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Set up team to resolve MCA21 portal glitches: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

The latest version was launc­hed on January 23

India-Australia comprehensive trade deal negotiations from February 20

Economists said a comprehensive trade deal with Australia was a step in the right direction

Industry 4.0: Tatas to invest over Rs 4,200 crore in Uttar Pradesh

The state government has roped in Tata Technologies (TTL) to upgrade 150 government-run industrial training institutes (ITI) and align them to the requirements of Industry 4.0

US heavy bombers at Aero India 2023 mark strategic partnership with India

Supersonic heavy bomber B-1B Lancer is capable of carrying out missions worldwide

Indian ad spends to grow 15.5% in 2023, will rank 8th globally, says GroupM

Adex will be driven by telecom, retail, banking and finance, travel and tourism

Drone use not limited to pesticide spraying in agriculture sector: Govt

Union minister of civil aviation on Tuesday said the applicability of drone in the agriculture sector is beyond pesticide spraying and has tremendous scope in organic and natural farming as well

Tamil Nadu's new EV policy offers incentives for manufacturers, users

State offers subsidies and tax breaks, will declare six cities as EV cities

Tamil Nadu's new EV policy offers various incentives for the sector

Reimbursement of state goods and services tax (SGST), investment and turnover based subsidy, advanced chemistry cell subsidy, electrification of public and commercial transport.

India's wholesale price inflation eases to two-year low of 4.73% in January

The price fall is mainly attributed to a fall in food prices, especially vegetables

Maharashtra will chip in lion's share to India's $5 trn economy dream: CM

For achieving this goal, it was imperative for Maharashtra to become a USD 1-trillion economy with a holistic growth focussed on agriculture, industries and infrastructure development, he said

Income-Tax Department notifies ITR forms for filing returns for FY23

The Income-Tax Department has notified forms for filing I-T returns by individuals as well as businesses for 2022-23 fiscal year

Govt planning to include additional 21 airports under Krishi Udan: Scindia

He said Krishi Udan, a special flight meant for quick transportation of agricultural produce, has been a huge success

Will extra funds for rural housing, drinking water create enough jobs?

While cutting down the allocation for MGNREGA in the budget of FY24, the Centre has raised it for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Grameen, and Jal Jeevan Mission

India's soaring Russian oil imports making rupee payment mechanism futile

New Delhi's imports from Russia in eight months to November were almost 16 times its shipments to the nation, trade ministry data show

UP's joint partnership panel to monitor rollout of MoUs with Singapore

The Uttar Pradesh government inked 20 MoUs with the Government of Singapore for investment of over Rs 29,000 crore in various sectors

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India's retail inflation at three-month high, hits 6.52% in January

Retail inflation breaching RBI's upper threshold of 6%

Crypto, web3 sectors need global ties for effective regulation: FM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said crypto assets and web3 sectors require significant international collaboration for effective implementation of domestic legislations

Illegal subsidies by trade partners hurt Indian trade, business: Govt

Government said illegal subsidies by trade partners and other countries hurt Indian trade and business, and that corrective actions are taken in the form of invoking dispute settlement mechanisms

Bogus GST invoices row: Prosecution starts against e-insurance intermediary

The Directorate General of GST Intelligence had in 2022 detected Rs 824-crore tax evasion by insurance companies