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Dholera SIR all ready to kickstart its plug-and-play infrastructure

Despite setbacks, it is offering attractive incentives to woo companies

India's gold imports surges 40%, threatens to blow out trade deficit

The value of inbound gold shipments grew to $4.9 billion in August from $3.5 billion a year earlier, according to a person familiar with the matter

BOI raises Rs 2,000 cr in capital via Tier II bonds to fuel business growth

Next on radar - equity offering to reduce Govt stake in H2Fy24

Cabinet approves expansion of Ujjwala Yojana to 7.5 mn more connections

The decision to expand the scheme was announced last month when the government had slashed the price of cooking gas by Rs.200 for all connections

BFSI sector saw highest rise in data science, analytics jobs in 2023: Study

The report also noted a decline in the overall number of data science and analytics jobs over the past year

Update details to link PAN and Aadhaar, mismatch leads to failure

Difference of even a single alphabet in the names given means linking won't happen

Cabinet approves Rs 9,589 cr FDI in Suven Pharma by Cyprus bases firm

The government on Wednesday approved a foreign investment of up to Rs 9,589 crore in Suven Pharmaceuticals by Cyprus-based Berhyanda Ltd

Share of AI/ML in telecom firms' workforce rises to 20% on 5G rollout

By the end of financial year 2023-24 (FY24), the proportion of AI/ML-led jobs is seen to reach 23 per cent

Is India overestimating inflation as it is skewed to food and beverages?

The work on appropriate weights of various items could be completed once the household consumption expenditure survey is out

Gas prices likely pushed up inflation in Aug, other costs probably slowed

The consumer price index is projected to have increased 3.6% last month from a year earlier, according to economists' forecasts compiled by data provider FactSet

India economy added 52 million new formal jobs in FY20-23: Report

The economy has added around 5.2 crore new formal jobs between FY20 and FY23, with the net addition being 2.7 crore, according to a report based on an analysis of the EPFO, NPS and ESIC data

Gung-ho on gig workers: Festival season cheer dispels blue-collar blues

75% more gig jobs to be created this festival season than last year's

Capex by large CPSEs touches 42.5% of budget target in April-August

NHAI and Railways drive robust growth in capex

Govt seeks to allay concern over 'retaliatory' duty cut on US apples

In fact, the move will result in competition in the premium market segment, ensuring better quality at better prices for consumers

PM Modi to lay foundation stone for Bina refinery expansion on 14 Sept

Production of petrochemicals such as Styrene, Phenol, and Nitrobenzene will have applications in paint, pharma & automotive industries, the Ministry said

India's inflation higher than peers; global prices hit a two-year low

Downward pressure on food as global prices hit a two-year low

Corporate capital expenditure fell two quarters in a row, says report

A slowdown in fresh investments has resulted in a steady decline in the contribution of the corporate sector to overall capex and its share in GPD

Chicken leg imports will continue to attract 100% duty, says govt

The statement could assuage some of the concerns gripping the Indian poultry industry ever since India decided to lower tariff on some poultry items from the US

India, US to set up mechanism to enable steel exports at concessional rates

The additional tariffs had impacted $1.21 billion worth of India's exports of steel and aluminium to the US in 2018

Coal India to invest Rs 24,750 crore in 61 eco-friendly projects

CIL in 2021 had planned 35 FMC projects with a capacity of 414.5 MTPA. Out of these, currently 8 FMC projects of 112 MTPA capacity are already operational