Category: Finance

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. | Photo Credit: ANI The government has notified the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (Procedure) Rules, which provide for[more...]

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Chief Economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas during the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, on April 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP[more...]

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the Oval Office of the White House on April 22, 2025 | Photo Credit: AP Donald Trump said[more...]

Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Luxury goods like handbags, wrist watches, footwear, and sportswear, priced above ₹10 lakh will[more...]

Ajay Seth, Finance Secretary. | Photo Credit: ANI The direct hit from tariffs introduced by Donald Trump's administration on India could shave off between 0.2-0.5[more...]

World Bank said that amid increasing uncertainty in the global economy, South Asia’s growth prospects have weakened, with projections downgraded in most countries in the[more...]

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Chief Economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas (C) and IMF Research Department Deputy Director Petya Koeva Brooks (R) take questions as they speak on[more...]

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Gold prices inched closer to the psychological mark of ₹1 lakh per 10 grams as[more...]

Central and state GST officers have detected 25,009 fake firms involved in fraudulently passing input tax credit (ITC) worth ₹61,545 crore during 2024-25, officials said.During[more...]

India has to generate 8 million jobs per year at least for the next 10-12 years and raise the share of manufacturing in Gross Domestic[more...]

The Finance Ministry said the government remains committed to promoting digital payments via UPI. Photo: X/@UPI_NPCI The Government on Friday (April 18, 2025) clarified that it[more...]

Choosing between a fixed and floating interest rate for your loan can significantly impact your financial stability and planning. Understanding the benefits and drawbacks of[more...]

The forex reserves touched an all-time high of $704.885 billion in September 2024. File | Photo Credit: Reuters India’s forex reserves increased by $1.567 billion[more...]

File picture of U.S. President Donald Trump U.S. Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell during Trump’s first term as President | Photo Credit: Reuters Donald Trump’s[more...]

A file image is used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters India’s annual drug and pharmaceutical exports touched a record $30 billion in[more...]

Workers load a container on a cargo ship at an industrial port in Tokyo, Japan. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Japan recorded a trade deficit[more...]

IMF MD Kristalina Georgieva speaks ahead of the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings, at the IMF headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., on April 17, 2025. |[more...]

Gold bars are displayed at a gold jewellery shop. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Gold prices continued their upward trend for the second straight session,[more...]

‘It is clear that the U.S. tariff initiative is only its opening gambit’ | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto President Donald Trump’s announcement of reciprocal tariffs[more...]

China’s economy expanded at a 5.4% annual pace in January-March, the government said on Wednesday (April 16, 2025), supported by strong exports ahead of U.S.[more...]

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is reviewing the mutual fund regulations that place restrictions on the business activities of asset management companies[more...]

A view of electric vehicles (EV) for export and containers sitting at a port in Shanghai, China | Photo Credit: via Reuters China's exports jumped[more...]

Image for representation | Photo Credit: The Hindu Growth in demand for diesel, India's most consumed petroleum product, fell to its lowest since the pandemic[more...]

Shrimp being processed in an export unit in Andhra Pradesh. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement India's seafood exporters are preparing to ship 35,000-40,000 tonnes[more...]

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar speaks during the Global Technology Summit, in New Delhi. Courtesy: X/@DrSJaishankar The United States’ recent tariffs have “focused our minds[more...]

Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Friday (April 11, 2025) indicated[more...]

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) grew at its slowest rate in six months, clocking[more...]

As the world transitions toward electric mobility, Autonomous Driving , Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), the Internet of Things (IoT), and sustainable production, the Indian automotive sector[more...]

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters After three consecutive days of decline, the rupee on Friday made a strong recovery, gaining[more...]

Image used for representational purposes. | Photo Credit: Reuters The dollar slumped on Friday (April 11, 2025) as waning confidence in the U.S. economy prompted[more...]

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, April 10, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. stocks on Thursday (April 10,[more...]

File picture of SBI Chairman C.S. Setty | Photo Credit: PTI The RBI rate cut on Wednesday (April 9, 2025) that was coupled with the[more...]

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday (April 9, 2025) raised tariffs on China to 125%, hours after China boosted taxes on American imports to 84%[more...]

RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra announced the first bi-monthly monetary policy of the current fiscal. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of[more...]

