COVID-19 vaccination drive: 1 million jabs administered in India in six days India took only 6 days to administer one million Covid-19 vaccine doses, a count which is higher than that of countries like the US and the UK, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday as the number of beneficiaries who have received the anti-coronavirus shots inched close to 16 lakh. The UK took 18 days whereas the US took 10 days to reach the one million mark, the ministry said. Budget 2021: COVID-19 crisis emp...

Wheat's MSP increased Rs 50 per quintal, a 2.6 per cent rise than the previous year and the lowest among all crops

BT's panel of experts on how to fire up the four engines of the economy - and where to find the money

Despite an ambitious target, public expenditure on infrastructure - the only functional engine of the economy - is dwindling. That spells bad news for economic recovery

Koduvally, a small town near Calicut has nearly 100 jewellers within one square kilometre, and most of them deal with illicit or black gold

The package is completely aligned to self-professed agenda of the IMF of limiting fiscal spending, relying on liquidity and credit to households, privatising government-run companies and more deregulations for private enterprises. This agenda has brought immense grief to a large number of countries to be comforting

India needs to address massive job losses; strengthen public healthcare for COVID-19 and beyond; develop institutional mechanisms and leadership to respond to emergencies; devolve decision-making and funding to states, local bodies and scale up public spending to infuse life into the economy, all of which call for structural changes

The exclusion of CM Relief Fund from the CSR list has evoked sharp reaction from many quarters, especially from non-BJP ruled states

Coronavirus outbreak news: All ASI-protected monuments and central museums across India will be shut till March 31 in view of coronavirus outbreak

During the Union Budget 2020 presentation, the ''Vivad se Vishwas'' scheme was announced to provide for dispute resolution in respect of pending income tax litigation

A clearer picture would emerge when more states announce their 2020-21 budgets. So far only five states have come out with their budgets

Announcement regarding 100 per cent FDI for insurance subsidiaries was made by Union Finance Minister Niramala Sitahraman in her Budget speech last year; notably, FDI for insurance companies is still capped at 49 per cent

A closer look at India's tax data reveals that the direct tax burden is much higher on relatively smaller taxpayers in both individual and corporate categories and that the larger taxpayers benefit more from tax incentives and deductions

States are facing a funds crunch. As GST revenues moderate and fiscal deficits balloon, they must look for new sources of revenue to fund welfare schemes and infrastructure needs

Taxing agricultural income is a politically sensitive issue; successive governments have shown little interest in taking corrective measures even while official reports have repeatedly expressed serious concerns over non-agriculturists abusing the exemption

Comparing fiscal discipline under the Modi government with that of Manmohan Singh government (2009-2014), Sitharaman said that the previous regime had failed to contain fiscal deficit numbers

The Budget aims at boosting consumption and private investment to pull the economy forward

Apple registered its best-ever performance in India, owing to a cheaper iPhone 11, and excitement around its dual and triple cameras

Union Budget 2020: Finance Minister could put a lot of traction to the economic expansion by helping the gold industry at its testing times by considering its demand in Budget 2020

Budget 2020: The government needs to address a flailing growth environment coupled with a tight fiscal situation. One is to make it more conducive for new wealth generators, revive the real-estate sector, and create a thriving and deeper investment market