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Government has said that it is working towards increasing Indias tax base and bring more poeple to tax net. (Photo: PTI)Business
Early signs of tax base expansion post-GST: Economic Survey

Author of Survey Arvind Subramanian decries excluding health and education from purview of GST.

11 Aug 2017 3:39 PM IST

CPI inflation fell to a series low of 1.5 per cent in June 2017. (Photo: PTI)Business
Inflation to stay below RBI's medium term target of 4 per cent: Survey

Govt presented second or mid-year Economic Survey for 2016-17 highlighting newer factors the economy faces.

11 Aug 2017 3:36 PM IST

Union Finance Minister and Defence Minister Arun Jaitley (Photo: PTI)Business
Govt has not written off single rupee of corporate loans: Jaitley

Total outstanding gross NPAs of agriculture and allied activities stood at Rs 62,307 crore.

11 Aug 2017 3:12 PM IST

There is a \genuine case\ for rating agencies to consider giving an upgrade to Indias sovereign rating. Photo: PTIBusiness
Why there is a genuine case for India's ratings upgrade

A Deutsche Bank report Indian economy is far more resilient today with a robust growth output.

11 Aug 2017 3:06 PM IST

Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Friday announced setting up of a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) to be called Bharat 22 to sell government stakes in 22 state-run and private firms under its $11.4 billion asset sale programme.Business
Govt taking expeditious action against shell companies: Jaitley

Jaitley mentioned about Sebi's action against suspected shell companies on the stock exchanges.

11 Aug 2017 2:30 PM IST

The Telecom Commissions recent meeting noted that licence fee collections for the current fiscal have been showing \alarming\ downward trend on a quarter to quarter basis.Business
Big policy intervention not required in telecom, hints IMG

The group is considering certain measures, including increasing period of deferred spectrum payments to 16 years

11 Aug 2017 2:07 PM IST

India lost the tag of the fastest growing major economy to China in the March quarter with a GDP growth of 6.1 per cent. (Photo: Representational)Business
Achieving 6.75-7.5 per cent GDP difficult due to farm loan waivers,...

The Economic Survey also said that the scope for monetary easing was considerable.

11 Aug 2017 1:41 PM IST

Industrial output or IIP growth stood at 1.7 per cent in May.Business
Achieving upper end of 6.75-7.5 per cent GDP difficult: Economic...

The Economic Survey also predicts fiscal deficit in FY18 may decline to 3.2 per cent of GDP.

11 Aug 2017 12:38 PM IST

They have placed an order for \3,500 uttarias or angavastrams\ made of honey comb towel cotton khadi for use by students at the time of convocation. (Photo: Representative image/ Pixabay)Business
MSME approaches Finance Ministry to exempt Khadi from GST

At present only Khadi yarn produced in the sector is exempted, while other Khadi products attract a 5 per cent gst levy.

11 Aug 2017 10:11 AM IST

The Karnataka Development Authority has instructed the banks that a Kannada unit must be established in all the branches. (Photo: PTI/Representational)Business
Bank NPAs register a significant growth during Jan-Jun: survey

During January-June, a majority (75 per cent) of the respondent banks have reduced their Marginal Cost of Funds based...

11 Aug 2017 9:58 AM IST

The recent measures taken by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to resolve non performing assets (NPAs) in the banking system under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) would require banks to take a 60 per cent haircut on their loan assets, ratings agency Crisil said on Monday.Business
RBI issues final guidelines for tri-party repo transactions

Such repos can be traded over-the-counter (OTC) including on electronic platforms, or on stock exchanges.

11 Aug 2017 9:24 AM IST

Against the backdrop of uncertain economic growth and rapid technological changes, CEOs in India continue to be confident of their companys growth prospects.Business
Centre to hike capital spend to boost growth

Defence, infra ministries will go on spending spree.

11 Aug 2017 12:40 AM IST

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