The market valuation of Reliance Industries jumped ₹53,652.92 crore to ₹20,65,197.60 crore

Centre included even unpaid household work in its employment data, says Jairam Ramesh

The I-T Department said that due to the difficulties faced by taxpayers in electronic filing of audit reports, the deadline is being extended from September 30, 2024 to October 7, 2024

The current account surplus for Q4:2023-24 was revised downwards to $ 4.6 billion from US$ 5.7 billion earlier due to an upward adjustment of customs data on merchandise imports, the RBI said.

Six of eight infrastructure segments witnessed a year-on-year contraction in production, while fertilizers and steel output grew at a milder pace than July

The interest rates on small savings schemes such as Public Provident Fund (PPF) and National Savings Certificate (NSC) are reset each quarter

In absolute terms, the fiscal deficit was at ₹4,35,176 crore as of August-end

Gross revenues rose 6.5%, while net receipts were 3.9% higher than last September; seven States record a contraction while revenues were flat in Gujarat

The new members are Ram Singh, Saugata Bhattacharya and Nagesh Kumar. They have been appointed for a period of four years.

Mahindra & Mahindra said its SUV wholesales in the domestic market increased 24% to 51,062 units in September compared to the same month of last year

The regulator will make a case for a tax break for municipal bonds during a meeting with the finance commission

The MCA has also launched a dedicated, user-centric portal for the scheme, which will serve as a centralised hub and a link between the companies and the aspiring interns

More than 42.66 lakh people registered as construction workers to avail benefits from the buildings and construction welfare board of the State. But experts believe the construction sector of Odisha is not large enough to accommodate such a large labour force

Piyush Goyal said there will be no rethink on the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) curbs in the multi-brand retail sector.

Piyush Goyal said that critical minerals figured in his official parleys with U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Thursday.

OPEC and the U.S. can help ease oil prices in case there is disruption in supply due to a full-blown conflict between Israel and Iran; while OPEC has enough spare capacity to compensate for the loss of Iranian supplies, much of that capacity is in the Gulf region and potentially vulnerable to attack

Addressing the 3rd edition of Kautiliya Economic Conclave here, the Minister said, India's critical economic performance in the recent decade was underscored by its leapfrog from the 10th to the fifth largest economy in five years.

Rao was appointed as RBI Deputy Governor in October 2020 for a period of three years

These ideas may be taken up by an internal committee of the Income Tax Department that has been formed to oversee the review of the 1961 law.

According to RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, growth for the fiscal year will be supported by robust quarterly performances.

“The economic growth story of India is tremendous. India is among very few large economies which are growing 7-8%,” Mukesh Aghi said

How does the World Bank define the threshold for middle-income economies? Why is state intervention considered crucial for breaking the middle-income trap? What lessons can be drawn from South Korea and Chile? What challenges does India face in balancing state intervention with democratic values?

RBI instructs banks to review payment systems for accessibility to persons with disabilities, ensuring digital payment inclusivity

In the previous reporting week, the reserves had jumped by $12.588 billion to an all-time high of $704.885 billion.

The income tax department had collected ₹9.51 lakh crore during the same period a year ago.

“There are other policy tools that are being discussed that are still in the pipeline,” Chinese Finance Minister Lan said, adding that there is “ample room” in the budget

Fuel and power costs dropped over 4% last month, while manufactured product prices rose just 1%, reining in overall wholesale inflation pace to 1.84% from 1.3% in August

“The Vedanta, Tata, Adani, Reliance and JSW groups alone are prepping about $350 billion of investment in these sectors over the next decade,” Neel Gopalakrishnan of S&P Global Ratings said

Retail inflation touches nine-month high of 5.5% in September

Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson are professors at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology while James Robinson is based at the Harris School of Public Policy and Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago.

The 2024 Economics Nobel laureates have argued that differences in the quality of economic and political institutions is what best explains the divergence in the economic fates of countries

The government had last hiked Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners on March 8

According to quick estimates of the economic think tank National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), logistics costs in India ranged between 7.8% to 8.9% of GDP for the fiscal 2021-22

The minimum and maximum benefits under the Employees’ Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme were enhanced from ₹1.5 lakh and ₹6 lakh to ₹2.5 lakh and ₹7 lakh respectively in 2021 and the benefits were valid for a period of three years, which came to an end on April 27, 2024.

A lot of that growth is in India, is driven by the domestic market as well, which actually is a healthy sign, in some ways, says World Bank president Ajay Banga

The latest data show the world's second largest economy slowing from 4.7% annual growth in the previous quarter and falling short of the official target of “about 5%” growth for 2024,

The RBI Governor said that the central bank does not act like a policeman.

The Group of Ministers on GST rate on life and health insurance decided to exempt GST on premiums paid for health insurance with coverage of ₹5 lakh for individuals other than senior citizens; final decision to be taken by the GST Council

Reliance Industries continued to remain the most-valued domestic firm, followed by TCS, HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel

Nirmala Sitharaman said that India is looking towards boosting domestic capacities, and building resilience against external shocks

The growth rate projection is 6.5% in the next fiscal year (FY2025-26)

Bigger rice shipments from India would beef up overall global supplies and soften international prices

Unemployment is not merely an economic issue, but a fundamental political challenge that strikes at the heart of how we organise our societies

Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted that providing free digital access to the public, coupled with extensive campaigns and awareness programs in local languages, helped people across the country embrace technology

Direct interventions through retail sale of basic food items such as rice, atta, dal and onion have helped maintain a stable price regime, Union Consumer Affairs and Food Minister Pralhad Joshi said