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The upward rally of oil futures is also being fuelled by members of the OPEC+ agreeing Sunday to increase oil…

In August, India produced 69.87 MT of coal higher than 64.86 MT in July, even though it fell short on…

The world is seeking a stable and predictable environment for trade and economic practices should be fair, transparent and to…

Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto India is likely to finalise terms of reference for…

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during an interview with PTI, in New Delhi, on September 7, 2025. | Photo Credit:…

Representative image | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Foreign investors pulled out ₹12,257 crore ($1.4 billion) from Indian equities in the…

The story so far: On September 3, the GST Council authorised a new paradigm in the indirect tax regime. There…

In a gesture underscoring the spirit of cooperative federalism, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has written to Finance Ministers of…

India’s economic journey has always been shaped by bold reforms, and the latest set of Goods and Services Tax (GST)…

File photo of Union Minister Piyush Goyal | Photo Credit: ANI The Centre will keep vigil to ensure that the…

File picture of U.S. President Donald Trump. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Trump administration has told the U.S. Supreme Court…

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday (September 3, 2025) unveiled tax cuts for hundreds of consumer items – from soap…

Small cars and entry-level bikes are set to get cheaper as the GST Council on Wednesday (September 3, 2025) approved…

India’s services PMI Business Activity Index reached a fifteen-year high last month … on the back of surging new orders.…

States will remain “net gainers” of the proposed GST rate rationalisation exercise with their GST revenues, including devolution, estimated to…

Michael Patra | Photo Credit: Corporate investments are the missing links in the Indian economy which had a three-year average…

The GDP growth numbers released on Friday (August 29, 2025), showing that growth in Q1 of this financial year stood…

Congress general secretary in charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Congress on Monday (September…

How did the Income Tax Department complete the “mammoth” task of rationalising and simplifying the huge Income Tax Act 1961…

Indian businesses are in a “cosy comfort zone” created by the presence of a 1.4 billion-person domestic market, and need…

Speaking virtually at an event organised by the Indian Chamber of Commerce, Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) V. Anantha Nageswaran on…

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: KK MUSTAFAH The carpet industry has urged the central government for…

  At a time when the Trump tarriffs have raised concerns, Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell said Australia does not…

Former RBI Governor Urjit Patel has been appointed as IMF executive director a for a period of three years |…

The story so far: The 50% tariffs imposed by the U.S. on imports from India came into effect on August…

Image for representation only | Photo Credit: Reuters Bank of Baroda on Thursday (August 28, 2025) has announced a reduction…

The immediate impact of recent U.S. tariffs on Indian exports may appear limited, but their secondary and tertiary effects on…

The additional 25% tariff imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump on India for its purchases of Russian oil came into…

Apex exporters body FIEO on Tuesday (August 26, 2025) expressed serious concerns over high U.S. tariffs on Indian goods and…

Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra speaks during the FIBAC banking conference in Mumbai, on August 25, 2025. |…

Photo: Facebook/Gokaldas Exports LTD India was emerging as a preferred sourcing hub, bolstered by competitive labour costs, a stable policy…

Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Fitch Ratings on Monday (August 25, 2025) affirmed India’s sovereign…

President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to the Income-tax Act, 2025, which will replace the archaic Income Tax Act,…

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairs a meeting of Group of Ministers (GoMs) constituted by the GST Council on Compensation Cess,…

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The dollar fell on Friday (August 22, 2025) after…

Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jitin Prasada. File Photo: ANI Photo/Sansad TV The rate of rejection for…

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council will hold its 56th meeting on September 3-4 in New Delhi, the Council…

Analysis by MUFG indicates that a sustained 50% tariff could cut India’s GDP growth by 1 percentage point over time,…

Union Minister for Coal and Mines, Kishan Reddy, launched the 13th round of commercial coal mine auctions in New Delhi…

Terms of Reference (ToR) signed amid pressure from the U.S to reduce its economic ties with Russia. File | Photo…