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives on the South Lawn of the White House on April 6, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Additional U.S. tariffs on[more...]

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal speaks at the Global Forum NXT 25 event in Mumbai on April 7, 2025. Photo: X/@PiyushGoyal Union[more...]

Retail investors who had flocked to the market at the time of COVID outbreak are believed to be the worst hit by the market mayhem.[more...]

The Nasdaq index confirmed it entered a bear market on Friday (April 4, 2025), as oil prices and other commodities plunged amid a massive global[more...]

Retail inflation slipped to seven-month low of 3.61% in February mainly due to easing prices of vegetables, eggs, and other protein-rich items, creating space for[more...]

Represenatational image. | Photo Credit: The Hindu India's services sector activity eased slightly in March, weighed down by a marginal slowdown in sales amid softer[more...]

Wings clipped: RBI has limited power to compel PSB mergers, pre-approve/sack board members and supersede boards. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The power and independence[more...]

U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs will pare India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth for fiscal 2026 by a range of 0.2% to 0.4%, according to[more...]

U.S. President Donald Trump’s “liberation day” reciprocal tariffs announced Wednesday marred all expectations of any relief from the trade policy that has unnerved markets for[more...]

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand Maris Sangiampongsa during the 20th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand. | Photo[more...]

Asian economies may not resort to retaliation to the tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump and may opt for negotiation, according to Barclays. Barring China[more...]

Goods from sectors, including agriculture, precious stones, chemicals, pharma, medical devices, electricals, and machinery may get impacted if the U.S. will go ahead with imposing[more...]

Poonam Gupta is also a member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister and Convener of the Advisory Council to the 16th Finance[more...]

The Reserve Bank of India announced the injection of ₹80,000 crore by buying government securities citing “evolving liquidity conditions,” according to a statement on April[more...]

Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Reuters The United States has flagged concerns over India's increasing and burdensome import-quality requirements, among its many barriers to[more...]

As per Minimum Work Programme for which commitments have been taken from these entities, the country will have 120 million PNG (domestic) connections and 17,500[more...]

FILE PHOTO: A sticker reads crude oil on the side of a storage tank in the Permian Basin in Mentone, Loving County, Texas, U.S. November[more...]

A view of Reserve Bank of India logo outside its headquarters in Mumbai. File | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini The Reserve Bank on Friday (March[more...]

According to revised national accounts data released by NSO last month, real GDP growth rates for FY23 to FY25 are now estimated at 7.6%, 9.2%[more...]

India and the U.S. have decided to hold sector-specific talks in the coming weeks to finalise the structure of the proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA),[more...]

“LNG imports are on track to average about 27-28 million tonnes in this fiscal year, with U.S. supplies accounting for 20%-25% of that,” a source[more...]

India and the visiting U.S. officials have decided to hold a wrap-up session on Saturday (March 29, 2025) morning to conclude the three-day talks on[more...]

India is not likely to opt for across-the-board tariff reduction and may instead work around reciprocal tariffs by easing non-tariff barriers, according to economists at[more...]

Image for representation. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement to impose a steep 25% tariff on imported cars and auto parts will[more...]

The U.S. imported $89 billion worth of auto parts globally last year, with Mexico accounting for $36 billion, China for $10.1 billion, and India for[more...]

Representative image | Photo Credit: Getty Images Batting for a simplified Goods & Services Tax (GST) regime, Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has recommended that[more...]

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Budget Session of the Parliament in New Delhi on March 26, 2025 |[more...]

A file image is used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters India is open to cutting tariffs on more than half of U.S.[more...]

The Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (SEBI) decision to increase the threshold for FPIs to start making granular disclosures, to ₹50,000 crore, may increase[more...]

U.S. President Donald Trump’s statement comes just ahead of the April 2 date, from when the U.S. President intends to levy reciprocal tariffs on on numerous[more...]

In the back of conflict-of-interest allegations being hurled at the regulator in the recent past, the Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) board at[more...]

Image used for representative purpose only. File | Photo Credit: H. Vibhu The Government on Saturday (March 22, 2025) announced the withdrawal of 20% export[more...]

A file image is used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma A consignment of 30 tonnes of Geographical Indication (GI)-tagged jaggery[more...]

After mind-blowing returns given by the likes of HDFC Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank in the last decade, many investors were hoping to find the[more...]

