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Budget 2021 will address woes of affected sectors, says Finance Secretary

AJAY BHUSHAN PANDEY says litigants in more than 96,000 appeals - involving disputed amounts of Rs 83,000 crore - have opted for the Vivad Se Vishwas scheme, which has been extended by a month

Per capita income set to witness a 5% fall: First advance estimates

The per capita income is projected to decline to Rs 1.27 lakh in the year compared to Rs 1.34 lakh in the previous year by Advance Estimates

First advance estimates: GDP to grow 8-11.5% in FY22, say experts

Within services, financial, real estate and professional services are expected to perform well

Advance Estimates for GDP: How accurate have they been over the years?

Advance Estimates have accurately projected the real GDP growth rate in three of the past 12 years

Indian skilled workers to get job opportunities in 14 sectors in Japan

A joint working group will be set up to follow up the implementation of this MOC

Service sector growth at three-month low in Dec due to Covid: PMI survey

PMI fell to 52.3 in December from 53.7 in November; Companies fire workers due to liquidity problem among other factors

NIP expanded to 465 more projects despite Covid, taking total to 7,300

At infra spend review meet undertaken by FM, It was disclosed that many ministries and depts have shown substantial progress in project implementation and expenditure in Q2FY21

Finmin move to catch fake GST bills to hit genuine taxpayers too: industry

Says ministry's new curbs will impact businesses that usually have accumulated credits, as they will have to discharge output tax liability in cash instead of available credit balance

GDP contraction in FY21 is inevitable, the only question is by how much

The GDP contracted an unprecedented 23.9 per cent in the first quarter and came in better than expected 7.5 per cent in the second quarter

PFRDA raises cap on fund management charges as it floats RFPs

There would now be four slabs, each attracting charges based on the quantum of assets under management

Manufacturing shows marginal improvement in Dec, PMI inches up to 56.4

One area that failed to show an improvement was employment, with jobs being shed once again at the end of 2020

Delhi HC postpones hearing on pleas against anti-profiteering to Feb 15

Petitions were listed today before the division bench for hearing, but due to elevation of one of the judges, a change in the roster is expected

Slowing economy drove urban unemployment to four-quarter high in Q4FY20

The spike in the rate could also be attributed to a slightly higher willingness among women to participate in the job market

GST mop up rose to highest ever level at over Rs 1.15 trillion in December

Mop up was 10.57% higher month-on-month, and 11.65% higher year-on-year despite an elevated base on both yardsticks

Exim Bank pegs exports to grow around 8% in Dec after two months of decline

For Q3 as a whole, it sees outbound shipment declining by 1.77%

We need a new Farm Act that looks at the issues afresh: Punjab FM Badal

Badal said that it remains unclear who is leading the talks from the Centre's side, and the move comes after much dilly-dallying

Bold reforms have ensured steady FDI flow even during pandemic: FM

Says govt initiated big reforms in agriculture and labour codes

Icra narrows its GDP decline forecast for FY21 to 7.8% from 11% earlier

Agency had forecast a small contraction of one per cent during Q3

Transport costs up 12% due to farmers stir: Ficci's MSME confederation

It pegged the daily loss to the businesses at about Rs 3,000 crore, which would mount if the situation is not addressed

SBI Research ups projections for economy, narrows GDP contraction to 7.4%

Deloitte says recovery depends on vaccine, spread of Covid cases