Food inflation in negative zone for 5th month in a row
Retail food inflation remained in the negative zone for the fifth consecutive month in October when it came in at…
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MSMEs flag low credit flow, NPA norms in pre-Budget meet
In a pre-budget meeting with finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday, MSMEs flagged issues related to credit flow, temporary mismatch…
US challenges India on copper duty at WTO
The US has said India’s communication to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) reserving the right to impose reciprocal duties in…
Raise R&D funding, boost value-chain development, farm experts tell FM
Experts on Monday called for higher funds for agricultural research work, integrated farm value chains. They also stressed the need…
Centre to hold meet with states on labour reforms
Union Minister of Labour & Employment Mansukh Mandaviya will chair a two-day meeting with state labour ministers on Tuesday and…
‘Working for a good deal, India not going to compromise with interests of farmers,’ says Piyush Goyal on India-US deal
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal reiteratedthat India will not compromise on the interests of farmers, dairy workers, and other…
India’s net direct tax collection up 7% to Rs 12.92 lakh crore between April-November
India’s Net direct tax collection grew 7% so far this fiscal year (April 1 and November 10) to over Rs…
Visa-on-arrival for medical travellers from US, Europe: Goyal
The government is considering providing visa-on-arrival and e-visa facilities for people travelling from the US and some European countries for…
Winter crop area up 27% on year, a fifth of sowing completed
Sowing of rabi crops such as wheat, pulses, oilseeds and coarse cereals has commenced at a fast pace, with the total area…
Direct tax collections rise 7% on year
The Centre’s direct tax collections — before devolution to states– are trailing behind the pace estimated in the Budget for…