Global nominal GDP growth rate is expected to be below 2.2% in 2026 as well. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Fitch ratings cut global GDP growth[more...]

The Nomination and Remuneration Committee or its equivalent in an AMC will have to conduct a preliminary examination and submit recommendations to SEBI in case[more...]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has decided to let lapse a $23 billion program to incentivize domestic manufacturing, just four years after it launched the[more...]

The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) on Thursday (March 20, 2025) notified the operationalisation of the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) which promises an[more...]

Higher purchasing power anchors higher inflation, and thus southern states have higher inflation, suggests an SBI study. | Photo Credit: Thulasi Kakkat The migration of[more...]

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi, on February 11, 2025. | Photo[more...]

The Union Budget 2025 has once again brought the debate between the old and new tax regimes into focus. While the government continues to promote[more...]

In 2023, road accidents in India claimed almost 1.73 lakh lives and left 4.63 lakh injured, as per according to data shared by States with[more...]

Representational image of a vegetable market in Coimbatore / The Hindu. | Photo Credit: Siva Saravanan S. Wholesale inflation increased to 2.38% as cost of[more...]

India’s gold and silver imports were at $2.7 billion, which is the lowest since June 2024, when the value was $2.5 billion. | Photo Credit:[more...]

Representational image of U.S. President Donald Trump | Photo Credit: Reuters As tariff action by U.S. President Donald Trump looms large, the State Bank of[more...]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the Global Investors Summit 2025, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh on February 24, 2025. Photo: PMO via PTI Prime Minister Narendra[more...]

Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Retail inflation for farm and rural workers eased slightly to 4.61% and 4.73%, respectively,[more...]

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance headed by BJP MP Bhartruhari Mahtab (in picture) met officials from the departments of Economic Affairs, Expenditure, Financial Services,[more...]

Image used for representational purpose. | Photo Credit: Reuters India has invited bids to appoint merchant bankers and legal advisers to sell the government's minority[more...]

Gold broke through the key $3,000 barrier on Friday for the first time as investors piled on to a historic rally in the safe haven[more...]

For representative purposes. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The release of the Financial Stability Report (FSR) 2024 by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has called[more...]

Industrial output growth quickened to an eight-month high of 5% in January on expansion in manufacturing and mining sectors, according to data from the National[more...]

Himanshi, a certified remote pilot trained under the government-backed ‘Drone Sister’ programme, pouring liquid fertiliser into a drone, to spray it over a farm in[more...]

Image used for representational purposes. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Net inflows into equity mutual funds were down 27% to ₹29,300 crore, making it among[more...]

Image for representative purpose | Photo Credit: Reuters India’s CPI inflation slipped to a seven-month low of 3.61% in February 2025, beating the Reuters estimate[more...]

The Union government is seeking to cut the central tax revenues that states receive, three sources with the direct knowledge of the matter said.The suggestion[more...]

For representative purposes. The story so far: Quick commerce’s initial utility was presented to under-lockdown customers during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the youngest avenue of[more...]

Ontario Premier Doug Ford responds to U.S. President Donald Trump’s new 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on March[more...]

Expanding childcare centres, eldercare support, and assistive technologies would ease women’s care burden, and boost their workforce participation. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: R.[more...]

Image used for representational purposes. Precious metals continued to move higher in February with Comex gold scaling past the psychological $2,900 mark. Gold prices marched[more...]

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Sunday that government spending could be separated from gross domestic product reports, in response to questions about whether the spending[more...]

The European Central Bank is expected to cut interest rates again this week in a bid to boost the floundering eurozone economy, even as debate[more...]

As digital economies expand and blockchain technology reshapes global finance, governments worldwide are grappling with the classification, regulation and taxation of Virtual Digital Assets (VDAs).[more...]

Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Congress on Tuesday (March 4, 2025) cited a report of the Reserve Bank[more...]

Advertising, better customer relations, efficiency gains and healthy demand conditions all underpinned upbeat projections for output in the year ahead. Representational image. | Photo Credit:[more...]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Washington, D.C., U.S. File. | Photo Credit: @narendramodi via X/via REUTERS The United States wants[more...]

The economy of Jammu and Kashmir is projected to grow at 7.06% in real terms, while the nominal Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) is expected[more...]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a post-budget webinar on boosting job creation. | Photo Credit: PMO website via PTI Capacity-building and talent-nurturing will prove to[more...]

