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India on path of economic recovery aided by govt reforms: DEA Secy

Notwithstanding the pandemic, he said, the government continued with the reform process and many strategic reforms were announced even during Covid-19

Power cost to remain high as imported coal prices soar: Ind-Ra

Ind-Ra estimates an increased imported coal requirement likely in second half of 2021-22 as domestic coal production would increase gradually

Housing sales in Q3 jump over two fold to 32,358 units in 7 cities: JLL

Housing sales jumped over two-fold to 32,358 units during July-Sept period across 7 major cities as demand bounced back with unlocking of economic activities and lower Covid infections, according JLL

India wants to be the next Taiwan in chips, but its dream is misguided

Its government would be better off saving its money and luring more suitable partners in testing and assembly.

MPC may opt for cut in liquidity, no rate hike: BS monetary policy poll

The RBI accepts overnight excess liquidity from banks at 3.35 per cent, its reverse repo rate

Statsguru: Six charts explain the state of organised employment in India

The QES also throws light on the impact of Covid-19 on workers in organised firms to some extent

Digital health mission not a click away, infra and privacy issues remain

Lack of clarity on data-sharing persists, Public health experts sceptic about the pilot that was run in six Union territories as benchmark for national roll-out

New terms for settling retrospective tax cases may be unwieldy: Experts

Any dispute subject to jurisdiction of Indian courts could be a prickly issue, say experts

Proposed e-commerce policy to be balanced, with robust framework: Goyal

Union minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday assured that every stakeholder's interest will be taken into consideration while framing e-commerce policy which would be robust and in interest of every Indian

India, Australia to include e-commerce in final free trade pact

India and Australia have agreed to include e-commerce in the final free trade agreement which is likely to be put in place by the end of next year

In 6 years before Covid, India's average farm incomes rose 59% and debt 58%

Income varied between farming households disaggregated by size of land holding and between states.

E-tail giants up against a brick-and-mortar wall

From accusations of circumventing domestic laws to grappling with a changing policy landscape, doing business in India hasn't been an easy ride

Railways introduced 813 new trains in last five years: RTI reply

Railway Board in its RTI reply said no new trains were introduced in 2020-21 due to the Covid-19 pandemic which led to the suspension of all existing services.

RBI monetary policy preview: Reverse repo hike not seen; G-SAP taper likely

Analysts keen to see if more members of the six-strong monetary policy committee call for changing the stance to neutral: like Jayanth Varma did in August.

Appliances, consumer electronics industry to touch Rs 2 trn worth: CEAMA

The industry needs to become more and more backwards integrated with its manufacturing, strengthen its component base and get price competitiveness

Petroleum taxes to take govt's excise collections to high levels in FY22

As per data central excise duty collection has already touched Rs 1,37,236 crore till Aug in FY22 and this growth of almost 37 percent over Rs 1,00,398 crore excise revenue collected by Centre in FY21

Industrial, logistics space leasing clocks 13% rise in Jan-Jun: CBRE report

India Industrial and Logistics Market Monitor for H1, CBRE South Asia said that new supply increased five percent to 11 mn sqft in Jan-June 2021 period compared to second half of 2020

Indian economy's fundamentals strong; pvt investment picking up: Panagariya

The fundamentals of the Indian economy are sound as the real GDP in Q3 and Q4 of FY'21 already crossed the pre-pandemic level, former Niti Aayog vice-chairman Arvind Panagariya said on Sunday.

RBI may again opt for status quo on key policy rate next week, say experts

Amid rising global commodity prices and the need to contain inflation at home, RBI is likely to maintain status quo on interest rates for the eighth time in row, according to experts

Goyal welcomes the world to participate in India's golden growth story

A resurgent India is ready to take on the responsibility of being the frontrunner in this revival process: Goyal