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Large hybrid cars do not get any incentive from the government right now but Maruti along with its partner Toyota has been lobbying behind the scenes in favour of hybrids as a suitable intermediate technology before the country is ready for EVs

Mainly targeted at MSMEs that face cash crunch for expansion and working capital requirements, the firm claims to offer loans at lesser rates of interest compared to other NBFCs with small ticket size loans under business loans, personal loan, professional loan and consumer durable loans

The 5% GST tax slab is the noteworthy one as it includes essential commodities such as food items, footwear and basic clothing. The GST council is expected to increase the tax rate under this slab to 6-8%

Linking GST to retail price could end (mis)adventurism in industry and could set standards for responsible corporate behaviour

As the economy goes into a tailspin, jobs across industries are becoming a casualty

While Britannia is likely to introduce price changes by the next 3-4 months, Parle may hike prices be by the last quarter (January-March) of the current financial year

NHDC, a joint venture between NHPC and MP government, has been profitable since inception

From a month-on-month basis, there has been an uptick, both in enquiries and actual sales, but with Navratri out of the way, what's certain is that a bumper festive season is missing

The draft policy has asked states and union territories to promulgate eligibility conditions for granting authorisation to scrappage facilities in light of certain requirements, including valid Permanent Account Number and GST registration

Parle Biscuits' total revenue rose by 6.4 per cent Y-o-Y to Rs 9,030 crore, with sale alone growing nearly 6 per cent to Rs 8,780 crore as compared to the previous year

This festival season, real estate players are going all out to woo buyers. Should you go for these special offers?

The slowdown in the industry is largely on account of a bad festive season last year which led to the problem of higher inventories, tight liquidity with banks as a fallout of the NBFC crisis and an overall sluggish economy

Auto slowdown: Automobile dealers across the country are facing the brunt of the slowdown in sales of cars and two-wheelers despite festive push

The Spyder is a soft top convertible version with an electro-hydraulic roof folding mechanism that can lower the top in just 17 seconds in speeds of upto 50 kmph

Maruti Suzuki cut its production by 17.48 per cent in September while Tata Motors reduced its production by 63 per cent to 6,976 units

All the major carmakers saw high double digit decline in September. There are some indications though that the worst of the downturn the auto industry has seen maybe over

Maruti Suzuki sales have gone up 18.55% on a month on month basis from 93,173 units in August 2019 to 110,454 units in September 2019

In the midst of a prolonged slump in demand, high inventory coupled with the need to liquidate all BS IV vehicles before March 31, 2020, the temptation to reduce prices ahead of the festive season is high

Modi is counting on companies to quickly relocate or expand and hire but many businesses will need the cash just to tide them over and won't want to take a risk when demand for everything from cars to biscuits has been hit.