Economy
Economic growth may have slowed in 2018-19: Finance Ministry
The central government has said that the Indian economy appears to have slowed down in 2018-19 due to lower private...
Bad news for Services sector: Growth rate fell to 6-month low
There is a bad news for Services sector, the largest sector of the Indian economy. In spite of claims of...
Weak exports, rural distress, uncertainty over election outcome to drag IIP: Report
India's industrial production is expected to stay muted in the near term, owing to weak exports, rural distress, credit constraints...
As petrol prices spike before polls, Pradhan seeks Saudi help to cool rates
With oil prices on the boil just as general elections are announced, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has asked world's largest...
CCEA approves Rs 2,790 cr interest subvention on loans to sugar mills
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Thursday approved Rs 2,790 crore interest subvention for extending loans by banks to...
GST collection drops to Rs 97,247 cr in Feb
GST collections in February dropped to Rs 97,247 crore in February from Rs 1.02 lakh crore in the previous month,...
Indian e-comm market to touch $84 bn in 2021: Report
The fast growing e-commerce market in the country will touch $84 billion in 2021 from $24 billion in 2017 on...
GST on under-construction flats slashed to 5%; affordable housing to attract 1%
In a big relief to home buyers, the GST Council on Sunday slashed tax rates on under-construction housing properties to...
Linking Aadhaar-PAN is mandatory for tax filers; to be completed by Mar 31: CBDT
The CBDT has stressed that Aadhaar-PAN linking is "mandatory" for those filing an Income Tax Return (ITR) and this procedure...
India will not miss 5G opportunity; economic impact seen at over $1 tn: Communications Minister
The economic impact of 5G is estimated to be over one trillion dollars for India, which is aggressively positioning itself...
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