Image used for representational purpose. | Photo Credit: Reuters Number of Indian high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs), those having assets more than $10 million, rose 6% last[more...]

Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran | Photo Credit: The Hindu Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran on Tuesday (March 4, 2025) said the new[more...]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses post-Budget webinar on MSME sector. | Photo Credit: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (March 4, 2025) asked the[more...]

Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu India’s private sector manufacturing activity, as measured by the HSBC Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index, slowed to[more...]

Chief Economic Advisor V. Anantha Nageswaran. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu “Gold will remain relevant for investors as a portfolio diversification mechanism with a[more...]

Image used for representational purposes. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto India’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew 6.2% in the October to December 2024 period,[more...]

Indian users and firms rank well in “harnessing” the technology that they already have access to, the report says. File | Photo Credit: Reuters While[more...]

In this image provided by PMO, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses during a post-budget webinar on agriculture and rural prosperity, in Delhi, on March 1,[more...]

 Net GST collections during February 2025 grew 8.1% to about ₹1.63 lakh crore. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Gross GST collections rose by 9.1% to[more...]

 Cement output rose to 14.5% in January | Photo Credit: Reuters The output of eight key infrastructure sectors rose by 4.6% in January against a[more...]

“India will need to grow at an average of 7.8% to become a high-income country by 2047,” a World Bank report said on Friday (February[more...]

Tuhin Kanta Pandey. File | Photo Credit: ANI The government on Thursday (February 27, 2025) appointed Finance and Revenue Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey as the[more...]

As far as the domestic commercial vehicle (CV) industry is concerned, it is expected to register a marginal growth in FY26. File Photo: www.icra.in Passenger[more...]

Foreign Institutional Investors (FII) are positive about India’s outlook in the next three to five years due to a relatively stable policy atmosphere among other[more...]

A noted economist, D.K. Srivastava is an Honorary Professor at Madras School of Economics and Member of the Advisory Council to the 15th Finance Commission.[more...]

The Government is working to set up a National Green Financing Institution to support its net-zero target by 2070, as current finance flows for climate[more...]

Decent work is a key part of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. | Photo Credit: Sreenivasa Murthy V With unemployment rates skyrocketing[more...]

India will host the 12th regional 3R (reduce, reuse, recycle) and Circular Economy Conference in Asia and the Pacific in Jaipur from March 3-5, Union[more...]

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal (R) with U.K. Secretary of State for Business and Trade Jonathan Reynolds on February 24, 2025. Photo: X/@PiyushGoyal India[more...]

M Nagaraju, Secretary, Department of Financial Services addresses the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII post budget session, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: ANI The[more...]

Over 80% of urban consumers said spending on essential items has increased. | Photo Credit: STAFF Urban consumers in India began the new year with[more...]

The story so far: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the Income Tax Bill, 2025, in Lok Sabha on February 13 to make India’s direct tax[more...]

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal said India and the U.S. are committed to increasing bilateral trade to $500 billion and negotiating a[more...]

Amir of Qatar meets PM Modi, President Murmu | Video Credit: The Hindu Qatar on Tuesday (February 18, 2025) said it is ready to take[more...]

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters India’s service sector activity, as measured by the HSBC Flash India Composite Purchasing Managers’ Index[more...]

Prior to taking over as CEA, Anantha Nageswaran worked as an author, teacher and consultant. He has also been a part-time member of the Economic[more...]

India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is expected to grow at a slower rate of 6.4% to 6.6% in the third quarter of fiscal 2025 (FY25) as[more...]

File image. | Photo Credit: Reuters High frequency indicators, like vehicles sales, air traffic, steel consumption and GST E-way bills, point towards a sequential pickup[more...]

Representational image. | Photo Credit: REUTERS The Economic department of State Bank of India (SBI) has pegged India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth for Q3[more...]

Job seekers at a job mela in Hyderabad. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The unemployment rate in the urban areas of the country was[more...]

Representational image only. Photo: wikimedia.org Investment Information and Credit Rating Agency (ICRA) on Tuesday (February 18, 2025) projected India’s GDP to grow 6.4% in the[more...]

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks to the media after a Post-Budget interaction, in Mumbai on Monday. Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary[more...]

