New Delhi, September 10 (IANS): More than 250 companies from 24 countries are set to participate in the ‘Semicon India 2024’ event in Greater Noida from September 11-13, showing the country’s growing pres
Mumbai, September 10 (IANS) I ndian equity markets were trading higher as heavyweights like Bharti Airtel, Axis Bank, Power Grid, Nestle, NTPC, Sun Pharma, HCL Tech and Infosys emerged as top gainers in Sensex.
New Delhi, September 10 (IANS): The domestic automotive industry has crossed Rs 20 lakh crore mark in FY24 and has the potential to be worth $1.6 trillion (about Rs 134 lakh crore) by 2047, driven by electric v
New Delhi, September 10 (IANS): Welcoming the GST Council’s reduction in tax rates on essential cancer drugs, experts on Tuesday said that it is a crucial step and will make life-saving medicines more afforda
New Delhi, September 9 (IANS) The GST Council, headed by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on Monday announced setting up a Group of Ministers (GoM) on slashing the tax rate on life and health insurance, as
New Delhi, September 9 (IANS) After the sharp reduction in import duty announced in the Union Budget, the revenues of organised gold jewellery retailers will increase 22-25 per cent this fiscal (year-on-year)
New Delhi, September 8 (IANS) With an aim to ensure less burden on the taxpayers, the 54th GST Council meeting on Monday is likely to deliberate on a slew of issues, including rate rationalisation, taxation of
New Delhi, September 8 (IANS) India's equity market witnessed a sharp fall last week by breaking a three-week streak of consecutive weekly gains. Nifty was down by 1.52 per cent and Sensex by 1.43 per cent betw
New Delhi, September 7 (IANS) As India marches towards becoming the global semiconductor hub, industry experts on Saturday said the country could receive a massive up to $30 billion investment in the sector in
New Delhi, September 7 (IANS) The advanced chemistry cell (ACC) battery and associated components manufacturing sector in India is likely to attract a cumulative investment of $90 billion (Rs 7.5 lakh crore) in
Mumbai, September 6 (IANS): India's forex reserves increased by $2.299 billion to a new high of $683.98 billion for the week ended August 30, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data showed on Friday.For the week,
Mumbai, September 6 (IANS) Indian benchmark indices closed in the deep red on Friday as investors remained jittery ahead of an important US jobs report that could determine the speed and size of US Fed rate cut
New Delhi, September 6 (IANS): Significant changes are unfolding in India’s food consumption pattern and the share of total household expenditure on food has declined substantially in rural and urban areas an
Mumbai, September 6 (IANS): Strong fundamentals have helped India pip China in the MSCI EM Investable Market Index (IMI) to become the largest weight. The world’s fastest-growing economy is also set to surpas
New Delhi, September 5 (IANS): Global e-commerce major Amazon on Thursday said it is on track to enable Indian businesses surpass $13 billion in cumulative e-commerce exports from India by the end of year.The c
Mumbai, September 5 (IANS): It is now well established that by the end of this decade, India is set to be the world’s third-largest economy under Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government’s third term, Ga
Singapore, September 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met leading CEOs from diverse sectors, including investment funds, infrastructure, manufacturing, energy, sustainability and logistics, in
Chennai, September 5 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that the goods and services tax (GST) rate is much below the revenue neutral rate (RNR), originally suggested at 15.3 per c
New Delhi, September 5 (IANS): The Indian startup ecosystem witnessed a surge in large funding rounds (over $100 million) in 2024, as startups' focus has shifted to profitability along with growth.In 2024 so fa
New Delhi, September 5 (IANS): Buoyed by overall infrastructure growth and expanding commercial market, the hospitality investment sector in the country showed robust growth in the first half this year, accordi