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Overall job postings improve sequentially by 4% in June: Report

Even though the second wave of the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns affected the economic growth, the overall job postings have improved sequentially

Disinvestment: Shipping Corp opens virtual data room for potential bidders

Disinvestment-bound Shipping Corporation of India on Monday said it has opened the virtual data room for potential bidders.

Global solar sector sees 193% rise in corporate funding: Mercom Capital

The global solar sector including the Indian market has witnessed total corporate funding of $13.5 billion in January-June period of 2021

Retail inflation eases slightly to 6.26% in June; May IIP at 29.3%

Inflation based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) remained elevated due to soaring fuel prices and costlier items in the food basket

40,000 ITRs being filed daily on new portal, CBDT says as it fixes glitches

The corrective measures are being taken based on feedback from taxpayers, tax professionals and representatives of ICAI to provide taxpayers with a smooth e-filing experience, it said

Farmers' hard work made agri, allied sectors resilient to Covid: Tomar

The agriculture and allied sectors remained strong during the pandemic, registering a growth of 3.5 per cent in 2020-21

New laws to fetch good returns, farmers can sell produce to corporates: CEA

New farm laws will ultimately help farmers get better returns as the legislations provide for competition by allowing them to sell their produce to even corporates like Reliance and ITC

Palm oil prices rise in India even after import duty cut, to hit demand

Higher palm oil prices could weigh on Indian demand and may prompt the government to refrain from cutting import taxes further as the price rise highlighted the limitation of duty reduction

Hybrid funds get investors' attention; see Rs 27,220-cr inflow in Jun qtr

Hybrid funds are getting traction from investors with such instruments witnessing net inflow of Rs 27,220 crore in three months ended June, more than double from the preceding quarter

New IT rules take care: SC on plea seeking CBI, NIA probe against Twitter

The Supreme Court on Monday gave a petitioner a week's time to study new IT Rules in connection with his plea to restrain social media platforms from carrying Islamophobic content

India's education report card: Better score in enrolment; low rank in infra

Data from the 2019-20 U-DISE report, recently released, indicates that more of India's children are going beyond primary education

Middle class consumption will create $15 trn Indian economy: Gautam Adani

Group's focus is on creating long-term sustainable value, says businessman

Petrol prices hiked again; here are the prices in your city today

In Delhi, petrol prices were hiked by 28 paise from Rs 100.91 per litre to Rs 101.19 per litre. Check today's fuel prices city-wise

Written down: Accounting drill keeps bitcoins from getting wider acceptance

Accountants are fitting crypto into existing categories. As an intangible asset, Bitcoin's book value can go only one way: down.

Global chip shortage: When will India have its own semiconductor plant?

The country needs to focus on creating a semiconductor ecosystem of its own, to avoid being crippled by shortages

Game changer: Making sense of open source software in digital economy

Earlier government projects used open-source technology, but the codes were never opened up to the larger community, reports Neha Alawadhi

Census 1921 vs 2021: Capturing pandemic data, from Spanish Flu to Covid-19

There is no clarity on when the decadal Census 2021 operation will be complete, though the development of digital applications for data collection offers hope the work may pick up pace once begun.

Govt identifies items for Customs exemptions review, asks for views

Importers, exporters, domestic industry and trade associations are invited to give views on the subject for consideration by the government by August 10 on the 'MyGov.in' portal.

Decoded: Why newly formed Ministry of Co-operation is raising many eyebrows

Questions abound if the freshly carved out ministry is for political heft or if it's a tool to fan Centre-state feud

Status check: Banks are yet to build up a robust 'Covid loan book'

The RBI came up with the scheme on May 7, mainly for the health sector. It subsequently increased the amount to include contact intensive sectors to ease the hardship