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The rapid growth in the Indian e-commerce sector will help the countrys paper packaging segment to expand, industry executives on Saturday said. (Photo: Pixabay)

E-comm a big opportunity for Indian paper packaging segment

The industry is expected to move at 18 per cent CAGR in the next 10 years with average price of more than USD 1000 per...

4 Nov 2017 5:32 PM IST

Nitin Gadkari, the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways

India offers golden opportunities for global investors: Gadkari

He said not only will there be a world class infrastructure in highways, waterways and agriculture are also undergoing...

4 Nov 2017 5:22 PM IST

World Bank Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kristalina Georgieva on Saturday said the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and reforms push by the government will catapult the country to high middle income economy in 30 years.

India to be high middle income economy by 2047: World Bank CEO

India's 'extraordinary' achievement of quadrupling of per capita income was credited to reforms taken in last three...

4 Nov 2017 5:02 PM IST

Modi hints at more relief for small businesses under GST

Modi hints at more relief for small businesses under GST

The GST Council had announced several measures to ease problems faced by businesses last month.

4 Nov 2017 4:33 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Those who worked with World Bank are now doubting India's ranking:...

Modi hardsold India as an investment destination saying ranking will improve further when impact of GST is accounted...

4 Nov 2017 4:05 PM IST

$Former Reserve Bank of India Governor Dr. Y.V. Reddy dubbed the design of the bank recapitalisation plan to be \critical\. (Photo: ANI)$ Business

Design of recapitalisation process critical: Former RBI Governor

The government in October, introduced an unprecedented Rs 2.11 lakh crore-worth public sector bank recapitalisation...

4 Nov 2017 3:14 PM IST

Niti Aayog has envisaged a New India by 2022 which will be free from poverty, dirt, corruption, terrorism, casteism and communalism. (Photo: AP/Representational Image)

Niti Aayog sees poverty, corruption free India by 2022

It further envisions that India will have 20 world class higher education institutions by 2022.

4 Nov 2017 1:58 PM IST

Shamika Ravi, a senior fellow at Brookings India, would be appointed as part-time member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM). (Photo: Twitter| Shamika Ravi)

Shamika Ravi to be appointed as member of PM economic panel

Shamika Ravi leads the development economics research vertical at Brookings India.

4 Nov 2017 1:33 PM IST

The BSE Sensex on Friday soared to life-time high of 33,270.62 and the NSE Nifty scaled another record high of 10.366.15 in opening trade. Photo: AP

Market watch: How Sensex, Nifty extended record rally

Markets were also boosted by India's rank on the World Bank's ease of business doing report.

4 Nov 2017 1:06 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India is at a position now from where it is easier to improve further. (Photo: Twitter| ANI)

Modi hails 'ease of doing biz' ranking, says it's easier to improve...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the government has abolished 1200 archaic laws that hindered ease of doing business.

4 Nov 2017 11:37 AM IST

The CBDT on Friday said farmers do not need to quote PAN for cash sale of their produce up to Rs 2 lakh a day. (Photo: PTI)

PAN not needed for cash sale of agri produce up to Rs 2 lakh per day

The CBDT said this in response to stakeholders regarding applicability of Income-tax Act, 1961 to cash sale of farm...

4 Nov 2017 10:36 AM IST

Arun Jaitley addresses the media in New Delhi on Tuesday

Jaitley asks industry to invest in food sector

Jaitley also said that the food industry will be a major beneficiary of the change in the economy.

3 Nov 2017 6:59 PM IST