The Union Budget 2021 should reflect concrete and enthused government efforts to boost both consumption and demand for an overall push to the economy

Travel and tourism sector, which saw its employment fall by 5.5 million during the severe lockdown of June quarter, employed 20.7 million people in December 2020 quarter

First advance estimates of national income highlight three key imperatives to revive growth: generate demand and investment cycles by directly spending more and reverse import substitution

The quantum of disbursement is indicative of the stress on formal sector workers that led to job loss, pay cuts and forced migration

Any hike in taxes on luxury cars will hit demand and prevent recovery from the disruptions witnessed last year, according to senior officials of the companies

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres lamented that the deadly impact of the pandemic has worsened due to the absence of a global coordinated effort and said that \"vaccinationalism\" by governments is \"self-defeating\" that will delay a global recovery

There was a 10 per cent increase in hiring by technology service companies, captive centres and business process management (BPM) companies in December alone as compared to the year-ago period

Experts expect that further rally in the market may need the economy to regain its mojo for which the Union Budget will prove to be a ideal platform

The Nikkei/IHS Markit Services Purchasing Managers' Index fell to 52.3 in December from November's 53.7 but held above the 50-mark separating growth from contraction for a third straight month

The share of indirect taxes, which mainly comprise of levy on goods and services as well as import duty, has risen while that of direct taxes - made up of corporate and personal income tax - has gone down in 2020

Manufacturing has been one of the main engines driving a recovery in Asia's third-largest economy after a coronavirus-induced slump early in the year

The decision will impact a large number of Indian IT professionals and several American and Indian companies who were issued H-1B visas by the US government for the FY 2021 beginning October 1

With lockdowns heavily restricting physical store sales and consumers flocking to online mode of shopping, 2020 saw a dramatic shift in consumption behaviour and adoption of the digital medium

The 10th edition of the Retail Business Survey indicated a steady month-on-month recovery in retail businesses across India led by festive shopping, with November 2020 sales being just 13 per cent short of the sales during the corresponding period last year

IndiGo CEO Ronojoy Dutta said the airline could slowly start rehiring employees in three months with improvement in operations

In 2020, most companies \"deprioritised\" their hiring plans amid uncertain economic outlook while industries like travel, hospitality, retail, aviation, real estate, construction and automobile were severely hit

The Gurugram-based startup, said ten new investors, including Tiger Global, Kora, Luxor, Fidelity (FMR), D1 Capital, Baillie Gifford, Mirae, and Steadview participated in the financing round

The coronavirus pandemic has hammered Coke's business, as sales at places like stadiums and movie theaters dried up due to lockdowns

Landless, marginal, and small farmers together constitute 93.7% of the total agricultural workforce in India. Can sustainable agricultural growth and farmers' well-being be achieved without land reforms?

Top-down reforms since the demonetisation of 2016 have already derailed the economy and brought misery to millions, yet the great zeal to do more of the same amidst protests from several segments of population demonstrate that the intent is far from public welfare