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Bias at the ballot box: The ways voters are influenced in elections

Authority figures to availability choice: Our voting decisions are often coloured by biases that are often unconscious

Searing heat wave in the country boosts RBI case to wait on rate cuts

The pace of inflation in India has remained above the central bank's 4% target for the last few months, giving policymakers reason to remain cautious

16-yr high: At 59.1 in March, India's manufacturing PMI highest since 2008

The manufacturing PMI has remained above the 50-mark for more than 30 consecutive months

Oil gains on expectations for higher demand as Middle East concerns rise

Opec's output fell last month by 50,000 bpd, indicating the voluntary cuts are having some effect

India must focus on manufacturing to compete with China: EAM Jaishankar

Jaishankar was speaking at a corporate summit on "Bharat's Economic Rising," organised by the Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI)

CCI gets revenue department staff for NAA cases for six more months

The authority was established for an initial period of two years to ensure that the benefits of reduction in the GST rates and input tax credits are passed on to the consumers

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

Salaried workers' real wages dropped between 2012 and 2022: ILO study

The average real monthly wages of a regular wage worker dipped to Rs 10,925 in 2022 from Rs 12,100 in 2012

India's FY24 defence exports jump record 32.5%, touch Rs 21,083 crore

These figures indicate that the defence exports have grown by 31 times in the last decade

Russia, Venezuela flows stay strong as cheaper crude evades US curbs

India may receive 4 million barrels of Venezuelan crude, the cheapest among all crude sources, in April, lower from 4.78 million barrels in March

India Inc's credit quality remains healthy in H2FY24: Rating agencies

While commodity prices have softened, revenue of upgraded companies in the CRISIL rating pool grew by about 13 per cent in fiscal 2024 largely led by a pick-up in volume

CIL's FY24 production jumps 10% as stock gets a fillip ahead of summer

The jump in coal production comes at a time when the country is preparing for a record high power demand expected due to extreme heat this summer

Odisha registers 10.73% increase in gross GST collection during FY24

Odisha has recorded a growth of 10.73 per cent in gross GST collection in the 2023-24 fiscal, a statement said on Monday.

Lower inequality amid slower growth: A mixed bag

What other broad macroeconomic implications can be inferred from the household consumption expenditure survey factsheet?

Indian Railways registers 5% increase in its freight traffic: Officials

The growth was mainly fuelled by coal and iron ore, traditionally the mainstay of the railways' freight portfolio

After three years, RBI returns to multiple price auctions for govt bonds

Since July 2021, the RBI has been conducting auctions for bonds, under uniform pricing, except for ultra-long duration bonds maturing in 30 years and beyond

97.69% of Rs 2000 currency notes returned to banking system, says RBI

The Rs 2,000 banknotes continue to be legal tender

RBI reverts to multiple price auctions for govt securities after 3 years

Under the multiple price auctions, buyers are allotted bonds at the price they bid at, while uniform pricing means bonds are sold at the cutoff level

Indian firms collect Rs 9.41 trn from private placement of corporate bonds

The funds were mopped up to strengthen balance sheets, retire existing debt and support working capital requirements

Coal, lignite production hits all-time high of 1 bn tonnes in FY24: Joshi

India's total coal and lignite output was at 937 million tonnes (MT) in the preceding 2022-23 fiscal, as per official figures