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra. File. | Photo Credit: ANI The adverse impact of the tariff and…

In early August, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that imports from India to the U.S. will be charged tariffs at…

In May this year, the Ministry of Finance released India’s draft Climate Finance Taxonomy for public consultation. As a foundational…

Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Reuters India has recommended a three-year import tariff of 11%-12% on some steel products…

The central government’s proposals to reform the Goods and Services Tax (GST) system are bold and timely. They stand to…

The story so far: E20 petrol, which contains 20% ethanol and is being sold by Indian oil refiners, has been…

Representative image | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The new GST regime previewed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence…

78 Years of Freedom The Narendra Modi government’s quest to bolster the domestic manufacturing sector is not the first time…

India’s purchase of Russian oil has risen to 2 million barrels per day (bpd) in August, as refiners continue to…

The Centre has proposed to reduce the number of slabs under the Goods and Services Tax system, retaining the 5%…

On August 11, 2025, the central government implored India’s seafood industry, that provides livelihoods to about 28 million people, to…

Representational image only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Diwali gift” to the people of India, of…

Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal. File | Photo Credit: PTI India continues to be “fully engaged” with the U.S. on a…

A vendor arranging the pulses at a market, as the WPI stayed in negative territory for the second consecutive month…

In a freewheeling conversation withThe Hinduin Gujarat’s Anand, the brand’s headquarters, Mr. Jayen Mehta said that while India maintained a…

“Banks write off NPAs, including those in respect of which full provisioning has been made on completion of four years,…

The latest order is aimed at further tightening the import of jute and products made from Bangladeshi jute. File |…

FIIs bought equities worth ₹1,932.81 crore on August 8, 2025, according to exchange data. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark BSE…

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the house on August 11, 2025. Photo: Sansad TV via PTI Photo As…

Soybeans are displayed with a farmer miniature in this illustration picture. | Photo Credit: Reuters Chicago soybean prices rose more…

Capital expenditure (capex) goes towards creation of fixed assets, such as roads and bridges, irrigation structures, schools, hospitals, along with…

The story so far: On August 6, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a whopping 25% penalty tariff on Indian goods…

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The government is expected to soon announce support measures under…

FIIs offloaded equities worth ₹4,997.19 crore on August 7, 2025, according to exchange data. File | Photo Credit: PTI Equity…

The United States imposed 25% reciprocal tariffs on India’s exports with effect from August 7. On August 6, the U.S.…

Image for representational purposes only. U.S. President Donald Trump’s steep 50% tariffs on Indian imports could severely undermine India’s manufacturing…

Scott Wang, Vice President, Asia Pacific, for the World Trade Centers Association. Photo: Special Arrangement The increasingly inward looking attitude…

Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Reuters Amid the ongoing row over the tariffs and penalties imposed by the…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump at a joint press conference in Washington. File | Photo Credit:…

The domestic equity market, the 30-share BSE Sensex rose 113.41 points to 80,823.66 in early trade, while Nifty was up…

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw | Photo Credit: ANI Geopolitics, geoeconomics and geotechnology are all changing the world order and hugely…

The HSBC India Services Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), compiled by S&P Global, inched up to 60.5 in July from 60.4…

The India-United Kingdom Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) raises several questions regarding India’s commitments in the CETA’s intellectual property…

Managing wealth becomes relatively easy if you design a process to choose equity investments. Here, we discuss a pecking order…

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari addressing at a programme in Mangalagiri on August 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Union…

India’s annual oil import bill could rise by $9-11 billion if the country is compelled to move away from Russian…

As Kerala positions itself toward a knowledge-based economy, it is imperative that we recognise and harness the untapped potential of…

Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Central government’s gross revenue from the Goods and Services…

India’s exports of petroleum products such as diesel and jet fuel to the U.S. continue to be exempted from the…

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a 25% tariff on Indian imports, along with an additional “penalty” targeting India’s defence…

Image for representation only | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Reserve Bank of India is unlikely to re-introduce the policy…

