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Union Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal

Food processing sector to attract USD 14 bn in 2-3 yrs: Badal

Government is targeting to double food processing level to 20 per cent.

9 Feb 2018 1:06 PM IST

Government is planning to phase out LPG susbidy by March 2018. (Photo: PTI)

Additional 3 crore free LPG connections to cost Rs 4,800 cr

Under scheme, govt provides a subsidy of Rs 1,600 to state-owned fuel retailers for every free LPG gas connection.

8 Feb 2018 5:40 PM IST

At the end of the five-day auction, nearly 60 per cent of the spectrum had remained unsold.

Govt plans largest ever spectrum auction of 3,000 Mhz

Nearly 60 per cent of the radiowaves, including premium 4G bands, remained unsold in that auction.

7 Feb 2018 4:15 PM IST

MFs log Rs 1 lakh cr inflow in Jan; push AUM to Rs 22.41 lakh crore

According to Amfi data, investors have poured in a net Rs 1.06 lakh crore in mutual fund schemes last month.

7 Feb 2018 2:18 PM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will unveil the Union Budget 2018 on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Budget's focus was on senior citizens

The government will not touch gains made through investments till January 31, 2018.

5 Feb 2018 1:24 AM IST

In many ways, money does not necessarily buy you happiness. (Photo: Pixabay)

7,000 super rich leave India for rich countries

The US was the second most popular destination for migrating HNWIs in 2017 at 9,000, followed by Canada (5,000) and...

5 Feb 2018 1:24 AM IST

Health regulation has several pieces, of which self-regulation by the private sector is an important one. Private players in the health sector are indeed quite diverse.

Health insurance for poor may cost Rs 1,00,000 crore

NIPFP says it may impinge on states' rights on health.

5 Feb 2018 1:24 AM IST

Vodafone India and Idea Cellular have decided to sell their respective tower businesses in India to ATC Telecom Infrastructure for Rs 7,850 crore. (File Photo)

Telecom sector can attract USD 100 bn investment under NTP 2018

Foreign direct investment in sector during first half of current fiscal has been to tune of USD 6.08 billion.

3 Feb 2018 10:53 AM IST

Railways rethinking on flexi-fares: Piyush Goyal

Goyal said a committee has submitted a report on how to dynamically price the train tickets which would also help...

3 Feb 2018 9:56 AM IST

The government probably fears that if there are no checks and balances, black money will flow into start-ups massively.

Angel tax becoming a bane for start-ups across the country

The controversial angel tax, which was introduced in 2012, is a huge setback for start-ups looking for early-stage ...

3 Feb 2018 3:03 AM IST

E-way bill provision has been decided by the GST Council and will be implemented in six months. (Representational Image)

Finance ministry asks for e-way bill report

e-way bill is an electronic way bill required for movement of goods more than Rs 50,000 in value and can be generated on...

3 Feb 2018 1:16 AM IST

A professional tax is proposed to be levied on individuals, who have an annual income of Rs 5 lakh. This would generate Rs 5 crore, the budget document read.

Focus to help strengthen rural infra

CII commends the ability to deliver a popular Budget without becoming populist.

3 Feb 2018 1:16 AM IST