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IMF slashes India's FY20 GDP growth forecast to 6.1%, global to 3%

Says the country, along with other emerging market economies, will drive global growth rebound in 2020

Retail inflation at 14-month high, WPI falls to 39-month low of 0.33%

The CPI food inflation rate rose to 5.11 per cent in September

DRI notices to exporters after SC stays HC's incentive scheme order

The Supreme Court recently stayed the Gujarat High Court ruling, which had quashed the government order allowing DRI to penalise exporters for wrongfully availing of advance authorisation licenses

Number of taxpayers rises nearly 14%, but returns filed fall 2% in FY19

The number of returns filed declined to 67.3 million in FY19 year-on-year from 68.7 million in the previous year

Economist Surjit Bhalla appointed executive director for India at IMF

Bhalla's appointment comes at a time when India is facing an economic slowdown and the government is struggling hard to revive it

Sept manufacturing PMI unchanged from August; MPC may cut rates further

On the prices front, input cost inflation moderated to one of the lowest rates seen in over a decade

BPCL to SCI, group of secretaries clears strategic stake sale in five PSUs

The sale may fetch over Rs 60,000 crore

Core sector output worst in 52 months; MPC may cut rates to prop up growth

The core sector growth stood at 2.4 per cent during the first five months of the current financial year, lower than the 5.7 per cent a year ago

No liquidity crisis: FM after 'tonic-like' meeting with private banks

Says sentiment driving lower passenger vehicle sales, says Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

FM Sitharaman rules out any immediate plan for expenditure reduction

No change in fiscal deficit target for now, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Diwali comes early for companies as FM offers tax cuts to lift up economy

The measures are to boost investment and manufacturing under the Make in India initiative

FinMin plans to release unspent money, boost demand amid economic slowdown

To look at fiscal deficit of entire country before starting pre-Budget consultations, cut off-Budget borrowings

WPI inflation unchanged at around 1% in August, gives RBI room for rate cut

Food inflation rises, but core turns into deflation, prompting rate cut hope

Round 3 of economic stimulus: tax break for exports, help for real estate

FM rolls out Rs 20,000 crore fund for affordable, unfinished homes

Tax panel: Set up advisory cell to help semi-skilled entrepreneurs

The ITAT member said small businesses with innovative ideas, who are agents of economic change in India, need special treatment

Improving ease of doing business: Think tank moots sector-based model

While the World Bank's ranking rests on ease of doing business in Mumbai and Delhi, the DPIIT's is based on reforms done in states

Old troubles mar new term: A status check of Modi govt's 100 days

The first-quarter GDP data showed the economy losing steam

Monetary limits won't matter in organised tax evasion, says CBDT

It has been reported that in many cases, tribunals and high courts have recognised the unique modus operandi involved in such scams, and have passed judgements in favour of the revenue

Finance ministry tells large CPSEs to accelerate investment activities

The meeting also called upon public sector undertakings to resolve outstanding payments

Economic slowdown: Govt is curing problem from wrong side, says Pronab Sen

The economy needs to grow by 12 per cent at current prices in dollar terms to make India a $5 trillion economy, says Sen