Daily News Monitor: 2 January 2019

HEADLINES

1. India cuts duty on refined, crude palm oil from ASEAN

2. Ministries told not to directly engage with US on trade issues

3. SMEs set to get GST relief ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha elections

4. PMJAY Ayushman Bharat: Nearly 7 lakh provided treatment in first 100 days

5. Govt to discuss IT Act changes on social media with advocacy groups on January 5

6. Government notifies new annual GST return forms

7. India remains ahead of China; retains world's fastest growing economy title

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