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Govt extends deadline for listed PSUs to comply with shareholding norms

The deadline, which was set to end next month, has been extended to August 2018.

Jul 14, 2017

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China vs US: Which nation is the current global economic power?

A new survey in 38 countries has found that China is, in fact, fast catching up with the US even though India Japan and the Latin America believe that the US is the world's leading economy.

Jul 14, 2017

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Tilting at turbines: Fanning wind energy growth will need time; and, a perfect storm

India's renewable energy targets for 2022 seem steep for an industry hamstrung by spatial and technological limitations.

Jul 13, 2017

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FDI norms review on the cards: Report

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is planning a review meeting on Friday along with FM Arun Jaitley and Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

Jul 13, 2017

Low tea: Close to 18% of gardens in India are 'sick', cautions Tea Board

The board has advised tea garden owners to visit the top performing plantations to understand best practices and how to implement them.

Jul 13, 2017

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Mutual funds added 10 lakh investor accounts in June: Report

The number of investor accounts, or folios, reached 57.82 million as of June 30, 2017.

Jul 12, 2017

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Job growth in 2017: Hiring likely to be flat on GST, demonetisation and visa woes

Thanks to numerous factors such as the Goods and Services Tax, demonetisation, and H-1B visa woes, job growth this year is likely to be flat at 5-7 percent.

Jul 12, 2017

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Demonetisation: RBI governor Urjit Patel to appear before Parliament panel, says report

The RBI chief could shed light on the latest status of remonetisation, among other issues; he had earlier appeared before the panel in January.

Jul 12, 2017

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Corporate funding for solar projects stagnates in H1 this year

Globally, venture capital funding, public market and debt financing for the solar sector stood almost unchanged at $4.6 billion.

Jul 12, 2017

After engine issues, about half of IndiGo's Airbus Neo grounded over GST confusion

The low-cost carrier has 22 A-320 Neo aircraft, out of which nine have been grounded as the engines have been facing issues and GST added to the confusion in terms of import duties.

Jul 12, 2017