During April-January period this fiscal, exports increased by 1.39% to $358.91 billion. File | Photo Credit: Vipin Chandran India’s merchandise exports dipped by 2.38% to[more...]

Food inflation during the month of January is mainly attributed to decline in inflation of vegetables and other items. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma[more...]

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal. File. | Photo Credit: PTI The announcement to negotiate a bilateral trade agreement between India and the[more...]

Image for representative purpose | Photo Credit: PTI India’s industrial output growth dropped to a four-month low of 3.2% in December, with manufacturing and mining[more...]

File picture of activity at an open-air evening market in Ahmedabad. Image for representation | Photo Credit: Reuters India’s wholesale price inflation eased fractionally from[more...]

Baijayant Jay Panda. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The select committee of the Lok Sabha, which will examine the Income-Tax Bill, 2025, was constituted[more...]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands as they deliver a joint press statement after their meeting at the White House,[more...]

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. | Photo[more...]

For representative purposes. | Photo Credit: iStockphoto The story so far: For the sixth consecutive day, BSE Sensex closed lower on Wednesday reflective of a[more...]

The Union Government, RBI and Finance Commission should work together to enforce fiscal discipline in states, a research paper by the National Council of Applied[more...]

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Lok Sabha on February 11, 2025. Photo: Sansad TV via PTI India’s economy is in the midst of[more...]

Net collections from securities transaction tax is pegged at ₹55,000 crore in this fiscal in the Revised Estimates, higher than the Budget Estimate. File |[more...]

An MoU was signed in the presence of Union Minister of Labour & Employment Mansukh Mandaviya and aims to enhance international and domestic employment opportunities[more...]

U.S. President Donald Trump with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Mr. Modi’s bilateral meetings with Mr. Trump may include some offers for further reductions in import[more...]

Union Ministers Piyush Goyal and Nitin Gadkari at the Advantage Vidarbha 2025, in Nagpur, on February 9, 2025 | Photo Credit: PTI Maharashtra will become[more...]

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra and Directors during the 613th Meeting of Central Board of Directors (CBD) of[more...]

Image used for representation only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The story so far: With the government providing a tax stimulus through income tax breaks[more...]

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra and Directors at a meeting in New Delhi on February 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI[more...]

Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu India's forex reserves rose $1.05 billion to $630.607 billion for the week ended January[more...]

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced in Budget 2025 that the new tax bill will be introduced in the ongoing session of Parliament. | Photo[more...]

Reserve Bank of India. File | Photo Credit: Reuters In a bid to add to the momentum of the Budgetary reliefs announced by the Centre,[more...]

Gold demand in India witnessed a 5% on-year rise at 802.8 tonnes in 2024 supported by reduction in import duty, and purchases related to weddings[more...]

The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will conclude its first policy review of 2025 on Friday (February 7, 2025), in significantly different[more...]

‘The overarching aim of the Budget was to accelerate growth and push India towards a developed country status’ | Photo Credit: PTI The Union Budget[more...]

India’s services sector lost growth momentum in January 2025, although the PMI remained well above the 50-break-even level. File photo | Photo Credit: The Hindu[more...]

S&P Global logo | Photo Credit: Reuters Budget 2025-26 will boost India’s growth over the next few years, thanks to domestic demand driven by income[more...]

Students celebrating their success after the announcement of the CBSE class 10th exam results, on May 12, 2023. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR There[more...]

At a job fair in Kochi, Kerala, in 2023 | Photo Credit: The Hindu/THULASI KAKKAT The Union Budget has been presented, and this is the[more...]

To make our economy grow, we need to push private consumption. To increase private consumption, people need more disposable income. For that, one route is[more...]

Union Finance Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Centre’s decision to significantly slash the income tax payer’s burden was aimed at[more...]

P.B. Balaji, Group CFO, Tata Motors The Union Finance Minister has delivered a growth-oriented budget that reaffirms the government’s commitment to attain the larger purpose[more...]

Cover for all: The reform is about reshaping insurance landscape to ensure every individual, business can access risk protection | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma[more...]

Proposals for agriculture:PM Dhan Dhanya Krishi Yojana, a developing agri-districts programme, will cover 100 districts. A national mission for high yielding seeds will be launched. A comprehensive[more...]