File picture of U.S. President Donald Trump | Photo Credit: Reuters A day after announcing 25% tariff rate on India…

Putting an end to months of speculation, U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday (July 30, 2025) announced that imports from…

File picture of U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S.,…

The Sensex tanked 572.07 points or 0.70% to settle at 80,891.02 on Monday (July 28, 2025). The Nifty declined 156.10…

Exemptions and deductions availed by corporate taxpayers resulted in ₹94,910 crore worth of revenue being foregone in 2019, which increased…

 The manufacturing sector grew at a 5-month high of 3.9% in June 2025, up from 3.2% in May and 3.5%…

Personal loan is often the preferred credit option for those seeking quick credit access with minimal documentation and no collateral.…

The Indian economy is growing at a robust pace and will not face any challenge in achieving a growth rate…

The story so far:India and the U.K. signed a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) on Thursday, after having announced…

The Parliamentary Select Committee appointed to review the new Income Tax Bill 2025 proposed by the government has retained the…

Photo: pminternship.mca.gov.in A little more than 50,000 candidates have so far accepted the 1.53 lakh offers made by companies under…

With data showing a steep decline in price rise in June, Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday (July 25,…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with his British counterpart Keir Starmer after Britain’s Secretary of State for Business and…

File picture of U.S. President Donald Trump | Photo Credit: Reuters The announcements by U.S. President Donald Trump and the…

Benchmark Sensex jumped nearly 540 points while Nifty closed above the 25,200 level on Wednesday (July 23, 2025) on heavy…

Image used for representational purposes. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Net foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows stood at $35 million…

Foreign Institutional Investors offloaded equities worth ₹1,681.23 crore on July 21, 2025, while Domestic Institutional Investors bought stocks worth ₹3,578.43…

Union MoS for Finance and BJP MP Pankaj Chaudhary speaks in Lok Sabha during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in…

Foreign institutional investors purchased equities worth ₹374.74 crore on a net basis on July 18, 2025, according to exchange data. File…

The coal sector saw the largest contraction while the steel and cement sectors saw the strongest growth. | Photo Credit:…

The number of asset management companies (AMC) have increased over the years. This makes it difficult for product differentiation in…

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Mohammed Yousuf The U.S., UAE, and China have emerged as the…

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Pakistan recorded a current account surplus of $2.1 billion during…

The Free Trade Agreement between India and the four-nation European bloc EFTA will be implemented from October 1, Commerce and…

A luxury flat, SUV, holiday tour abroad and at least ₹1 crore in bank balance are everyone’s dream. However, only…

A logo of Reserve Bank of India at the RBI headquarters in Mumbai. File | Photo Credit: The HIndu The…

The Indian economy is expected to grow at 6.5% in the current financial year, despite geo-political tensions and trade policy…

The committee, headed by senior BJP MP Baijayant Panda, is likely to submit the report in the upcoming Monsoon Session…

India’s overall trade deficit contracted 9.4% in the first quarter of this financial year to $20.3 billion on the back…

India’s overall trade deficit contracted 9.4% in the first quarter of this financial year to $20.3 billion on the back…

India is going through a rocky terrain as far as industrial production and corporate investment are concerned. On June 30,…

As per WPI data, food articles saw a deflation of 3.75% in June, as against a deflation of 1.56% in…

Investment is what you do with your savings. Spending is what you do to maintain current lifestyle. Then, there is…

File picture used for representation only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu While the financial inclusion programme of the Union government…

The story so far: A recent report by the World Bank has generated significant debate with regard to the true…

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined for the third session in a row on Friday (July 11, 2025), dropping…

This image is used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Central Government’s net direct tax collections…

For representative purposes. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The story so far: While life insurance is a ubiquitous term in…

Stock markets closed lower on Wednesday (July 9, 2025) due to selling in IT and oil & gas shares as…

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have become instrumental in shaping India’s generating employment, creating revenue, and in global outreach.…

