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Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman gestures during a news conference after the 46th GST Council meeting, in New Delhi, Friday, Dec 31, 2021. (PTI Photo/Kamal Kishore)

India's annual Budget again goes green, cuts down on printing to bare...

The Budget documents will be available mostly digitally, with only a handful of physical copies, officials said

26 Jan 2022 4:55 PM IST

Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Arvind Panagariya (Twitter)

Indian economy recovered 'handsomely' from pandemic-induced...

The economy, which was significantly hit by the pandemic, had contracted 7.3 per cent in the last fiscal

25 Jan 2022 12:18 PM IST

SBI reports over four-fold jump in Q4 profit. (PTI Photo)

SBI makes online IMPS transactions upto Rs 5 lakh free

In the case of Branch Channels, there is no change in the service charges in the existing slabs

4 Jan 2022 7:34 PM IST

A health worker prepares to administer a dose of COVID-19 vaccine to a teenager at a government school in Bengaluru. (Photo: PTI)

India seeks emergency meeting of WTO's General Council to discuss...

WTO is a 164-member multilateral body which formulate rules for global exports and imports

3 Jan 2022 3:19 PM IST

Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman gestures during a news conference after the 46th GST Council meeting, in New Delhi, Friday, Dec 31, 2021. (PTI Photo/Kamal Kishore)

GST council puts off rate hike on textiles

The matter has been referred to the tax rate rationalisation committee and it will be discussed again at the next...

1 Jan 2022 7:13 AM IST

The Centre has already finalised the rules under these codes and now states are required to frame regulations on their part as labour is a concurrent subject. (Representational Image: PTI)

Four-day work week, change in salary: All about new labour codes in FY...

These changes in the labour code will have a significant impact on working hours, take-home salary and PF contribution

22 Dec 2021 12:39 PM IST

Indias GDP to contract 16.5 pc in Q1 as pandemic spreads, says SBI report. (Representative Image)

ADB lowers India's FY22 GDP growth to 9.7%

India had witnessed a strong 20.1 per cent growth rebound in Q1 of FY22

15 Dec 2021 9:59 AM IST

They also reaffirmed their commitment to implement the strategy for Brics Economic Partnership 2021-25 and welcomed the launch of the Brics agricultural research platform. (PIB/PTI)

Brics recovery hinges on vaccination

Going forward, the pace and efficacy of vaccination is going to be the most important determinant of economic recovery

13 Dec 2021 9:33 AM IST

Tax authorities raids Chinese entities for money laundering. (PTI Photo)

Govt unlikely to announce capital infusion for PSU banks in Budget...

To augment their resources, banks would be encouraged to raise funds from the market

12 Dec 2021 11:19 AM IST

An elevated inflation rate is also a cause of concern for the RBI, though it has decided to accord priority to economic growth in the near future. (AA file Photo)

Retail inflation expected to be around 5.3 per cent in current fiscal:...

The inflation trajectory is likely to be in line with our earlier projections, Das said

8 Dec 2021 11:48 AM IST

Infrastructure push can re-ignite economic growth, says RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das. (PTI Photo)

RBI maintains status quo for 9th consecutive time; retains repo rate...

The inflation projection has been retained at 5.3 per cent for the current financial year

8 Dec 2021 10:41 AM IST

The rupee pared initial gains to fall 7 paise to 71.82 against the US currency in late morning deals on Thursday on bouts of dollar demand from banks and importers. (Photo: DC)

India among most unequal nations; top 1% of population holds 22% of...

The report pointed out that the average national income of the Indian adult population is Rs 204,200

8 Dec 2021 9:38 AM IST