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While imports of all products in the man-made fibre (MMF) value chain has steeply increased since the introduction of GST, destructing the domestic manufacturing industry, imports of polyester and viscose spun yarn have particulalry shot up multi-fold lately.

Man-made yarn imports up multi-fold in July

Imports of polyester yarn increased 193 per cent from 29,08,000 kg in July 2018 to 85,35,000 kg in July 2019.

16 Sept 2019 2:40 AM IST

Calling it a serious matter, CAIT urged the government to start a high-level enquiry at Indian ports to bring an end to the crony nexus. (Photo: File | Twitter)

Issue guidelines to remove confusion on single-use plastic: Traders'...

Confusions, if not taken cognisance of, may prove to be a roadblock in eradication of single-use plastic, CAIT said.

15 Sept 2019 4:55 PM IST

Housing financiers like Indiabulls Housing Finance and Dewan Housing Finance are facing liquidity crunch.

Government announces steps to boost housing, facilitate homebuyers

This window will help in completion of affordable and middle income housing projects.

14 Sept 2019 4:11 PM IST

Delhi-based Tata-SIA run joint venture carrier, Vistara.

Vistara to start daily flight on Delhi-Indore route from October 26

The flight will depart from Delhi airport at 6.55 am daily and arrive at Indore airport at 8.20 am.

14 Sept 2019 3:47 PM IST

By taking India off the list, exports of $5.6 billion would be affected in leather products, carpets, textiles, gems and jewellery etc.

Govt announces Rs 50,000 cr export incentive scheme

The minister also said there will be a fully automated electronic refund route for input tax credits (ITC) in GST.

14 Sept 2019 3:38 PM IST

With a focus on 5G technology, digitization will be faster, deeper and farthest.

5G spectrum auction by year-end or early 2020: Prasad

Govt plans to auction around 8,293.95 MHz of airwaves at an estimated total base price of Rs 5.86 lakh crore.

14 Sept 2019 11:42 AM IST

Revenue growth for the beleaguered auto components sector would halve in next two fiscals due to a steep decline in domestic vehicles sales.

Auto sales growth outlook revised to 5-7 per cent for FY20: Report

Sales of commercial vehicles and two wheelers have narrowed down to 7.4 per cent and 0.3 per cent month-on-month.

14 Sept 2019 11:25 AM IST

The story of Indias agricultural takeoff began as the nation was forced to import a record 20 million tonnes of grain in 1964-66. (Photo: DC/Representational Image)

RBI panel pitches for federal body like GST Council in farm sector

The GST Council consists of the finance ministers of Centre and all the states, decides on tax rates.

14 Sept 2019 10:42 AM IST

As part of the industrys efforts to prevent conflict-ridden diamonds entering the trade, diamond miners have started using block chain technology.

India pulls down Antwerp's diamond trade by more than 30 per cent

The Belgium city saw imports and exports declining by more than 30 per cent.

14 Sept 2019 1:43 AM IST

Global rating agency Moodys Investors Service on Tuesday placed Yes Banks foreign currency issuer rating of Ba1 under review for downgrade.

Kapoor firms seek probe against short-sellers

Yes Bank stock, which was trading around Rs 275 in April, is now down to around Rs 64.

14 Sept 2019 1:41 AM IST

The country as a whole received 4 per cent more monsoon rains from June 1 to September 13, the government-run India Meteorological Department said on Friday.

Kharif crops to keep agri-GDP at 3 per cent

This would aid sowing and nurturing of the Kharif crops and help Rabi crops as well.

14 Sept 2019 1:39 AM IST

Smartphone photography has caught serious traction with budding photographers and phone manufacturers have focussed their attention towards making camera sensors that can compare to DSLR cameras in terms picture quality. However, with every manufacturer claiming their camera sensor to be the best one, it becomes difficult for the consumer to identify which one is the ideal choice. To help discerning mobile photography enthusiasts pick up the right gear for their interest, we have picked up the top five names rated by DxOMark as the best performing smartphones with regards to photography. DxOMark provides a standard reference to test camera performance of smartphones and DSLR shooters

Artificial intelligence may start to replace needed technical skills...

Among the hundreds of editing tools available today for creating images, the majority of them still demand a human...

13 Sept 2019 3:09 PM IST