Village women work under MGNREGA scheme at Jagannath Prasad village in Ganjam district, Odisha on Saturday. | Photo Credit: PTI There had been a consistent[more...]

New Delhi: Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman chairs the eighth pre-budget consultation in New Delhi, on Jan. 6, 2025. With Budget[more...]

Former RBI Governor Duvvuri Subbarao delivering the third BPR Vithal Memorial Lecture on ‘India’s Fiscal Federalism – Quo Vadis?” at BPR Vithal Auditorium in the[more...]

The Indian economy is going through a rough patch as was evident from the recently released provisional estimates of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The[more...]

Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves speaks in Eynsham, England on January 29, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Following months of  poor economic growth[more...]

Wall Street’s superstars are tumbling Monday as a competitor from China threatens to upend the artificial-intelligence frenzy they've been feasting on.The S&P 500 was down[more...]

Central bank independence is being challenged in parts of the world and greater political influence could undermine banks' ability to keep inflation down, risking economic[more...]

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra. | Photo Credit: Reuters Flagging the rising digital frauds, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Monday urged banks[more...]

File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. | Photo Credit: ANI Prime Minister Narendra Modi is pouring billions into ailing state-run firms after slowing ambitious[more...]

India’s global capability centres transform from cost-arbitrage to innovation hubs: Indian leaders at DavosThe global capability centres in India have transformed from being centres of[more...]

By some accounts, four Indian rupees could have got you one US dollar in 1947. Now, you need close to 87 rupees to buy one[more...]

Representative image | Photo Credit: Reuters In a sobering first indicator about India’s economy in 2025, private sector activity appears to have hit the brakes[more...]

Representative image | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Supreme Court on Friday (January 24, 2025) refused to entertain a petition to scrap the tax deducted[more...]

The report titled ‘Fiscal Health Index 2025’ ranked States for 2022-23, covering 18 major States that drive the Indian economy in terms of their contribution[more...]

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters India's forex reserves dropped by $1.88 billion to $623.983 billion in the week ended January[more...]

Farmers harvesting their jute crops in flood waters in Gagolmari village of Morigaon district of Assam. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Cabinet Committee on[more...]

Of 29 MoUs signed in Davos, only one company from outside India: Aaditya targets state govtShiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Thursday targeted the[more...]

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw during a meeting with Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) delegation, in Switzerland on January 22, 2025. Photo: PTI via @AshwiniVaishnaw/X Union Minister[more...]

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: PTI The “disappointing” growth numbers in the second quarter of the gross domestic product (GDP) are not[more...]

In July 2024, the EU sourced close to 15% of its crude oil from the U.S | Photo Credit: Peter Boer U.S. President-elect Donald Trump[more...]

India should respond with equal measures if the newly elected U.S. President Donald Trump imposes higher tariffs on domestic goods, trade experts say. They noted[more...]

 Antony Raj employs eight workers and runs a computer numerical control machine and lathes in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. He receives a stable monthly income[more...]

A logo of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland | Photo Credit: Reuters In an era defined by technological evolution, India stands at[more...]

With domestic demand seen waning amid a spike in inflation and input costs, investment plans by India’s private sector took a notable hit, falling 1.4%[more...]

Potato is one of the top five items which showed highest year-on-year inflation at All India level in December 2024 at 68.23%. | Photo Credit:[more...]

The Indian rupee recently registered a sharp devaluation with respect to the dollar after remaining stable for over two years or so. What explains such[more...]

The government, in the ensuing Budget session of Parliament, is likely to introduce a new income tax bill which seeks to simplify the current I-T[more...]

‘In the light of a potential growth rate of 6.5%, the achievement of 6.4% in 2024-25 should not be considered as disappointing’ | Photo Credit:[more...]

Nara Lokesh. File | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Andhra Pradesh Information Technology (IT) and Electronics and HRD Minister & chairman of the State Government’s task force[more...]

Image used for representational purpose | Photo Credit: Reuters The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday (January 16, 2025) announced liberalised norms to encourage[more...]

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows the crude oil terminal Kozmino on the shore of Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia June[more...]

Overall goods exports are now estimated to be 1.6% higher through the April to December 2024 period at $321.7 billion, while imports have risen 5.15%[more...]

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters India's merchandise exports dipped by about one per cent to $38.01 billion in December 2024[more...]