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Arun Jaitley is on a weeks visit to the US to attend IMF, World Bank meets. (Photo: AP/PTI)

Indian economy recovering from 'temporary blip': Arun Jaitley

Finance minister also assured investors of a strong banking sector in India.

16 Nov 2017 1:04 PM IST

RBI Governor Urjit Patel at a press conference to announce the monetary policy, at the RBI head-office in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

Urjit Patel appointed on BIS advisory board

The FSI was jointly created in 1998 by the BIS and the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.

16 Nov 2017 9:40 AM IST

Talley by Simbe Robotics is the worlds first robotic autonomous shelf auditing and analytics solution for retail. Tally works in concert with retail associates by arming them with information to ensure the stores products are always stocked, in the right place and displaying the correct price tag. Tally is powered by Intel NUC with Intel Core i7 Processor and uses a number of cameras powered by Intel RealSense Technology to help understand the world around it. (CREDIT: Intel Corporation)

Indian retail market expected to reach $1 trillion by 2020

Retail and FMCG markets in India are exponentially growing and are expected to grow at 20 per cent and 21 per cent.

16 Nov 2017 9:28 AM IST

The use of diesel generators have also been banned in Delhi to fight Diwali smog this year. (Photo: AFP)

Delhi to have Euro-VI fuels as India advances launch to curb smog...

Vehicular emissions as well as illegal crop burning in farm states surrounding New Delhi have caused air quality to...

15 Nov 2017 6:46 PM IST

A woman shows her Aadhaar card that has been made compulsory for a number of govt schemes. (Photo: PTI)

Link Aadhaar with SIM using OTP, app or IVRS! No need to visit telcos

The UIDAI has approved the blueprint presented by telcos to operationalise new modes for Aadhaar-based SIM...

15 Nov 2017 6:25 PM IST

Eating out and mass consumption products have become cheaper as the lower GST rates on over 200 items come into effect from Wednesday. (Photo: Pexel)

Lower GST rates apply from today! Eating out, items of daily use get...

As many as 178 items of daily use were shifted from the top tax bracket of 28 per cent to 18 per cent.

15 Nov 2017 6:16 PM IST

Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Arun Jaitley addresses a Press Conference in National Media Centre in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Bank recap plan: Finmin asks PSBs to submit fund-raising roadmap in a...

The government had last month unveiled a whopping Rs 2.11-lakh crore two-year programme to strengthen the public sector...

15 Nov 2017 3:57 PM IST

The worlds top 60 economies have adopted more than 7,000 protectionist trade measures on a net basis since the financial crisis. (Photo: Reuters)

World moving towards protectionism since crisis, 7,000 measures...

A research found that the United States and European Union were each responsible for more than 1,000 of the...

15 Nov 2017 1:01 PM IST

Eating out will get cheaper from Wednesday as the GST Council has slashed rates on food served in AC and non AC restaurants to 5 per cent. (Photo: Pixabay)

GST rate cut: Eating out gets cheaper! Find out what costs lesser from...

The GST Council slashed the rates on nearly 200 items that were placed in the topmost 28 per cent slab.

15 Nov 2017 11:12 AM IST

Consuming food rich in antioxidants has previously been associated with a lower risk of certain cancers and cardiovascular conditions. (Photo: Pixabay)

Wholesale inflation hits 6-month high due to food

Wholesale inflation was at 2.60 per cent in September.

15 Nov 2017 12:36 AM IST

In 2016, retail inflation based on consumer price index (CPI) reduced substantially from 5.69 per cent in January to 3.63 per cent in November.

RBI unlikely to slash rate till March, say analysts

CPI inflation is likely to rise above 4 per cent by the end of this year.

15 Nov 2017 12:34 AM IST

Mr Gupta said that exports should be out rightly kept out of the purview of GST as paying the tax first and getting refund is cumbersome and is affecting exports.

Trade deficit widens to 3-year high

Imports grew by 7.6 per cent to $ 37.11 billion in October from $ 34.5 billion in the year-ago month.

15 Nov 2017 12:31 AM IST