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: Expectations were that Sitharaman, who had in September last year cut corporate tax rates to their lowest to boost economic growth, would announce similar sops for individual taxpayers

Part II of this two-part series looks at another area of off-budget financing that has escaped CAG's attention - 'strategic disinvestment' in CPSEs the tabs for which are picked by other CPSEs. This is worrisome as it threatens to jeopardise financial health of many CPSEs, including the 'navaratnas' for short-term fiscal gains

Budget 2020: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said that one of the major challenges for the central banks is the assessment of the current economic situation

Budget 2020: Higher customs duties are likely to hit goods such as mobile phone chargers, industrial chemicals, lamps, wooden furniture, candles, jewellery and handicraft items

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True extent of central government's off-budget financing is not known. CAG picked some cases for scrutiny in the recent past and found an alarming rise in the magnitude of such financing, which is not only distorting the budget numbers but also poses a serious challenge to fiscal responsibilityPart I of this two-part series looks at the trends and why it should concern all

Helped by higher income and lower tax outgo, the lender reported 100% rise in its consolidated net profit to Rs 190.19 crore for the quarter ended December 2019, as against Rs 95.33 crore recorded during the same period a year ago.

Homi Mistry, Partner, Deloitte India, comes offers recommendations to the finance minister on ways to boost the real estate sector. Housing is such a critical need that the government has been focussing on providing certain tax benefits to affordable housing earlier as well. In the last budget, FM Sitharaman had provided a Rs 1.5 lakh tax exemption to affordable houses bought under Rs 45 lakh. Watch what the experts are recommending this time around.

Union Budget 2020: Since a long time, the real estate sector needs an industry status that can help it with finances at a lower cost, especially at times when the availability of funding is a major headwind for the industry

Income Tax Latest News: 20 per cent of your salary could be deducted if you fail to produce your PAN and Aadhaar details. Here's all you need to know

Share Market Update: YES Bank, Coal India, Britannia, Coal India, Larsen and Toubro and NTPC were among the top gainers today. Power Grid, Bahrti Airtel, Infosys, Cipla and TCS were trading among the top losers.

Off-budget borrowings are a means by which the government keeps its fiscal deficit in check by making quasi-government entities borrow on its behalf, to partly fund its expenditure plan for the year

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Mood of the Nation survey: According to the latest data by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), the Indian economy is expected to grow at 5% in FY20 as against 6.8% GDP growth clocked in FY19

Onion prices peaked to Rs 160 per kg in December 2019 but have come down to around Rs 60-70% per kg now

Stocks to watch today on January 24: Bank of Baroda, Indian Bank, Ultratech Cement, HDFC Life, PNB Housing among others are the top stocks to watch out for in Friday's trading session

Union Budget 2020: The auto industry wants Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to take bold fiscal measures to revive the sector

Union Budget 2020: The need of the hour is long-range agricultural policy and programmes which could remove the bottlenecks for agri-warehousing and facilitate easy credit for farmers

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