Economy

One major driving factors for the restaurant industry is the relentlessly growing 'eating-out culture' that has come from the West.

Union Minister Suresh Prabhu cautioned that the debate between public and private sectors should be judged solely by national interest and not by ideological considerations.

UK's Tier 5 visa route is meant for researchers, scientists and academics from outside the European Union (EU) who come to the UK for up to two years.

Diesel prices in Delhi averaged Rs 67.4 per litre in June, which was 26 per cent higher than a year earlier and up by more than 50 per cent on January 2016.

Government data for 13 months to May show electronics imports were valued at $57.8 billion, way more than $35.8 billion worth of gold purchases.

Piyush Goyal said this would be achieved on the back of robust revenue collection under the Goods and Services Tax (GST).

According to official data, the Index of Eight Core Industries (ECI) had risen by 4.6% in April and 3.9% in May 2017.

The Nikkei Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index, compiled by IHS Markit, rose to 53.1 in June from May's 51.2, the highest since December.

The government has announced July 1 as 'GST (Goods and Services Tax) Day', to mark the first anniversary of the launch of the new indirect tax regime.

The first year of GST has been an example to the world of the readiness of the Indian taxpayer to be a partner in this unprecedented reform of Indian taxation, the Ministry of Finance said.

From the movement of items from one slab to another to the launch of platforms and helplines to ease migration to the new system to the introduction of the E-Way bill, the journey continues.

S. Ramesh began his career in Mumbai as Assistant Commissioner, Central Excise and thereafter in Mumbai Customs.

In a major initiative to ease the tax system of the country, government launched GST on July 1, 2017.

Out of the total expenditure, Rs.4,09,163 crore is on revenue account and Rs 63,791 crore on capital account

India's growth accelerated to 7.7 per cent in the fourth quarter of Financial Year (FY) 2017-18.