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Centre proposes self-regulatory body for online gaming companies

Draft policy calls for grievance redress mechanism, mandatory verification of players

Trade in rupee with Russia: A good start with tea, pharma, engg goods items

Such transactions kicked off a week ago and are gradually expected to pick up pace amid the government's efforts towards ironing out the teething troubles related to the implementation

S Jaishankar holds talks with Austrian counterpart; inks number of pacts

Jaishankar said India views Austria as a "serious and consequential partner" when it comes to bilateral cooperation

DPIIT considering quality control norms for air coolers, water dispensers

The DPIIT is looking to bring air coolers, bicycles and bottled water dispensers under the quality norms, a move aimed at containing the import of sub-standard goods and boosting the domestic industry

Coal ministry to take up additional 19 first mile connectivity projects

First mile connectivity refers to the transportation of coal from pitheads to dispatch points

Betting on outcomes of games won't be allowed; rules likely in Feb: MoS IT

The Ministry of Electronics and IT has published draft rules for online gaming companies and has invited comments on the same by January 17

Petrol export by OMCs rise 142% between 2020-21 and 2021-22: Govt data

OMCs export surplus petrol and diesel to other countries only after meeting domestic demand in the country

GST collection in Himachal rises 25% to Rs 4,052 cr till Dec this fiscal

The department remains committed to improving voluntary compliance with time-bound redressal of the issues of the stakeholders under the 'Tax Haat Programme'

Indian economy likely to navigate rough global weather in 2023: Assocham

India's economy is expected to navigate rough global weather in 2023 due to resilient consumer demand, better corporate performance and abating of inflation, Assocham said

Indian economy poised for further growth despite global headwinds: Analysts

The government too is hopeful to meet the fiscal deficit target of 6.4 per of the GDP on back buoyancy in revenue collection

Hostel plots, coaching villas drive Kota's real estate sector growth

The real estate sector in Rajasthan's Kota, dubbed the country's coaching hub for competitive exams, has two unique options when it comes to properties -- hostel plots and coaching villas

India's population, poverty and consumption data delayed in govt record

Political manipulation in data releases and a weakened data infrastructure are primary reasons for these delays, experts say

NMDC increases iron ore lump rates by Rs 200 to Rs 4,300 per tonne

Lump ore or high-grade iron contains 65.53 per cent Fe (iron), while fines are inferior grade ore with 64 per cent and less Fe content

Currency in circulation rises by 83% since demonetisation in 2016: RBI data

One of the key objectives of demonetisation was to promote digital payments and curb black money flows

Coffee exports from India up by nearly 2% to 400,000 tonnes in 2022

Coffee shipments from India, Asia's third-largest producer and exporter, rose 1.66 per cent to 4 lakh tonne in 2022 on rise in instant coffee exports and re-exports, according to the Coffee Board

To say demonetisation was upheld is misleading: Congress on SC verdict

Congress while reacting to the SC judgement on demonetisation said the court only pronounced its verdict on whether Section 26(2) of the RBI Act, 1934 was correctly applied or not

India's current account deficit projected at $106bn: Acuite Ratings

Credit rating agency Acuite Ratings and Research has revised downward Indias current account deficit to $106 billion in FY23

India's December manufacturing PMI expands to 57.8; highest in over 2 yrs

Monday's data cemented the view Asia's third-largest economy is better placed than many other emerging economies to weather the impact of a potential global recession

Gross budgetary allocation for Railways to go up by 29% in Budget: Report

The total capital expenditure (capex) of the railway ministry is expected to jump 20 per cent to Rs 3 trillion in FY24

Centre may boost PLI outlay to attract iPad, MacBook production: Report

The proposal to enhance the outlay has already been sent by the IT ministry to finance and other ministries