India ranks low at 135th globally for gender parity; worst for health and survival: World Economic Forum Only 11 countries are ranked below India on the index of 146 nations, with Afghanistan, Pakistan, Congo, Iran and Chad… July 13, 2022 15:31 IST
Repeal of archaic tea, coffee, spices, rubber Acts aimed at helping small farmers: Piyush Goyal The commerce ministry has conducted stakeholder consultations on the drafts of Spices (Promotion and Development) Bill, 2022; Rubber (Promotion and… July 13, 2022 14:48 IST
Windfall tax review more likely than expected after sharp fall in global crude prices In a surprise move, the government on July 1 slapped export duties on petrol and ATF (Rs 6 per litre… Updated: July 13, 2022 13:56 IST
FM says pointed attack on inflation to continue The Centre had in May cut fuel taxes and sought to ease supply-side bottlenecks by raising export duties on steel… July 13, 2022 06:00 IST
Retail inflation eases to 7.01% in June, short-term outlook mixed Wholesale price inflation, too, had hit an over 30-year high of 15.88% in May, indicating that the pass-through is far… July 13, 2022 02:15 IST
States get nod to borrow Rs 5.72 trillion in April-December Move amid tighter scrutiny of off-Budget loans. July 13, 2022 01:25 IST
Retail inflation eases a tad to 7.01% in June, above RBI’s comfort zone for 6th straight month The consumer price index (CPI) based inflation stood at 7.04 per cent in May and 6.26 per cent in June… Updated: July 12, 2022 18:59 IST
Exports likely to record reasonable level of growth in 2022-23: Piyush Goyal Clearly, there are signs of a global slowdown in international trade and India is keeping a “watchful” eye on the… July 12, 2022 11:56 IST
Government to release data on June retail inflation on Tuesday The retail inflation has remained above 6 per cent since January this year forcing the central bank to go for… July 12, 2022 11:44 IST
Diwali target for India-UK FTA possible but not definite, say experts after PM Johnson’s exit From an economic perspective as well, City of London Policy Chair Chris Hayward believes there will be a consistent focus… Updated: July 10, 2022 19:14 IST
GST GoM on casinos and online gaming to meet on Tuesday: UP minister The Council, which recently asked the group of ministers (GoM) to review its report once more, will consider tax rate… July 9, 2022 07:36 IST
Higher growth to help create more jobs: Singapore minister India emerged as the fastest-growing major economy in FY22, having achieved a real growth rate of 8.9%. July 9, 2022 07:24 IST
GoM on GST levy on casinos, online gaming to meet on July 12 Addressing a conference on GST organised by Ficci, Uttar Pradesh Finance Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna, who is a member of… July 8, 2022 16:20 IST
Crude imports from Brazil witness an increase, India plans to buy more The restrictions on Russian trade in energy sources has made major importers of crude oil like India look for new… Updated: July 31, 2022 18:23 IST
Panel on GST Appellate Tribunal formed, report by month-end The GST Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and comprising state ministers, had last week decided to constitute a… July 8, 2022 13:13 IST
Inflation pushed 71 million people into poverty since Ukraine war The UNDP estimates that 51.6 million more people fell into poverty in the first three months after the war, living… July 7, 2022 12:50 IST
Reframing GST code to spur growth The guarantee assured a compounded annual growth rate of 14% of the state revenue that got subsumed within GST. July 7, 2022 08:17 IST
Govt notifies procedural changes in GST rules, interest to be charged for wrongful credit availment According to Mohan, the manner of calculation of interest on delayed payment of tax has been notified and that would… Updated: July 6, 2022 19:39 IST
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