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Skill-imparting companies train youth for evolving job market demands

According to data by Institute for Human Development, unemployment rate for graduates and those having higher qualifications has been declining

Politicians dole out sops to woo Andhra voters despite rising debt in state

Ahead of the Assembly polls, the state's economic health is in focus as it has consistently breached the fiscal deficit in eight of the last 10 years since Telangana's formation

Are BJP, Congress serious about the fiscal autonomy of gram panchayats?

Transferring items from Concurrent list to State list is not enough to give more powers to the latter

SEZ units exempt from IGST on certain services from DTA players: AAR ruling

AAR observed that this clarification was given to a specific SEZ unit and is not a circular but there is no bar in borrowing the rationale of the clarification

Net direct tax collection surpasses RE in FY24; corp tax receipts a miss

Exceeds estimates by 0.7% to hit Rs 19.58 trn

SC issues notices on plea challenging anti-profiteering provisions

The petition, filed by Swati Reality, states that the High Court erred in failing to appreciate that the impugned provisions under the GST system are ultra vires the Constitution

A trillion dreams: Is this realistic, or are four states chasing a chimera?

The exchange rate will play a crucial role in this calculation and some assumptions must be made on this front

India's economy boosts jobs, but for unskilled and semi-skilled workers

It is not really a case of jobless growth, just that job creation is more for the low-skilled

Lamba's 2047 vision: Enhancing human capital, services-led growth

Says economic growth overstated at 8%, actually 6-6.5% and unsustainable without addressing K-shaped recovery

Ratio of GST collections to GDP is increasing, albeit at a slow pace

GST receipts rose more than GDP growth in nominal terms in the past three years. But buoyancy came down from 1.6 to 1.3 during the period

I-T dept allays apprehensions on reopening of large cases of HRA claims

Data analysis was carried out in some high-value cases of mismatch between the rent paid by the employee and receipt of rent by the recipient for the financial year 2020-21

Job creation, MSP law: Congress manifesto vows to reset economic policy

The party omitted mentioning its promise of restoring the old pension scheme (OPS) in the manifesto

GST collections hit Rs 1.78 trillion in March, the second highest ever

Net GST collections rise 18.4% in March, 13.4% in FY24

Sikkim, Arunachal: High on per capita income, low on self-generated revenue

As the two states gear up for Assembly polls, Indivjal Dhasmana analyses their economy and dependency on the Centre for resources

Google Ireland gets tax relief on Rs 8.6K crore it got from India arm

The ruling by the Bangalore-based Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) may have repercussions on similar transactions by multinationals, feel experts

Feasibility check of four Indian states in pursuit of a $1 trn economy

Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra aim to achieve this milestone by 2027-28, while Tamil Nadu targets 2030-31 and Karnataka aims for 2031-32

Delhi maintains revenue surplus despite dent in liquor taxes since 2022-23

The new excise policy, introduced in Delhi in November 2021, made sweeping changes to the city's liquor trade

Net direct tax collections rise 20% at Rs 18.9 trillion till March 17

At Rs 18.9 trillion, collection accounted for over 97 per cent of the revised estimates at Rs 19.45 trillion

Analysing economic progress of states through budgets & advance estimates

Several states have come out with the Budgets for 2024-25 and hence advance estimates. Let us use them to analyse the economic performance or outlook of some of those states

Do we need new line to assess poverty? Should an expert panel be appointed?

The Rangarajan Committee used alternative methodology, wherein a household is considered poor if it is unable to save