Benchmark BSE Sensex closed higher by 270 points on Tuesday (July 8, 2025), helped by late-day buying in banking and…

Foreign institutional investors offloaded equities worth ₹760.11 crore on a net basis on (July 4, 2025, according to exchange data. File…

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S.,…

Representative image | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Foreign investors put in ₹14,590 crore in the country’s equity market in June,…

Representative image | Photo Credit: Getty Images/istockphoto No country that has a poverty rate of 28.1%, as India did in…

Cooperative societies have a long history spanning more than a century in India. The concept of collaboration and cooperative activity…

Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Reuters India’s forex reserves were up by $4.84 billion to $702.78 billion for the…

India’s development cooperation with the Global South has been showing a rising trend for the last several years. India has…

Wooden cubes with the letters PMI arranged in a vertical pyramid on banknotes, green plant in a flower pot on…

Online food delivery workers at Namakkal in Tamil Nadu on July 1. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The 2025 Union…

Image used for representational purposes. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto India’s gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections stood at…

Hectic negotiations between India and the U.S. enter the sixth day on Tuesday (July 1, 2025) in Washington, with the…

“India’s progress across all action areas of the Compromiso de Sevilla demonstrates that developing countries can be both beneficiaries and…

The manufacturing sector saw its growth rate nearly halving to 2.6% in May 2025 compared to 5.1% in May 2024,…

According to the report, the soundness and resilience of scheduled commercial banks are bolstered by robust capital buffers, multi-decadal low…

UPI has transformed the digital payments landscape in India, the IMF paper said. Photo: X/@UPI_NPCI A new paper published by…

The Finance Ministry has asked public sector banks (PSBs) to look at monetising their investment in subsidiaries by listing them…

The 3.5% tax proposal itself was a reduction brought into the Act in May from the original proposal of 5%.…

The Department of Economic Affairs report said that the Indian economy may experience “nervous but exciting times” in the days…

U.S. President Donald Trump said America is going to have a “very big” trade deal with India, hinting at significant…

“We’re having some great deals. We have one coming up, maybe with India, a very big one, where we’re going…

File photo of The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) logo. | Photo Credit: Reuters Amid global uncertainties, various high-frequency indicators…

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: V. Sudershan Foreign direct investment into India began financial year 2025-26…

The agenda for the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council at its next meeting will include deliberations on minimising the…

Power generators will hedge revenue, distribution companies hedge costs and traders bring liquidity according to NSE’s factsheet on the product.…

Is the Centre financially squeezing the States? The question arises as the Union government has been increasingly sharing less revenue…

The markets watchdog proposed MIIs, like stock exchanges or clearing corporations, appoint two executive directors reporting to the Managing Director.…

Representative image | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Oman plans to levy personal income tax as part of a broader push…

India’s manufacturing and services index hits a 14-month high in June, driven by strong export demand, employment growth, and low…

For representative purposes. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cut key lending rates in…

Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). | Photo Credit: Reuters The combined market valuation of six of the top-10 most-valued firms jumped…

The cement sector, too, witnessed robust growth of 9.2% in May 2025, although this was on a low base as…

Advance tax collection during April 1-June 19, 2025 grew a meagre 3.87% to ₹1.56 lakh crore. File | Photo Credit:…

 Forex reserves had touched an all-time high of $704.885 billion in end-September 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters India’s forex reserves…

A total of 24,678 taxpayers reviewed their ITRs and 5,483 taxpayers filed their belated return for the A.Y.2024-25. File. |…

Union Minister Piyush Goyal speaks during an interaction with Sir Ian Blatchford, Director & Chief Executive of the Science Museum…

The amendments are a welcome move as they enhance investor protection and ensure that only credible and ‘well governed’ entities…

Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: File Photo The story so far: Escalating tensions between West Asian nations…

Foreign Institutional Investors bought equities worth ₹2,301.87 crore on June 10, 2025, according to exchange data. | Photo Credit: AP…

