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The industry is keen on improving the performance in the next sugar season starting this month. (Representational Images)

Sugar mills contract to export 20 lakh tonnes so far in 2018-19 out of...

Of the total contracts, about 8-10 lakhs have already been shipped overseas, ISMA Director General Abinash Verma said.

27 Feb 2019 3:45 PM IST

$\The GST officials at the local office level, be it from the state or the Centre are incompetent to guide the traders causing disruptions despite being a good tax system,\, said Chatterjee. (Photo: DC)$ Business

Govt detects Rs 20,000 cr GST evasion in April-Feb FY'19

The GST Council, chaired by FM Jaitley decided to cut tax rates on under-construction apartments to five and one per...

27 Feb 2019 2:31 PM IST

They have managed to create solar cells using a simple inkjet printer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Business

India may impose anti-dumping duty on a certain type of sheet used in...

The commerce ministry's dumping investigation arm DGTR has recommended the duty in the range of USD 537 to USD 1,559 per...

27 Feb 2019 2:15 PM IST

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (Photo: PTI)

Business

Approval granted for purchase of defence equipment worth Rs 2,700 cr

The meeting of the council, the highest decision-making body for defence purchase, was chaired by Defence Minister...

27 Feb 2019 1:48 PM IST

Fitch, however, expects GDP growth to pick up in the next two years on back of gradual implementation of the structural reform agenda and higher real disposable income. (Photo: PTI/File)

Business

Fund infusion into PSBs not sufficient to support lending growth:...

Fitch estimates that banks will need an additional USD 23 billion (around Rs 1.6 lakh crore) in 2019.

27 Feb 2019 1:01 PM IST

Business

Allahabad, Corporation, Dhanlaxmi Bank out of PCA

BoI, BoM & OBC were t taken out of framework.

27 Feb 2019 12:33 AM IST

With this acquisition, Cipla will have more relevance to wholesale and retail customers

Business

Prabhu for extending interest subsidy to more products from chemical...

These issues were discussed during a meeting called by Prabhu with representatives of pharma and chemical industries.

26 Feb 2019 6:50 PM IST

Anti-profiteering body to keep vigil on e-retailers.

Business

Consumer market to treble by 2028 to Rs 335 trillion: report

The consumer market was around Rs 110 lakh crore in 2018, clipping past 13 percent annually.

26 Feb 2019 2:57 PM IST

Amazon declined to put a price tag on the program, called Amazon Future Engineer, but said it will take up a big chunk of the USD 50 million that it committed to spend on computer science education last year.(AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Business

Indian e-commerce market to touch USD 84 billion in 2021: report

The retail market in India is expected to grow to USD 1.2 trillion by 2021 from USD 795 billion in 2017.

26 Feb 2019 2:47 PM IST

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia

Business

Delhi govt allocates Rs 100 cr for providing MSP to farmers

Delhi is the first state in the country to implement the Swaminathan Commission report on farming sector: Sisodia.

26 Feb 2019 1:57 PM IST

These cities saw 20% rise in housing sales against 18% in North and 15% in West.

Business

Tax cuts should boost Indian real estate demand, but many issues...

On Sunday, a government body said the sales-tax on under-construction residential houses in April will drop to 5 per...

26 Feb 2019 12:53 PM IST

For over a year, India had been the fastest growing economy, second only to China. This has now changed.

Business

India's growth momentum likely slowed in late 2018: report

Forecasts for the GDP number, due for release on Feb 28 at 1200 GMT, ranged between 6.3 per cent and 7.9 per cent.

26 Feb 2019 10:34 AM IST