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In return, the student has to take a pledge to give back to the Institute once they are capable to do so. (Photo: File)

Learn-Earn-Return: Motto at IIT-KGP

At IIT Kharagpur, you can self-elect yourself to a scholarship.

19 Jun 2019 2:31 AM

Around 1.2 million were added to flexi-workforce since 2015 as the space grew at a CAGR of 16.3 per cent till 2018.

Flexi-staff numbers to double by 2021

With 3.3 million flexi staff in 2018, India had emerged as the fifth largest country with flexi-staffers.

19 Jun 2019 2:23 AM

The question now will be what operations are centrally managed and controlled.

Mauritius rule changes may hit offshore funds

Funds may lose tax benefit after rule amendment.

19 Jun 2019 2:19 AM

The road transport ministry has initiated process to amend Rule 8 of Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.

Govt to remove minimum educational qualification requirement for driving licence

Removal of the requirement will open up employment opportunities for a large number of unemployed persons, especially youth.

18 Jun 2019 6:54 PM

Modi’s administration is under pressure to raise spending on welfare programs and accelerate development after winning the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections.

Modi readying to sell off weak PSU banks to fund rural homes

India’s central bank and the govt is in the midst of cleaning up a banking system saddled with the world’s worst NPA ratio.

18 Jun 2019 3:28 PM

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal. (Photo: ANI)

Goyal asks companies to submit concerns on draft e-commerce policy in 10 days

The draft national e-commerce policy has proposed setting up a legal and technological framework for restrictions on cross-border data flow.

18 Jun 2019 12:54 PM

The withdrawal of benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) with effect from June 5, as announced by the US earlier, will have limited impact on India's overall export trade.

Jewellery exports may be hit

The US accounts for over 15 per cent of India's exports of goods, though from a US perspective, imports from India are barely 2 per cent of the pie.

18 Jun 2019 6:56 AM

Items such as cereals and food grains when sold loose are GST-free, while the government imposes a five per cent GST on branded food grains and cereals.

GST on packaged food rued

The current policy indicates that the government perceives packaged items not good for consumers.

18 Jun 2019 6:53 AM

Entrepreneurship is seen as a channel for the talents of many highly educated young people to explore their potential and cash their business acumen. (Representational Image)

Add new wings to your entrepreneurial dreams

Are you a student or a budding entrepreneur? Enroll to these learning programs.

17 Jun 2019 4:15 PM

ADB will provide Rs 1,650 crore, out of which 80 per cent will be grant-in-aid and the state will have to repay 20 per cent loan in due course of time.

ADB approves Rs 1,650 cr infrastructure projects in Tripura

The project will be taken up in Khowai, Ambassa, Dharmnagar, Kailashahar, Udaipur, Bishramganj and Belonia.

17 Jun 2019 9:48 AM

Your credit score is a three-digit, numeric expression of your creditworthiness. It is measured by credit information agencies such as Experian and CIBIL and ranges from a low of 300 to a peak of 900.

These things do not hurt your credit score

So let’s take a look at several things that don’t impact your credit score.

17 Jun 2019 2:12 AM

The gold jewellery exporters used 176 tonnes of gold for round-tripping while only 50 tonnes catered to genuine exports in 2018, as per the estimates of precious metals agency GFMS.

Round-tripping still rampant in gold exports

Round-tripping continue to flourish to take advantage of the interest arbitrage or to inflate balance sheets.

17 Jun 2019 1:11 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: ANI)

PM to chair Niti Aayog's fifth Governing Council meeting today

This will be the first governing council meeting under the new Modi government.

15 Jun 2019 10:49 AM

As on December 2018, Uttar Pradesh has more than 56 thousand mobile towers mounted with 2 lakh 34 thousand mobile base stations.

UP govt starts online clearance for telecom infra rollout

The application for permission can be submitted on UP government's right of way website launched Friday.

15 Jun 2019 10:43 AM

The government unsuccessfully sought a buyer for money-losing state-owned carrier Air India Ltd.

Civil aviation minister says confident airline capacity problems will be solved

The airline and its lenders have been searching for new investors, while employee unions have been calling for government intervention.

15 Jun 2019 9:53 AM

Gold prices have been firming up for the past few weeks.

Gold surges Rs 340 as global rates firm up

In the Delhi spot market, gold prices rose by Rs 300 to Rs 33,870 per 10 gram and silver surged by Rs 550 to Rs 38,400 per kg.

15 Jun 2019 1:43 AM

Bandhan Bank had acquired Gruh Finance through a share swap deal in January this year.

HDFC sells 4.2 per cent stake to delink Gruh

After completion of the sale of shares, Gruh would cease to be an HDFC subsidiary, the company said.

15 Jun 2019 1:41 AM

The weight of private banks, which is the top sector holding of the mutual funds, was up for the eighth successive month to climb to a new high of 19.7 per cent.

MFs prefer capital goods, financials and cement

The weight of defensives’ decreased 110 bp to 26.8 per cent.

15 Jun 2019 1:39 AM

In January 2018, after the table change for fixed speed ACs and variable speed ACs, the prices of air-conditioners had gone up by 15 per cent.

Cooling appliances see double-digit growth

HDFC Securities finds that demand for low-priced products was higher this summer against last summer.

15 Jun 2019 1:37 AM

Nirmala Sitharaman, in her opening remarks, said that the present government is committed to improve the educational standards, skilling the youth, enhancing job opportunities. (Image: File | ANI)

Spend more on education, hygiene, woman safety: social sector experts to FM

They asked FM to levy higher taxation on sweetened and salted products, rationalise taxes on medical devices.

14 Jun 2019 5:52 PM