Wholesale inflation jumps to 1.88% in July
Wholesale inflation rose to 1(point)88 per cent in July this year, year-on-year, as the prices of some commodities increased. Inflation based on the wholesale price index had stood at 0.9…
Retail inflation rises to 2.36% in July
Retail inflation rose to 2.36 per cent in July this year, chiefly driven by hardening prices in sugar and confectionery items, pan, tobacco, and intoxicants. Retail inflation, as measured by…
Pool all skill development schemes under one ministry: ASSOCHAM
New Delhi / The Union Government should take core elements of skill development from various ministries and pool them under single minister with a budget of about Rs 25,000 crore,…
Lenovo launches future-ready laptops with next-gen features
Lenovo, a global technology player and one of the world’s leading PC and Tablet brands, has unveiled its latest collection of future-ready laptops in Noida, Gurgaon, and Ghaziabad. The new…
GST in long-run will be beneficial for tax system: Piyush Goyal
Union Minister for Power Piyush Goyal has said Goods and Services Tax (GST), in the long-run, will be beneficial for the tax system and will lead to ease of doing…
No plans for duty-free sugar imports: Paswan
Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister Ramvilas Paswan has clarified, there is no plan to allow further import of sugar at zero duty. He told newsmen in New Delhi,…
Economic Survey: GDP Growth reasonable given global scenario
By TN Ashok It sounds almost like a midyear review of the economic scenario of the country. The 2nd part of the Economic Survey released at the end of the…
Mahindra to sell China tractor JV stake for RMB 82 million
New Delhi India’s tractor giant Mahindra and Mahindra group on Friday said it will exit from its China joint venture for tractor business, Mahindra Yueda Yancheng Tractor Company, by selling…
Govt not written-off even one rupee of corporates: Jaitley
AMN / NEW DELHI Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today clarified that the government has not written off even one rupee of the corporates. Replying to supplementaries in the Lok Sabha,…
Economic Survey Volume II forecasts 7.5% growth
AMN / NEW DELHI The Economic Survey Volume II for the year 2016-17 was tabled today in Parliament. It said achieving the high end of the 6.75-7.5 per cent growth…