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Pandemic will force 18 million Indians to find a new occupation by...

The impact will be 'disproportionately' felt on low-wage workers in retail, food services, hospitality, and office...

19 Feb 2021 7:47 PM IST

People living in the streets sit in line to receive food served by the Delhi government at a temporary shelter in the Nizamuddin area. The nationwide lockdown has thrown thousands of workers out of jobs and left them without access to food. (DC Photo: Pritam Bandyopadhyay)

Nearly 12 million jobs added in January

The number of employed people came down to 400.7 million last month

17 Feb 2021 4:15 AM IST

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (PTI Photo)

Govt to bring amendments to two Acts to enable privatisation of PSU...

Finance Minister announced privatisation of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) as part of disinvestment drive to garner Rs 1.75...

16 Feb 2021 10:42 PM IST

Chinas exports saw a shock 3.5 percent rise in April . (PTI Photo)

Global trade recovers in December quarter

India keeps trade share in pharma, loses in apparels

13 Feb 2021 2:30 AM IST

Forbearance represents emergency medicine that should be discontinued at the first opportunity when the economy exhibits recovery, the survey stated. (Representational Photo:DC)

Economic Survey 2021 calls for fresh asset quality review

Pandemic concessions to banks need a quick end

30 Jan 2021 4:35 AM IST

Indias GDP to contract 16.5 pc in Q1 as pandemic spreads, says SBI report. (Representative Image)

Cities key to India-'s post-pandemic growth: WEF study

The study by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF) said the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic has been catastrophic for...

10 Jan 2021 12:46 PM IST

After unearthing a rampant fake invoicing scam to evade goods and services tax (GST), the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) amended rules making it mandatory for businesses with monthly turnover of over Rs 50 lakh to pay at least 1 per cent of their GST liability in cash from January 1. (ANI File)

Government launches crackdown on 7,000 GST evaders, 187 arrested

The government netted a record GST collection of Rs 1.15 lakh crore in December 2020, helped by the action against tax...

3 Jan 2021 9:38 PM IST

Indias retail inflation picked up in June, pushed by price increases for some food and fuel items. (PTI Photo)

WPI inflation rises to eight-month high in October

As per the data, this is the highest level of Wholesale price index-based or WPI inflation since February

18 Nov 2020 3:18 AM IST

Indias economy seen slowing rapidly even before coronavirus outbreak. (PTI Photo)

Indian economy may be recovering faster than anticipated: Oxford...

Inflation is expected to average significantly above 6 per cent in the fourth quarter of the current fiscal, it said.

15 Nov 2020 2:20 PM IST

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that a total amount sanctioned under the 100 per cent Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme. (PTI Photo)

FM Sitharaman announces new stimulus measures for India-'s...

Among the many announcements made by the finance minister include a new job creation scheme

12 Nov 2020 4:10 PM IST

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With India-'s economy in a tailspin, Cabinet approves PLI plan for 10...

Under the five-year scheme that will continue till 2025, extra domestic production will be encouraged in 10 key sectors

12 Nov 2020 1:06 PM IST

Similarly, a number of structural reforms have been taken in recent years which include demonetisation, implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), banking policies etc. which will need time to yield results. The recent performance of some sectors has shown optimism.

Mid sized banks report higher Q2 net profit as asset quality improves

Fresh slippages were lower in the absence of lumpy corporate non-performing assets

7 Nov 2020 10:53 AM IST