A sharp increase in government expenditure in proportion to revenue collection, though, is not because govt has increased spending but because of poor revenue and disinvestment collections

Tibet has about 200 million kWh of water resources, accounting for 30 per cent of the total in China. The 60 million kWh hydropower exploitation of the Yarlung Zangbo river could provide 300 billion kWh of clean and renewable electricity annually

This SOP would effectively curb the fake invoices menace and ITC frauds while at the same time would ensure proper facilitation of ease of doing business for the genuine entities without any overreach

Officers in the GST department have been directed to follow up personally with these defaulting taxpayers so that their GSTR-3B returns due for October get filed by November 30

The Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) Gurugram Zonal Unit (GZU), Haryana has arrested one Satyender Sharma, resident of Haryana, on charges of manufacturing and supplying illegally manufactured cigarettes

Traders said market participants awaited Q2 GDP data to be released later in the day

On the domestic key economic data, currency traders are awaiting the July-September quarter gross domestic product data scheduled to be released later in the day by National Statistics Office

After some improvement on the economic front and the fight against coronavirus, analysts expect the numbers, however, may not be as bad as they were in the first quarter.

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While government claims on tax compliance and GST collections paint a healthier picture of the economy, tax-to-GDP has fallen for two consecutive years and tax collections across the board in the first half of FY21 are nowhere close to FY20, indicating that trouble is far from over

The court heard the case filed by family members of a woman who alleged that their 20-year-old had gone missing.

The speed is going to be that of a very severe cyclonic storm, which is 130-145kmph with gusting winds. Earlier, it was anticipated that the cyclone would peak on Wednesday, with gusting winds at 110 kmph.

Cyclone Nivar updates: Flight operations at Chennai airport have been suspended from 7 pm on November 25 till 7 am on November 26 as Cyclone Nivar will make landfall at the state tonight

State laws may delay progress of Centre's agri-marketing reforms, but won't be able to halt them

Liquidity rush from major central banks has pushed markets into a high valuation zone. Why investors should tread cautiously as India gets into pandemic fatigue

India's economy recorded its worst contraction in modern history when it reported a 23.9 per cent shrinkage in Q1FY21. Since then, the situation has improved with many economic indicators pointing towards a turnaround. But is it enough to call it a recovery?

Former Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan and deputy governor Viral Acharya have said that the proposals put out by an internal working group (IWG) of the central bank to allow corporate entry into banking is a \"bad idea.\"; Software giant Microsoft has rolled out a new feature on its Teams app through which up to 300 participants will be able to do free voice or video calls all day; Biotechnology major Biocon on Monday said it has inked an agreement for the acquisition of 26% stake on a fully diluted basis in Hinduja Renewables Two Pvt Ltd for Rs 5.91 crore. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: 'India, top priority': Serum Institute CEO Adar Poonawalla on COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan

SpiceJet founders venture into COVID-19 testing SpiceHealth, a healthcare company founded by the promoters of low-cost carrier SpiceJet, announced on November 23 that it would conduct Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests, touted as the most decisive and crucial test for COVID-19, starting at Rs 499. The company also claimed that the test report will be generated in a record time of 6 hours after sample collection, in stark contrast to the current 24 to 48 hours it takes at mos...

The Road Transport and Highways Minister while addressing a virtual conference said that the government has taken several steps to promote electric vehicles which include reduction in GST to 5 per cent