Six ministries - including the health, foreign and home affairs - bought at least 159 air purifiers during 2018-2019 at a cost of Rs 50 lakh

Budget 2020: IAC said LPG is the most widely used alternative fuel in the world, with a proven track record of improvement in air quality

Budget 2020: Incentivise traders to become manufacturers rather than encouraging manufacturers to import and sell under their brands

2020 Union Budget date, time, when to watch, expectations: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her second budget on February 1; expectations are high that Centre could raise income tax slabs to boost demand

Part II of this two-part article looks at some of the solutions that present themselves and address the pressing concerns of raising income and demand - that include raising minimum wages, expanding the job guarantee scheme, higher government investment in infrastructure etc. both as short-run and long-run measures

The Central government would do well to spend more, keeping fiscal consolidation aside when consumption demand is depressed and unemployment is high, leading to a fall in industrial production, profits and investments.Part I of this two-part series looks at the ground realities from a policy perspective and solutions that always existed but received inadequate attention of policymakers

All eyes will be on the Budget with expectations that the government will do what it takes to get the economy back on track

Budget 2020: Anand Mahindra said that since our growth forecast pegs India's growth rate at 5 per cent, India will fall behind China again

Reliance Industries chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani is in search of a new managing director (MD) within Reliance Industries (RIL) to lead India's most valuable company; Uber is planning to introduce new safety features in India that include PIN verification, a RideCheck that detects trip irregularities, and audio recording. These new features will be rolled out as a pilot in India later this year; Flipkart co-founder and former CEO Sachin Bansal has reportedly acquired DHFL General Insurance from Wadhawan Group Capital (WGC) for around Rs 100 crore. The deal is seen as a distress sale for Kapil Wadhawan-led financial services group, which used to run the debt-laden DHFL. This and more news on News Blast.

Flipkart former CEO Sachin Bansal acquires DHFL General Insurance for Rs 100 croreFlipkart co-founder and former CEO Sachin Bansal has reportedly acquired DHFL General Insurance from Wadhawan Group Capital (WGC) for around Rs 100 crore. The deal is seen as a distress sale for Kapil Wadhawan-led financial services group, which used to run the debt-laden DHFL. With this acquisition, Bansal has entered into insurance business. The investment is also seen as part of his strategy to en...

Modi said sectors like tourism, urban development, infrastructure and agri-based industry have great potential for employment generation and nurturing economic growth

Claimed to be AI-powered with ultra-inverter technology, the air conditioners are high on energy savings and designed for India's extreme climatic conditions

The company, which enjoys a first mover advantage in the EV space in the industry, is aiming at a price of less than Rs 9 lakh for the eKUV, which would make it the most affordable offering in the passenger vehicle segment till date

Founded in 2014, T9L has popular start-ups such as NirogStreet, Hospals, CrownIt and Docquity to its laurels. So far the company has worked with 34 start-ups

The decline in the month was largely attributed to sectors such as roadways, community services, water supply, real estate and power distribution

Uber will also start PIN verification feature where riders' pin will be matched with that of the driver in the beginning of every ride

Of the total suicides in farming sector 5,763 were farmers/cultivators and 4,586 were agricultural labourers

In response to Tharoor's tweet, FM Nirmala Sitharaman's office tweeted that she \"has already met industrialists, experts, and economists during the pre-budget consultations\"

PM Modi meets top economists: The Niti Aayog meeting was attended by Home Minister Amit Shah, Road Transport and Highways minister Nitin Gadkari, Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar, and CEO Amitabh Kant

JNU protests updates: Section 144 has been imposed outside Mandi House, while there's heavy police deployment outside Jawaharlal Nehru University