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Items of common man’s consumption required some GST relief: Hasmukh Adhia

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Items of common man's consumption required some GST relief: Hasmukh Adhia
Hasmukh Adhia, who was designated as Union finance secretary, reveals the three main reasons behind GST Council's decision to rationalise GST rates.
Delhi air pollution hits hazardous levels, but it's not the capital's problem alone
Here are the three common myths that inhibit air pollution from being front and centre of a national public health discourse, all year-long.
Why companies are hiring people with disabilities?
Amid wave of conscious capitalism, products and services with a streak of social good find favour among investors and consumers.
How natural beauty brands are wooing Indian millennial
For a long time, there was just one well-known player, the pioneer in Indian beauty industry, Shahnaz Husain, followed in the early 1990s by Biotique and Blossom Kochhar.
Solution beyond odd-even: An integrated transport system is required to curb Delhi air pollution
Increasing fuel tax and parking fees would be more effective than allowing vehicles to ply on alternate days.
How stubble burning is the biggest culprit for poor air quality in Delhi. A ground report from Haryana & Punjab
This is the season when the farmers of Punjab and northern Haryana resort to massive burning of rice stubble to quickly get their fields ready for the next crop.
Why a clean cooking campaigner chooses the kitchen to save the planet
The urgent need to tackle the deadly effects of household air pollution was not even on the agenda of the international community until two years ago.
Will you run the Delhi Half-Marathon?
Runners with some years of experience may drop out of this event, taking into consideration the impact of pollution on their health post the run.
An IIT-Delhi startup develops a cost-effective device to reduce risk of respiratory disease
The device, priced Rs 10, is a filter that you can cover your nostrils with. It is not very conspicuous as the edges that stick to the bottom of the nose are rather transparent.
Alcobev companies hope GST, demonetisation and a regulatory flux have caused no lasting damage
Even as India's alcoholic beverages industry was dealt successive body blows by demonetisation, exclusion from GST and regulatory flip-flops, tipplers continue to make a beeline for this spot.
Moonshine Meadery looks to introducedrinkers to arguably the oldest alcoholic beverage
In a 1,400 sq ft room, one corner has two 1,000-litre tanks, fermenting two different meads which will finally be stored in pint bottles stacked in cases in the opposite end of the room.
When a crowd blows the whistle
Publicly naming and shaming alleged sexual predators without specific charges may not be the best way to do it, but it does provide a much-platform for the exploited.
Here's a list of silver screen actors who have dabbled in politics
Kamal Haasan was expected to officially announce his entry into TN politics on his birthday. While he refused to launch his political party, he announced the launch of an app against corruption.
Disabled community wonders why a separate matchmaking app is needed for them
Inclov has also been organising accessible, offline meetups, called Social Spaces, across cities, ranging from sports meetups to events at night clubs in five-star hotels.
Why city slickers want bathua and lal saag on their dining table
Vegetables, grain and spices that had once been a part of traditional diets but disappeared from urban kitchens with the globalisation of the palate are now trending in a mass way.
Buenos Aires: A visit to the Argentinian city 'founded twice'
Buenos Aires also boasts the widest avenue in the world. Called July 9 Avenue, it is named in honour of the Argentine independence day in 1816.
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