SEBI directed that the noticees be banned from trading in securities and associating with depositories, and to disgorge ₹11.37 crore…

Indian money background. Cash. One hundred and five hundred Indian banknotes Seamless pattern. Design for a poster, business project, textiles,…

The Indian government is not keen on providing further subsidies to export-oriented sectors of the economy, according to a senior…

A view of the wholesale vegetables market at Vashi, in Navi Mumbai. The wholesale inflation declined to 0.39% in May.…

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inspects the progress of the semiconductor project, at Jagiroad in Morigaon, Assam on February…

India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs and Food, and Public Distribution and Textiles, Piyush Goyal speaks at the…

India ranks 131 in the Global Gender Gap Index 2025 released by the World Economic Forum. File | Photo Credit:…

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) eased the Know Your Customer (KYC) norms for convenience of the customer according to a…

Foreign Institutional Investors offloaded equities worth ₹3,831.42 crore on June 12, 2025, according to exchange data. File | Photo Credit: PTI…

The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 1,337.39 points to 80,354.59 in early trade on Friday (June 13, 2025), while the Nifty…

Amid the chaos set in by churning events and spurring global uncertainty, there is an interesting financial trend that mainstream…

Indian stocks dipped 1% on Thursday (June 12, 2025) after United States withdrew diplomats from the West Asian nations saying that…

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is with European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic during a meeting in…

U.S. President Donald Trump said the trade deal is subject to final approval by him and Chinese President Xi Jinping.…

The Reserve Bank of India is rolling out aggressive monetary easing to revive consumption and investment in the economy, but…

Inflow in equity mutual funds slumped to its lowest level in 13 months to ₹19,013 crore in May, with large-cap,…

The conversation on valuation of stocks based on narratives becomes important in the context of increased retail investor participation in…

Trucks loaded with container move through a container terminal port in Shanghai, China. File | Photo Credit: AP China’s exports…

Image used for representational purposes. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Maharashtra and Karnataka accounted for 51% of the foreign direct…

Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto GST Network on Saturday (June 7, 2025) said beginning…

Image for representation only | Photo Credit: The Hindu The story so far More than a year since it was…

“India has lifted 171 million people from extreme poverty in the decade between 2011-12 and 2022-23,” the World Bank said. File…

Benchmark indices rose nearly 1% on Friday following the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)‘s repo rate cut of 50 basis points.…

Photo used for representation purpose only | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Reserve Bank is all set to raise the…

Discussions are ongoing in India to amend the nuclear liability framework, regulated by the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damages Act…

Representational file image. | Photo Credit: V. Raju India’s services sector activity rose marginally to a three-month high in May…

Foreign institutional investors sold equities worth ₹2,853.83 crore on a net basis on June 3, 2025, according to exchange data. File…

The Reserve Bank’s rate-setting panel started its three-day brainstorming on monetary policy as expectations are high of a 25 Basis…

“On the domestic front, the tailwinds are getting stronger with the latest Q4 GDP growth data coming at 7.4%, which…

Indian rupee weakens against the dollar amid volatile equity markets and RBI policy deliberations, while GDP growth exceeds expectations. File…

On the price front, in addition to greater material costs, manufacturers also reported greater outlays on freight and labour. File…

Image for representational purpose only. File | Photo Credit: R. Ragu The high-value ₹2,000 notes worth ₹6,181 crore are still…

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The image is used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections…

The report said the growing capital pool is crucial for funding government and corporate deficits and supporting macroeconomic stability. File…

The manufacturing sector’s growth stood at 4.8% in Q4 of FY25, the second fastest quarterly growth in the year, on…

Representational image | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The government on Friday (May 30, 2025) approved an additional instalment of ₹81,735…

Image is used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The recommendations made by the Department of Financial…

The Reserve Bank of India seal on a gate outside the RBI headquarters in Mumbai. File | Photo Credit: Reuters…

“The RBI is exploring the commencement of CBDC pilots on cross-border payments,” it said in the annual report. File |…