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Huge gulf between the incomes and debt of farmers in UP and Punjab

The two states, which spearheaded the protests against the farm laws, lie on the opposite ends of the national average

Time to make farming more remunerative, improve credit access: India Inc

Insurance, better infrastructure must to help farmers: CEOs

Over 600 deaths, at least Rs 5,000-cr loss: The cost of farm protests

With over 600 lives lost and thousands of crores of rupees of economic loss for exchequer, the cost of farm protests has been very high

Centre mulls tweaking law in Budget to tax cryptocurrency gains

People are already paying capital gains on income from cryptocurrencies, and the GST law provides for taxing such transactions as 'services', Revenue Secretary Tarun Bajaj told PTI

PM Narendra Modi withdraws three farm laws, asks farmers to go home

Modi said that the laws were brought in the best interest of the nation and were aimed at small and marginal farmers

12% uniform GST rate on apparel and footwear from Jan evokes mixed reaction

Experts hail move, section of clothing industry decries it saying only a small group within the sector had inverted duty structure

RBI group's suggestions will boost digital lending, say experts

Industry players say the new norms will enhance how lending apps and platforms ensure customer safety and move away from unethical conduct

Land acquisition Bill & farm laws: Divergent ends of Centre's two reforms

States may adopt different tactics on farm laws as they did for land acquisition Bill

Customs launches second seize operation at Adani's Mundra port in 2 months

While the cargo was listed as non-hazardous, the seized containers had hazard class 7 markings indicating radioactive substances

Term insurance plan premiums may go up by 20% in December-January

Price hike could hold good in medium term, but unlikely to impact demand

Rane launches Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme for services sector

The Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) launched the scheme at Guwahati

Global Value Chains and trade statistics: Why do they matter?

Global value chains and their linkage with the trade statistics may lead us to interesting conclusions on inconsistency between trade statistics and modern trade

Delhi needs to double its growth rate to reach Singapore levels by 2047

Assumes that Singapore's economy grows at a constant rate of 1.8% or lower, Delhi would need to nearly double its growth rate for per capita income to 9.1% to reach Singapore's level by 2047

Scindia appeals to the states and UTs to bring down VAT on aviation fuel

Civil Aviation Minister calls for co-operation and support of states and UTs in strengthening the sector

Exports of agri, processed food products up 14.7% to $11.65 bn in Apr-Oct

Exports of agricultural and processed food products rose by 14.7% to $11.65 billion during the April-October period on the back of healthy growth in commodities

Fuel prices static as oil companies keep petrol, diesel prices unchanged

The pump price of petrol in Delhi, which fell to Rs 103.97 a litre at 6 a. m. on November 4 from previous day's Rs 110.04 a litre, remains at the same level.

Angst against farm laws proves a great unifier even a year since stir began

Series of events on November 26, tractor march to Parliament to commemorate protest anniversary. Agitation being planned in other parts of the country as well

Rakesh Mohan, Krishnamurthy Subramanian sing divergent tunes on PLI scheme

Vijay Kelkar bats for single 12% GST rate

Rating agency ICRA revises India's Q2FY22 GDP growth to 7.9%, up by 20 pts

Rating agency ICRA has revised India's gross domestic product (GDP) for Q2 FY22 upward by 20 basis points to 7.9 per cent.

Recent reforms will lay foundation of higher growth: CEA Subramanian

Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Krishnamurthy Subramanian on Thursday said the recent reforms initiated by the government will lay the foundation of higher growth