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Despite being in the negative territory, Mahindra & Mahindra managed to arrest decline in sales, posting 11 per cent dip at 49,193 units last month as compared to 55,350 units in October 2018.

Passenger vehicle sales decline marginally in November

Domestic car sales were down 10.83 per cent to 1,60,306 units as against 1,79,783 units in November 2018, according to...

10 Dec 2019 11:37 AM IST

The value of total notes in circulation as at end of March 2019 stood at Rs 21,109 billion, Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha on Monday. (Photo: File | PTI)

Currency in circulation rises to Rs 21 lakh crore as on March 2019:...

MoS Finance Anurag Thakur was responding to a query whether currency notes in circulation increased post-demonetisation.

10 Dec 2019 9:20 AM IST

Japan has been looking at countries like Vietnam and Philippines to fill the labour gap. But in recent times, there has been some improvement in the bilateral relations between Japan and India and now the East Asian country is viewing us as a potential source market for qualified workers, said Dr S. Sarav-anan, Head for Photonics and Nanotechnology Research Centre, Sona College of Technology is the Convener for Japanese Language Course.

Engineering. students learn Japanese

The country also has shortage of over 1.7 lakh IT engineers. Qualified aspirants are required to have undergone Japanese...

10 Dec 2019 2:04 AM IST

Indian economic growth has steadily slowed to a six-year low of 5.0 per cent in the April-June quarter from an 8.1 per cent peak in the January-March quarter of 2018.

Financial sector fragilities taming growth

For the first half of 2019-20 fiscal, GDP growth slowed to a pace of 4.8 per cent compared to the 7.5 per cent a year...

9 Dec 2019 2:18 AM IST

India Ratings and Research has revised its GDP growth forecast for FY20 to 5.6 per cent. This is the fourth revision and has come in after the agency had revised its FY20 GDP growth forecast only a month ago to 6.1 per cent, the rating agency said in a statement.

India-'s real GDP growth in FY20 to come below 5 per cent: Report

For the first half of 2019-20 fiscal, GDP growth slowed to a pace of 4.8 per cent compared to the 7.5 per cent a year...

8 Dec 2019 12:50 PM IST

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (Photo: ANI)

Govt working on more measures to boost economy: Sitharaman

GDP growth slowed down to more than six-year low of 4.5 pc in second quarter of current fiscal from 5 pc recorded in...

7 Dec 2019 1:19 PM IST

Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das.

RBI to retain dovish bias going forward: report

The RBI reiterated that it would maintain an accommodative stance as long as necessary to revive economic growth.

7 Dec 2019 10:46 AM IST

Higher coverage of wheat was reported from Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh. (Photo: File | Pexels)

Wheat sowing up 4.28 per cent at 202.54 lakh hectares so far

As per the ministry-'s latest data, wheat was sown in 8.34 lakh hectare more area so far in the ongoing rabi (winter)...

6 Dec 2019 7:50 PM IST

Adding to the problems of the power generators, a new government in Andhra Pradeshwhich owes renewable energy firms more than any other statewants to renegotiate its contracts, saying the prices it pays are inflated.

P2P lending limit raised to Rs 50 lakh

The move aims at not only helping investors to diversify risk but also borrowers to get larger sums of loans.

6 Dec 2019 1:45 AM IST

Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

NBFCs, MFIs & co-ops can now become SFBs

The minimum paid-up voting equity capital or net worth requirement has been set at Rs 200 crore, up from Rs 100 crore as...

6 Dec 2019 1:40 AM IST

Shaktikanta Das

RBI rubs it in, says no respite from price rise

Shaktikanta Das says vegetable prices should soften by early February 2020.

6 Dec 2019 1:38 AM IST

Govt is wrong, clueless, stubborn: P Chidambaram

The senior Congress leader is also a former home minister and said he would like to visit Kashmir if the government...

6 Dec 2019 12:53 AM IST