Parliament passes Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Bill to help MSME sector

New Delhi: The Parliament on Thursday passed the Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 to bring changes in the legislation aimed at helping the MSME...

India’s gold demand up 19 pc in Apr-Jun qtr at 76 tonne: WGC

Mumbai: India's gold demand increased by 19.2 per cent to 76.1 tonne during the April-June quarter this year, largely due to low base effect,...

Tata Motors plans to hike passenger vehicle prices from next week

New Delhi: Tata Motors is looking to increase prices of its entire range of passenger vehicles from next week as it aims to offset...

IMF upgrades outlook for rich nations, slashes India forecast

Washington: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday cut its economic growth forecast for India to 9.5 per cent for the fiscal year to...

Hyundai pitches for import duty cut on EVs

Gurugram: Any duty rate cut by the government on imported electric vehicles would be very beneficial as it would help automakers generate much-needed volumes...

IMF forecasts 6% global growth this year as economies reopen

Washington: The International Monetary Fund is sharply upgrading its economic outlook this year for the world's wealthy countries, especially the United States, as COVID-19...

FMCG sector revenue to double to 10-12% this fiscal: CRISIL

New Delhi: Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector revenue growth will double from 5-6 per cent in the last fiscal to 10-12 per cent in...

Pandemic leaves Indians mired in massive medical debts

NEW DELHI:  As coronavirus cases ravaged India this spring, Anil Sharma visited his 24-year-old son Saurav at a private hospital in northwest New Delhi...

Govt has no plan to print currency notes to tide over economic crisis: FM

New Delhi: The government has no plan to print currency notes to tide over the current economic crisis triggered by the outbreak of Covid-19...

Import duty on masur dal cut to zero; agri infra development cess halved to...

New Delhi: The Centre on Monday reduced the import duty on masur dal to zero and also halved the Agriculture Infrastructure Development Cess on...