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Foreign companies' tax burden hits record low in India, shows CMIE data

Corporation tax cuts, GST reforms, compliance measures behind decline in tax outgo

Trump tariff shadow over metal industry's Rs 8.6 trillion capex push

The US President announced a 25 per cent tariff on steel imports into the US and a similar 25 per cent tariff on aluminium on February 10

Several companies turn to mutual funds to help finance acquisitions

Trend is expected to grow as firms explore alternative debt sources

Multiple demat accounts held against single PAN surge 500% since FY17

Unique accounts now below 60% of total

Covid's quiet fade: Nearly 3 deaths per month still being reported

The latest numbers show that there have been 41 cases of Covid in the most recent four-week period ending mid-January, with three deaths

Statsguru: India does not collect more taxes than its peers, data shows

India has lower govt revenues than peers

At many companies, workers to take 500 years to match top exec's pay

The analysis examined top executive pay for 110 firms within the Nifty 200 with available data since FY19, comparing it to the median pay of employees

Unlisted companies adding capacity at faster clip than listed peers

The concluding part of the series looks at the financials of unlisted firms and examines capex trends

Interest coverage ratio of unlisted cos at 30-year high, shows data

Uptick in FY24 mirrors similar trend in the listed space. The second of a 3-part series on unlisted firms' financials looks at their debt

Unlisted firms outpace listed peers with faster revenue, earnings growth

The findings are based on a sample of 4,231 unlisted companies (excluding financial firms), compared with 3,575 listed non-financial companies

Rent taking up larger share of urban income, travel expenses rising

The numbers also reflect a growing divide between rural and urban India when it comes to rents

Powering ahead: India adding nuclear power faster than global peers

Nuclear power has been in the news with NTPC announcing a partnership with the US-based Clean Core Thorium Energy (CCTE) to develop thorium-based fuel for use in nuclear reactors

New govt infrastructure projects down by over 20% in December quarter

Both new and completed project values as of December 2024 remain below pre-pandemic levels seen in 2019

PMS players breach threshold, set to have non-EPFO assets of over Rs 10 trn

PMS assets excluding EPFO and similar entities have grown 116% since FY1

Increase in rupee volatility in Dec shows little signs of abating

Implied volatility over 3-month, 6-month period remains elevated

Algo trading: Can Sebi's draft rules curb fraud, ensure level playing field

Algorithmic trading refers to investing through computer programmes which can trade faster and more efficiently than a human being with limited intervention, connecting with broker platforms

Indian companies push marketing spend as sales hit slow lane, shows data

The surge comes amid a consumption slowdown that dragged economic growth to 5.4 per cent in the September quarter, the weakest in nearly two years

Rupee woes fail to slow rise in India's billion-dollar unlisted firms

Ambani-owned firms, MNC subsidiaries claim top spots

Now, institutions dwarf retail investors in SME IPOs, reveals data

Handful of domestic, foreign institutions show large activity in SME segment: Report

Manufacturing firms see decline in operating profit for second qtr in a row

The operating profit for manufacturing firms is down 18.4% year-on-year, according to CMIE