LiveParliament Passes Arbitration Amendment Bill to Protect Taxpayer Money
Parliament on Wednesday approved a bill to amend the arbitration law that would ensure all stakeholders get a chance to seek an unconditional stay on...
Category : ECONOMY
Avoid Crony Lending, Aid Infra Led Growth: CEA to Bankers
Chief economic adviser (CEA) Krishnamurthy V Subramanian on Tuesday called on financial institutions to shun “crony-lending” and focus on the quality of advances to help...
India’s Horticulture Production Set for 1.8% Growth in 2020-21
Prices of vegetables and fruits are set to ease further in India, with the first Advance Estimates pegging horticulture production at 326.58 million tonnes for...
GSDP Estimated to Contract 5.6% in Delhi: Lt Governor
The Delhi economy is estimated to suffer a contraction of 5.6 per cent in the gross state domestic product (GSDP) in the current financial year...
EPFO to Announce Interest Rate Between 8.3% and 8.5%
The employees’ provident fund organization (EPFO) is likely to announce an interest rate between 8.30 per cent and 8.50 per cent for 2020-21. EPFO’s central...
Govt Can Cut Excise Duty on Petrol, Diesel by Rs 8.5 Litre
The government has room to cut excise duty on petrol and diesel by up to Rs 8.5 per litre without impacting its target for revenue...
Gujarat Budget 2021 Keeps Rs 1.5K Cr for Ahmedabad-Mumbai Bullet Train
Gujarat government on Wednesday presented its annual budget amid coronavirus pandemic. To boost education in the state, the government announced financial allocation of Rs 32,719...
Exports Dip 0.25 Per Cent to $27.67 Bn in Feb
India’s exports marginally declined 0.25 per cent to USD 27.67 billion in February while imports grew by 6.98 per cent to USD 40.55 billion during...
Urban Jobless Rate Falls Below 7% for the First Time in 2 Years
The demand for workers has snapped back faster than many economists expected, with India’s urban unemployment rate dropping below 7 per cent in February, the...
Govt Extends the Last Date for Annual GST Filing Till March End for FY 20
The government has extended the deadline for filing annual goods and service tax (GST) return and reconciliation statements for FY20 till March-end, from the existing...