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Israel to consider cooperation in agriculture, tourism sectors with Kerala

Israel has expressed willingness to consider cooperation with Kerala in the sectors of agriculture and tourism

GST Council's fitment panel clarifies tax levy on SUVs, UPI transactions

Defers the classification of crypto assets under GST regime

UP has potential to become India's economic powerhouse: US envoy Sandhu

Uttar Pradesh has the promise to become an economic powerhouse of India, said Indian ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Tuesday

Infinite Solutions to invest Rs 500 cr for IT campuses in Noida, Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh government delegation led by state Finance Minister Suresh Khanna met with Chairman, of Infinite Computer Solutions Sanjay Govil on Tuesday in New York

India's wheat stocks fall to 6-yr low in Dec as prices jump to record high

Wheat reserves in state stores totalled 19 million tonnes at the start of this month, down from 37.85 million tonnes on December 1 last year

Top Headlines: Tax levy on SUVs, tighter service norms for telcos, and more

Business Standard brings you the top headlines at this hour

ADB cuts developing Asia's GDP outlook for 2023 amid global growth concerns

Growth in China, the largest economy in Asia, is expected to slow in 2022 to 3% against a 3.3% expansion predicted in a September report

India and UK look to fast-track free trade agreement negotiations

Sixth round of negotiations begins in New Delhi after a four-month hiatus

CBDT exempts NR taxpayers from mandatory Form 10F e-filing for now

The form 10F is signed physically by the Non resident taxpayers and furnished along with the tax residency certificate to the resident payers for the purpose of determining withholding tax implication

Centre looks to close Chabahar port negotiations by end of FY23

With the international framework broadly agreed on, talks pick up the pace

G20 meet: Infra to sustainable finance, global headwinds take centre stage

The ministry and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) are jointly co-hosting the FCBD meeting

DESH Bill: Commerce dept may scrap concessional corporate tax provision

In July, the commerce department sought inter-ministerial comments on the DESH Bill that aims at replacing the existing special economic zone (SEZ) law

UAE deal poses a survival challenge for Indian bullion refineries

Under this gold will be imported at a duty lower than applicable to refineries

India's poultry industry seeks corn export curb to calm local prices

Domestic corn prices have surged, driven by high demand, increased exports and some damage to the crop following heavy post-monsoon rains

Kalyani Rafael Advanced Systems rolls out 100th surface-to-air missile kit

KRAS is a joint venture set up by Israeli company, Rafael, in partnership with Kalyani Strategic Systems

Skewing the mustard field: The Yellow Revolution's revival needed

Claims that GM mustard will lead to increased yield are incorrect; we must focus on other solutions

Kerala passes Bill to remove Guv as Chancellor, but its fate uncertain

On expected lines, the Kerala Assembly on Tuesday passed the University Laws (Amendment) Bill which removes the Governor as the Chancellor of 14 universities in the state

India imports 4.61 mn tonnes of urea in April-November this fiscal

As per the data, urea production stood at 250.72 lakh tonnes in the 2021-22 fiscal as against 246.05 lakh tonnes in 2020-21 and 244.58 lakh tonnes in the 2019-20 financial year

Over 4 million consumers apply for Delhi govt's electricity scheme subsidy

More than 40 lakh of the national capital's 57.60 lakh domestic power consumers have applied for subsidies under the Delhi government's free electricity scheme till Tuesday, government data showed

Govt receives Rs 60.46 crore tax from TDS on virtual digital assets

The government, from April 1, has brought in a 30 per cent income tax plus surcharge and cess on transfer of crypto assets, like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tether and Dogecoin