkei India Services PMI Business Activity rose to 51.7 in October, from 50.7 in September

Foreign firms may not be allowed to operate drones in India

Moving closer to permitting commercial use of drones, the DGCA has put out draft requirements for public consultations

Mega investment show for food sector begins today

Nearly 60 global CEOs, 27 ministerial and business delegations, and 200 global companies to attend extravaganza in Delhi

A bridge too far: India slips 21 slots on WEF Gender Gap index

For the first time since the WEF began measuring the gap across four pillars