The Rajya Sabha has passed the GST bill, paving the way for turning India into a common market. we tell you how the new system will impact companies as well as individuals

This is where a 'Top-Up Plan' becomes handy. A top-up health insurance policy offers an additional sum insured to counter any medical emergency or prolonged illness when the existing cover by primary health policy falls short.

Mutual fund folios rose by 2.6 per cent, quarter-on-quarter, to an all-time record high of 48.9 million in June 2016.

The manufacturing sector, the major holder of IIP, is dragging the index numbers down due to weak output.

Among vegetables, prices of tomatoes showed an exceptional rise in June 2016. Tomato prices shot from Rs 1,669 per quintal in May 2016 to Rs 2,792 per quintal in June 2016, as per CMIE's data.

The disinvestment is estimated to generate receipts of Rs 1,706 crore approximately to the government.

The factories in india's states have grown at a phenomenal pace over the past 25 years. while the most industrialised states have not changed much in terms of ranking, their output and the workforce they employ have skyrocketed

The RBI's dollar purchases rose to US$ 4.4 bn in May 2016 from US$ 2.6 bn in the preceding month.

As per research by CRISIL, buoyant inflows in equity and short-maturity debt funds lifted the average AUM of Indian mutual funds to a new record. According to the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) numbers, AAUM logged in the March quarter was Rs 13.53 lakh crore.

Overseas investors withdrew Rs 6,510 crore (net after selling and buying) from debt market in June. In May-June 2016, FPIs have withdrawn Rs 11,680 crore from the debt markets.

Angel and seed investments grew 16 per cent  to 368 deals in the first half of the current calendar year from 317 deals a year ago. But, only 643 private equity deals worth $5.8 billion were recorded in the first half of 2016 calendar year, a dip of 46 per cent in the same period last year.

Once you have made up your mind to buy a vanilla term life insurance, next biggest concern is How Much?

Production of cotton, spices, rubber and coffee has risen sharply since 1990/91. India is now fast emerging as a major exporter of these crops.

The survey encompasses 12 key risks that pose a number of threats to the entire economic ecosystem of the country. As per the report, a majority of the respondents surveyed this year have ranked 'Strikes, Closures & Unrest' as the major risk affecting the Indian economy.

The drugs and pharmaceuticals industry saw an improvement in the number of projects completed in 2015/16. A total of 26 projects were commissioned during the year.

City & Guilds Group did an international study of 8,000 employees in India, the UK, US and South Africa to measure the confidence levels of the working population with reference to their skills and jobs.

National Employability Report, 2016 by Aspiring Minds for the first time this year looked into the employability of specialised and new careers that are available to engineers, other than core IT and software roles

India may be the fastest growing major economy in the world but it needs to sustain high growth rates over the next few decades to substantially raise standards of living in the country.

Kids these days are aware of their immediate environment. Most of them want to eliminate poverty and hunger and promote peace by stopping violence, tells a survey conducted by Turner International.

The Modi government's first two years will be remembered for several landmark steps such as Jan Dhan Yojana and Make In India, an initiative to encourage local manufacturing for job creation.