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Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman

FM Sitharaman to hold pre-Budget meetings with stakeholders beginning...

FM Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to present her second Budget for the Modi 2.0 government in Parliament on February 1.

16 Dec 2019 11:16 AM IST

Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) have not benefitted India much. Exports to countries with whom India has entered into FTAs have grown by a meagre 10 per cent in FY19, while the imports have grown by 27 per cent.

Free trade fails to boost exports, imports grow

According to the government, these agreements are meant to provide opportunities for exports to these trading partners...

13 Dec 2019 1:26 AM IST

â€¢ Magazine features editorial columns, guest articles, research insights, perspectives from management gurus and IIMUfaculty members.

IIM Udaipur launches business review magazine

â€¢ The first issue of the magazine focuses on the digital world of disruption, development and discernment which is...

12 Dec 2019 11:20 AM IST

E-commerce has been one sector which has been recording phenomenal value growth during festive season year-after-year.

Traders say etail majors have predatory pricing

A draft e-commerce policy was prepared by the government and put up in the public domain on February 23, 2019, for...

12 Dec 2019 1:36 AM IST

PE/VC funding in the first eight months has surpassed the previous record high yearly investment of 2018 and is expected to touch $50 billion this year.

FoF infuses Rs 700 crore in startup cos

Till November, SIDBI has committed '3,123.20 crore to 47 Sebi registered AIFs.

12 Dec 2019 1:28 AM IST

Shares of Yes Bank jumped 35 per cent before closing with gains of 24 per cent after the lender informed the exchanges that it has received a $1.2 billion binding offer (around Rs 8500 crore) from a global investor. The bank is yet to consider the offer, it said.

Yes Bank shares fall 15 per cent

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala offer to invest $25 million has become doubtful due to uncertainty over the bank's capital raising...

12 Dec 2019 1:24 AM IST

The rupee fell against the dollar as the greenback strengthened post Fridays upbeat US non-farm payroll data.

MFIs raise Rs 14,000 crore via securitisation in H1

The rise in securitisation is being driven by the inadequate funding available to NBFC-MFIs from conventional sources,...

12 Dec 2019 1:20 AM IST

Government had failed to receive its share of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) dues of Rs 1600 crore from the Centre. (Photo: DC)

Move on to increase GST rates, cut slabs

At present, the 5 per cent goods and services tax (GST) slab includes essential commodities such as food items, footwear...

12 Dec 2019 1:17 AM IST

Home love in the form of food packed in Homecares lunch box will help you be productive, and you will earn the income to keep your dreams afloat.

Homecare: Perfect lunchbox solution this winter

The lunchboxes have made a permanent place amongst the consumers in comparison to its counterparts because of its...

12 Dec 2019 12:55 AM IST

The Bench said, We request the acting Chief Justice of Delhi high court to constitute the requisite Committee in respect of the high court and all District Courts at Delhi, if it has already not been constituted. (Representational image)

It's like writing a blank cheque to govt: Experts

Yes, say hello to Big Brother. And if that wasn't enough to send a shiver down the spine, then here's yet another...

11 Dec 2019 1:49 AM IST

In India, banks will face the maximum pressure on income from card transactions and fees, with free payments putting 8.4 per cent of the payments revenue at risk.

Banks cut MCLR rates after RBI nudges on transmission

Bank of Baroda's one-year MCLR will be 8.25 per cent, 5 basis points (bps) below the exsisting level, effective December...

11 Dec 2019 1:41 AM IST

Even as the European Union late last week decided to no longer permit sales of the widely used insecticide chlorpyrifos after January 31, 2020, in India, the insecticides residues in fruit and vegetables are still found to be above safety limits by the National Institute of Occupational Health.

Insecticide banned in West widely used here

Chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos-methyl have been identified as possible causes of neurological damage in children.

11 Dec 2019 1:39 AM IST