NITI Aayog CEO Parameswaran Iyer on Friday described the Budget 2023-24 as 'very comprehensive and balanced' which will promote growth with inclusion. He also observed that the Budget continues all the reforms and other social welfare programmes undertaken by the government over the past few years. Iyer further said the Budget has something for all, [...]
Petrol, diesel and liquor are to cost more and motor vehicle tax and fair price value of land to go up in Kerala as the state government acted tough to mobilise additional revenue to carry forward their social security schemes and development programmes in the budget presented here on Friday. Despite wide expectations, the social [...]
Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd on Friday reported a 13 per cent decline in consolidated net profit at Rs 108.97 crore in the December quarter, impacted by higher expenses. The company had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 125.32 crore in the year-ago period, it said in a regulatory filing. Consolidated revenue from operations during [...]
The stock market turmoil created by rout in Adani group shares is a "storm in a tea cup" from a macroeconomic point of view, finance secretary T V Somanathan said on Friday, emphasing that India's public financial system is robust. The senior most bureaucrat in the finance ministry also said that movements in the stock [...]
Pakistan's central bank said on Friday that its foreign exchange reserves have dropped by 16.1 per cent to USD 3.09 billion at the end of the last fiscal week, the lowest in nearly 10 years. Financial analysts said that the foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan would cover just around three [...]
The government has set up a task force under the aegis of Fertiliser Association of India to find out ways to improve the quality of Single Super Phosphate (SSP) fertiliser and promote its use as an alternative to Di-ammonium Phosphate (DAP), Parliament was informed on Friday. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister [...]
Bank of Baroda (BoB) on Friday reported 75 per cent surge in standalone net profit at Rs 3,853 crore for the third quarter ended December 31, 2022 as bad loans declined. The state-owned bank had earned a net profit of Rs 2,197 crore in the year-ago period. Total income during October-December 2022 increased to Rs [...]
Fitch Ratings on Friday said there is no immediate impact on the ratings of Adani entities and their securities following a short-seller report alleging malpractices at Adani group. In a statement, the rating agency said it expects no material changes to its forecast cash flow. "There are also no near-term significant offshore bond maturities," it [...]
Zydus Lifesciences Ltd on Friday reported a 24.48 per cent rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 622.9 crore for the third quarter ended December 31, 2022. The company had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 500.4 crore in the same period last fiscal, Zydus Lifesciences Ltd said in a regulatory filing. Consolidated total [...]
The India Cements Ltd on Friday reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 133.29 crore for December quarter 2022-23, helped by gains from sales of its subsidiary Springway Mining Pvt Ltd (SMPL). The company had posted a net profit of Rs 16.24 crore in the year-ago period, it said in a regulatory filing. Revenue from [...]
