New Delhi, June 20 () A peak tax rate of 28 per cent plus states levying some amount of local sales tax or VAT on petrol and diesel is likely to be the tax structure when the two auto fuels are covered under the GST regime, a top government official said.

The peak GST rate plus VAT will be equal to the present tax incidence, which is made up of excise duty, levied by the central government, and VAT charged by the states.

New Delhi: In what may be a game changer for India’s beleaguered electricity distribution sector, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government is considering setting up a pan-India power distribution company, said two people aware of the development.

The idea to set up a National Electricity Distribution Company is being explored, given that the segment will be key to the long-term fortunes of the power sector.

Mumbai: India’s fourth-largest commercial vehicle maker, Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles (VECV) Ltd, a joint venture between Eicher Motors Ltd and Volvo AB, plans to widen its range of medium-duty trucks that run on compressed natural gas (CNG), according to a senior executive.

During the quarter ending September, VECV will launch a CNG truck with a gross vehicle weight (GVW) up to 14 tonnes, said Shyam Maller, executive vice president, light and medium-duty trucks and buses.

German automaker, Mercedes-Benz is betting big on electric cars globally and also believes that electric cars will play a crucial role as India gets ready to adapt to future of mobility. A report on TOI confirmes that Mercedes-Benz has plans to manufacture electric cars from its plant in Chakan, Pune. The company has already confirmed that it will launch on BSVI compliant diesel engine cars and SUVs in India and now expect many a range of hybrid and electric cars from Mercedes-Benz in India soon.

India has shelved its sale of Air India after failing to attract buyers, local media quoted a government minister as saying – a decision that could exacerbate the carrier’s financial woes and representing a setback for government efforts to cut debt. Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu said plans to privatise the carrier have been dropped for now due to factors such as the looming election and high oil prices, according to Times of India which cited news agency PTI.

Idea Cellular on Tuesday said it has completed the rollout of VoLTE services in all its 20 4G circles with the country’s third largest telecom operator announcing the launch of VoLTE in five circles — Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Assam, North East Service Area (NESA) and Jammu & Kashmir.

“With the completion of the last phase of VoLTE rollout, Idea is now the only operator to offer pan India integrated 2G, 3G, 4G and VoLTE services.

One97 Communications, which runs Paytm, has appointed former RBI Deputy Governor Rama Subramaniam Gandhi as an advisor. Gandhi will bring his years of knowledge and experience on payment systems, regulations, compliance and corporate governance, the company said in a statement. Gandhi was a member of the first Monetary Policy Committee.

The BSE Sensex rebounded over 130 points in opening trade today, reversing its two-session losing streak on value-buying in select blue-chips amid a strengthening rupee.

Overseas, mixed trend at other Asian markets also influenced trading sentiments here. The rupee recovered from its nearly one-month low by strengthening 32 paise to 68.06 against the US dollar in early trade today. The 30-share BSE index was trading higher by 130.41 points, or 0.37%, to 35,417.15 in early trade today.

Tata Motors is aiming to save Rs 19 billion through cost reduction initiatives during 2018-19, a number comparable to last financial year. It will launch 50 new variants and products in the commercial vehicle (CV) segment, the backbone of the company.

The cost savings of the last year came from both the CV and passenger vehicle (PV) division of the domestic business. Some of the cost saving initiatives include, bringing efficiencies in procurement of raw material and components and alternate cost effective sourcing.

As artificial intelligence (AI) takes centrestage in developing new-age digital technologies, Microsoft Research Lab in India has developed a bouquet of cognitive solutions to address specific challenges faced by enterprises as well as individuals. The solutions developed by the company cover a broad spectrum including helping recruiters to gauge the behaviourial profiles of candidates during virtual job interviews and assisting in real time language translation in vernacular languages among others.

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