Economy
India can now soon start export of incense sticks to Europe
Indian incense stick exporters can now soon start shipping the product to European markets, including Italy, after putting appropriate labelling on the goods. The exports of these sticks to Europe...
Read moreDouble exemption in GST: Small businesses relaxed
The GST council doubled the exemption limit and raised the threshold for availing the composition scheme in a bid to give relief to small businesses on Thursday. The GST Council doubled the...
Read moreDry ATMs: Par panel nudges RBI to fix the problem
A parliamentary panel has asked the Reserve Bank to address the problem of perpetually dysfunctional ATMs so as to avoid any situation of forced cash crunch. The Standing Committee on...
Read moreCrude shocker can be rude shocks for economy: RBI economists
A sudden surge in crude prices can upset the nation's key macro-stability parameters, as it can sharply spike the current account deficit (CAD), inflation and the fiscal numbers, whittling the...
Read moreGovt revenue from telcos slips 22% in 2017-18
The government's revenue mop-up from the telecom sector fell by about 22 per cent in the 2017-18 fiscal owing to a decline in earnings of service providers from sale of...
Read moreGadkari marks unemployment as biggest problem country faces
Unemployment is the biggest of the major problems facing the country, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said, adding that there was a "difference" between employment and jobs. He was...
Read more27 economic offenders fled India in last 5 yrs
Twenty-seven defaulting businessmen and economic offenders have fled the country in the last five years, Parliament was informed on Friday. Interpol has been approached to issue red corner notices (RCNs)...
Read moreNo job losses due to merger of public sector banks: FM Arun Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said in Lok Sabha that there would be no loss of jobs due to merger of public sector banks. Earlier this week, the Cabinet...
Read moreIndia’s services sector activity moderates in Dec; employment rises
The country's services sector activity slowed slightly in December, as new work orders and business activity moderated from November's recent high, while job creation saw a significant uptick, a monthly...
Read moreRBI scales down printing of Rs 2000 note to minimum: Govt source
The printing of Rs 2000 banknote, introduced post-demonetisation in November 2016, has been reduced to the "minimum" by the Reserve Bank, a top finance ministry official said on Thursday. Soon...
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