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Imports power record October GST growth

NEW DELHI, November 3The border did the heavy lifting in October’s tax haul. Gross GST on imports rose 42.2%...

World in a drop of water

NEW DELHI: Access to clean water is a fundamental necessity, but how it is packaged, priced, and consumed varies...

SMOKING KILLS : Stick by stick, drag by drag

DR SEEMA DWIVEDI In 2017, the World Health Organisation (WHO) described tobacco as “the world’s single biggest cause of preventable...

Rs 10,000-cr container scheme aims to build India’s box-making capacity

NEW DELHI, 30 October Almost everything India sells abroad by sea travels in a steel box. Maritime trade carries...

India targets 7.5 lakh containers a year by 2039-40

NEW DELHI, 29 October : India's container traffic is projected to grow from about 24 million TEUs in 2024...

Jobs outpace working –age population growth

NEW DELHI, 28 October — Between 2017 and 2023 India's employment rose by about 134 million, nearly twice...