Economic Survey 2023-24 states that India’s workforce is nearly 56.5%, construction accounted for 13% in construction industry. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto India’s workforce is
The Economic Survey has projected a positive outlook for the real estate sector with housing demand set to rise on rapid urbanisation, but described legacy
A view of the toy shop. | Photo Credit: K. Bhagya Prakash The government’s steps such as mandatory quality norms and increase in customs duties
National Education Policy expected to yield foundational literacy and numeracy for every child passing the third standard in the near future. File (representational image) |
Image for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: Reuters As per the latest Economic Survey tabled in Parliament on July 22, India’s focus on maintaining
An auction window is created under the NRS for making coal available for new coal gasification plants | Photo Credit: G. N. Rao The initiatives
Image used for representation purpose only. According to the Economic Survey 2023-24, 65% of India’s fast-growing population is under the age of 35, and many
Only 4.4% of India’s young workforce is formally skilled, said the Economic Survey 2023-24. File | Photo Credit: M. Moorthy With only 4.4% of India’s
The concept of green steel promotes the production of steel using green energy sources and minimizing the usage of fossil fuels. File (representational image) Green
The agriculture insurance sector is likely to register growth from 2024 onwards. File | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri The agriculture insurance sector is likely to
The shift to renewable energy could lead to new vulnerabilities in the supply chains for solar panels and critical minerals, the Economic Survey 2023-24 said.
Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStock The Economic Survey of India 2023-24 released on July 22 stresses that implementing the
A Loco Pilot uses the Kavach in South Central Railway in which the brakes were applied automatically. File | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal Safety issues
Flags of China and India on a brick wall. Background on the topic of international conflict | Photo Credit: grynold Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) V.
For representative purposes. | Photo Credit: iStockphoto The Karnataka government’s intent to introduce a legislation for the welfare of gig workers is a welcome and
Updated – July 23, 2024 11:50 am IST Published – July 23, 2024 11:41 am IST Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman along with Finance Secretary
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has changed the income tax slabs for the new tax regime which is likely to benefit taxpayers. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
<!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her Budget speech on July
<!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union Budget 2024-25 in Lok Sabha, in New Delhi on July 23, 2024.
<!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> Union Budget 2024: FM announces duty cut on mobile phones, PCBA and chargers. | Photo Credit: Haider Ali Khan Union Finance
India is on its way to achieve its target of blending 20% of petrol with ethanol by 2025-26, going by the milestones on blending percentages
<!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStock Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on July 23 said
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2024-25 on July 23, 2024, stressing on her government’s nine priorities. Click here for The Hindu’s
<!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> The Finance Minister had stated in her address that more than two-thirds of the taxpayers had availed the new regime in
<!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during a post-Budget press conference in New Delhi on July 23, 2024. | Photo Credit:
In a major respite to India’s fledgling start-ups, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced scrapping of the contentious angel tax on foreign investments received by such
The Union Budget 2024, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, represents a significant milestone in India’s ongoing journey towards inclusive growth and economic resilience. With
<!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> Higher palm oil purchases by India would reduce inventories in producer countries and support benchmark prices. File | Photo Credit:
<!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> New business activity in the services industry and manufacturing orders remained robust. File | Photo Credit: Reuters India’s business activity
The reviews of India’s Income Tax Act and the Customs duty rate structure, announced in this Budget, could likely be completed in time for the
Cities are home to about 50 crore people, accounting for about 36% of India’s population. The urban population has been growing at a steady pace
<!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> ‘The fiscal arithmetic and the macro-policy stance in the Budget signal continuity and a carrying on with fiscal consolidation efforts’
<!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> Gold jewellery at a shop in Kolkata. | Photo Credit: AFP While providing primacy to growth with inclusion, the Budget
<!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> The I-T department has seen a substantial rise in number of transactions. Photo: incometax.gov.in The July 31 deadline for filing
Fitch Ratings on Friday exuded confidence that the Government of India should be able to achieve its enhanced goal of reducing the fiscal deficit to
The story so far: The Union Budget for 2024-25 made it clear that employment was a major priority of the government, with the word getting
<!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> The government has sustained its expenditure as a share of the total budget on infrastructure. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto
<!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> Farm workers sow paddy saplings at an agricultural field in Ranchi on July 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI The
<!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> Last week, the BSE benchmark climbed 728.07 points or 0.90%. File | Photo Credit: PTI The combined market valuation of
The government is confident of launching the schemes in the Prime Minister’s package for employment and skilling announced in last week’s Budget within this financial
India’s GDP is likely to grow in the range of 7% to 7.5%, the National Council for Applied Economic Research (NCAER) said on Monday, citing
<!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> The sharp rise in freight rate would impact medium and small entities, Ind-Ra’s Soumyajit Niyogi said. File | Photo Credit: C.V.
<!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> Representational image of gold bars and gold pellets | Photo Credit: Getty Images India’s gold demand declined 5% to 149.7
<!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> Union Minister Piyush Goyal addresses a press conference, in New Delhi on July 30, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Commerce
<!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with her deputy Pankaj Chaudhary at the Parliament as she arrives to present the Union
<!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> Indian Bank MD & CEO Shanti Lal Jain says that they are in comfortable position as cash recovery is more
<!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> PM Narendra Modi with Finance Minister Nirmala Sithraman, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, CII President Sanjiv Puri and Director
<!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> Pankaj Chaudhary. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has declared nine defaulters as Fugitive Economic
<!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> A statement issued after the meeting of Polit Bureau of China’s ruling Communist Party said coming months would be tough.
<!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: REUTERS The fiscal deficit for the first quarter of the financial
