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Modi must renew focus on reforms, says India Inc
09 Nov 2015
Pledging its support to big-ticket investments in Bihar following the Nitish Kumar-led Grand Alliance’s thumping victory, corporate India Inc on Sunday sought a renewed focus by the Modi government at the centre on economic reforms
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PM announces Rs 80,000-crore package for J&K
07 Nov 2015
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced a Rs80,000-crore development package for the all-round development of Jammu and Kashmir
Petrol excise hiked by Rsd1.60, diesel by 40p
07 Nov 2015
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Bankruptcy panel sets 6-month deadline for winding up insolvent companies
05 Nov 2015
The draft law prepared by the panel has proposed early identification of financial distress so that steps can be taken to revive the ailing company
GST only a matter of time, says Jaitley
04 Nov 2015
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First tranche of corporate tax cut in Budget: Jaitley
04 Nov 2015
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the government will list out in the next few days the exemptions to be phased out as part of its plans to gradually bring down corporate tax rate to 25 per cent
India behind Bangladesh, Ghana in gender parity
03 Nov 2015
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McKinsey study underscores need to bridge India’s gender gap
03 Nov 2015
Bridging the gender gap in India’s workforce by employing just 10 per cent more women could yield an annual incremental GDP growth of 1.4 per cent, says a McKinsey Global Institute report
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Avoid bans, foster debate, says RBI chief Rajan
31 Oct 2015
Significantly, in the current socio-political climate, the central bank governor chose not to speak on the economy or monetary policy, and instead focused his address at IIT-Delhi on the need for tolerance
Northeast monsoon on its way; rains lash TN
28 Oct 2015
Easwar panel set up to improve tax laws
28 Oct 2015
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India climbs 12 spots to rank 130 in World Bank's ease of doing business report
28 Oct 2015
The report says India made significant improvements by eliminating the minimum capital requirement and a business operations certificate, saving entrepreneurs an unnecessary procedure and five days
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Inflation skewed in favour of urban India: survey
21 Oct 2015
A survey by HSBC Global Research shows that while inflation momentum has slowed to 4.5 per cent in urban areas, it is 6.5 per cent in rural areas, partly because it has not benefited from lower global prices
S&P refuses to upgrade India’s ‘BBB-‘ rating
20 Oct 2015
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