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Cities like Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad as well as the Delhi NCR market are the prominent cities. (Photo: PTI/File)

Demand for 3BHK, 4BHK goes up in metro cities

The preference for 3BHK apartments was 25 per cent in Q1 2020

23 Sep 2021 8:07 AM

The DICGC (Amend-ment) Act, 2021 has come into force with effect from September 1,the RBI said. (Representative Image)

Co-op depositors can now claim up to Rs 5 Lakh from bank

Depositors will now need to contact the bank and submit a declaration of willingness to claim the amount

23 Sep 2021 7:54 AM

LocalCircles had recently done a survey of consumers ordering food via aggregators. (Representative Image)

Food from small outlets, garments to pinch more

As per the GST rule changes, food aggregators like Swiggy and Zomato would need to raise their own invoices

23 Sep 2021 7:49 AM

As per the data, pulses production is likely to increase to 9.45 million tonne in the 2021-22 kharif season. (Photo: PTI/File)

Record Foodgrain output expected, pulses output set to increase

In the kharif season of 2020-21, the foodgrain output comprising rice, pulses and coarse cereals stood at a record 149.56 million tonne

22 Sep 2021 7:16 AM

Workers in higher income countries are more likely to hold jobs that match their education level. (Representational Image)

Top 10 per cent workers pocket 70 per cent labour income in India: ILO

In India, 39.6 per cent of employees have a job which matches their education

22 Sep 2021 7:12 AM

The dollar-rupee traded in a wide range between 73.8250 and 73.6150. (Photo: PTI/File)

Rupee falls 26 paise against dollar

Monday’s close was 26 paise down compared to the rupee’s previous session on Friday

21 Sep 2021 7:19 AM

A ‘bad bank’ is a bank that buys the bad loans of other lenders and financial institutions to help them to clear their balance sheets. — PTI

Bad bank to get Centre’s boost

Centre to guarantee Rs 30,000 crore purchase of NPAs by bad bank

17 Sep 2021 7:58 AM

52 firms apply for white goods PLI

The selection of applicants will be done within 60 days

17 Sep 2021 2:02 AM

There has been a clamour from economist as well as political bosses to bring essential fuels under the GST regime to drastically bring down their prices. (Photo: PTI/File)

Petrol under GST: Council unlikely to bite the bullet

The council will be debating the most sought-after proposal at a time when fuel prices are at their highest levels

16 Sep 2021 7:28 AM

The government has already launched an Rs 18,100 crore PLI scheme for advanced chemistry cell. (Photo: AFP/File)

PLI for auto, drones cleared

The scheme to incentivise advanced automotive technologies for five years will lead to fresh investment of over Rs 42,500 crore

16 Sep 2021 7:18 AM

The six entities that have completed the test phase include “the products were evaluated based on mutually agreed test scenarios and expected outcomes. All the products have been found viable within the boundary conditions defined during testing under Regulatory Sandbox,” the RBI said. — DC file photo

Eight firms selected for cross-border payments

RBI said Book My Forex product facilitates fully online outward cross-border remittances to bank accounts and debit/prepaid cards overseas

14 Sep 2021 9:00 AM

Corona Rakshak is a fixed benefit plan in which if a policyholder is diagnosed with Covid-19 and hospitalised for three days, a fixed amount (the sum insur-ed) will be paid by the insurance companies. — Representational image/DC

Covid-specific insurance plans can be sold till March 31

Corona Kavach is an indemnity plan that will cover hospitalisation expenses

14 Sep 2021 8:57 AM

She said that that liquidity is no longer a major concern for the economy. The Bank-NBFC-MFI channel has been de-clogged and from October 15 there would be a special drive to provide credit to those who need it. — PTI

Finance Minister: DFI to be operational soon

The budget had allocated Rs 20,000 crore to capitalise the Development Finance Institution

14 Sep 2021 8:53 AM

Hiring of temporary staff has gone up and this year's hiring would be better than last year, but not as good as pre-pandemic years. There is no slump for the manufacturers. But retailers are cautious. — Representational image/AP

Retailers still cautious about festive season hiring

Retail stores usually hire more hands for in-store promotions and installations during the festive season

13 Sep 2021 8:40 AM

The guidelines extend the tokenisation guidelines to every device that connects with the internet. (Photo: DC Image/File)

Tokenisation must from January; RBI tweaks guidelines

Tokenization is nothing but an alias for an anonymised set of characters against the original payment credential

08 Sep 2021 9:16 AM

The survey analysed data from 1,300 companies. (Photo: PTI/Representational Image)

Salary hikes to keep pre-Covid range next year

In 2019, the actual salary hike stood at 9.3 per cent and it had dipped to 6.1 per cent in 2020

08 Sep 2021 9:09 AM

Through the Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board, the project will construct housing units in nine different locations and relocate about 6,000 households vulnerable to natural hazards to safer locations. — PTI

Tamil Nadu to get $150 million ADB fund for housing

Tamil Nadu’s housing shortfall accounts for 6.66 per cent of the national deficit

07 Sep 2021 2:01 AM

In the UK's case, there is a large opportunity for India in services trade. As per the agreements between the UK and the European Union, there would be minimal or nil customs tariffs for merchandise tariffs. — Representational image/Twitter

FTAs with UAE, UK, Oz likely this fiscal

FTA negotiations with the European Union and Bangladesh also are progressing, but may take some more time for getting finalised

30 Aug 2021 9:27 AM

Patent expiry allows the generic drugs to penetrate in the market and diversify product offerings. Representational Image. (PTI)

Huge Patent opportunity to support pharma sector

Over the next five-six years till 2026, the patented products worth $240 billion are expected to go off-patent

28 Aug 2021 3:19 AM

On the second day of her visit, Sitharaman would meet chief executive officers of public sector banks (PSBs) to review annual financial performance of the state-run lenders and launch EASE 4.0 (Enhanced Access and Service Excellence), which is aimed at institutionalising clean and smart banking. — PTI

FM to review PSBs performance

Tuesday’s interaction would be with senior officials of the Income Tax Department at the agency's office at Bandra Kurla Complex

24 Aug 2021 9:25 AM

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