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Maha govt raises ready reckoner rates by average 5%

Pune, Mar 31 (PTI) The Maharashtra government on Thursday hiked ready reckoner rates by average 5 per cent across the state for the financial year 2022-23.The new rates were announced here by Shravan Hardikar, Inspector-General of Revenue and Controller of Stamps.The publication of ready reckoner rates (also known as Annual Statement Rate ) which are [...]

Infra sector growth rises to 4-month high of 5.8% in Feb

New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) The production of eight infrastructure sectors expanded by 5.8 per cent in February, the sharpest growth in the last four months on better output of coal, natural gas, refinery products and cement industries, according to official data released on Thursday. The production of the core sectors had declined by 3.3 [...]

JICA extends Rs 2391 crore loan for water supply, sewerage project in Bengaluru

Bengaluru, Mar 31 (PTI) The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a loan agreement with the Centre to provide loan worth around Rs 2,391 crore for the construction of water supply and sewerage facilities under Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Project Phase-3. This project aims to provide safe and stable water supply and sewerage services [...]

Non-food credit growth accelerates to 8% in Feb: RBI data

Mumbai, Mar 31 (PTI) The non-food credit growth has accelerated to 8 per cent in February as against 6.6 per cent in the year-ago period, the Reserve Bank said on Thursday. For the current fiscal year till February 25, the non-food credit growth has accelerated to 6.2 per cent against 3.7 per cent for the [...]

TRAI provides clarity on tariff plan with month-wise recharge date

New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) TRAI on Thursday issued a clarification on its January directive that had asked telecom operators to come out with at least one tariff plan which can be renewed on the same date of every month, and granted additional 60 days to players to ensure compliance. Following industry representations, the Telecom [...]

Govt to borrow Rs 8.45 lakh cr from market in Apr-Sep

New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) The Union government is looking to raise Rs 8.45 lakh crore through borrowing in the first half of 2022-23 to fund the revenue gap for reviving the economy, the Finance Ministry said on Thursday. Out of gross market borrowing of Rs 14.31 lakh crore estimated for FY2022-23, Rs 8.45 lakh [...]

Tomar pitches for enhancing cashew crop production

New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) Agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday virtually inaugurated the 'Silver Jubilee Building' of ICAR-Directorate of Cashew Research in Puttur city of the Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. In his inaugural address, Tomar stressed on the need to enhance the production and productivity of cashew crop by increasing the area under [...]