The CBI has conducted searches at the office of GTL Infrastructure Ltd (GTIL) in Mumbai after registering an FIR against it and unidentified officials of banks in a loan-fraud case of more than Rs 4,000 crore, officials said on Tuesday. The officials of 13 banks are under the agency's scanner for allegedly assigning Rs 3,224 [...]
India's economic growth will accelerate to 8.5 per cent in the April-June period of the current fiscal from the 6.1 per cent growth rate witnessed in the preceding January-March quarter, Icra Ratings said in a report on Tuesday. The rating agency attributed the faster growth to a supportive base and also a recovery in the [...]
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said the Centre has decided to purchase two lakh metric tonnes of onion at the rate of Rs 2,410 per quintal, and expressed hope this will provide relief to producers of the key kitchen staple in the state. He also said special procurement centres will be set [...]
The government will launch the 'Mera Bill Mera Adhikar' invoice incentive scheme, which offers cash prizes from Rs 10,000 to Rs 1 crore, from September 1, starting with six states and Union Territories. The scheme, which is aimed at motivating customers to ask for a bill every time they make purchases, will be launched in [...]
A majority (80 per cent) of small and medium enterprises in the country believe the government funding is key to unlocking digitalisation in the future, according to a study by Gartner-acquired software selection platform Capterra. The 'State of Digitalisation in India survey: Major barriers and role of government' report is based on responses collected from [...]
The value of foreign portfolio investors' holdings in domestic equities reached USD 626 billion in the three months ended June 2023, which was 20 per cent higher from the year-ago period, according to a Morningstar report. This could be attributed to good performance in the domestic equity markets as well as strong net inflows from [...]
The government on Monday said the decision to impose a 40 per cent export duty on onions was not a "premature" but a timely move to boost domestic supply and control retail prices. The statement comes amid farmers' protest at several places in Nashik district in Maharashtra against the 40 per cent duty imposed on [...]
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed higher on Monday after two days of decline, supported by buying in index majors Infosys, ITC and Bajaj Finance amid a mixed trend in global markets. In a range-bound trade, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 267.43 points or 0.41 per cent to settle at 65,216.09. During the day, [...]
India has the potential to emerge as a global plastic supplier and the domestic plastic market is expected to more than triple to reach Rs 10 lakh crore by 2027-28, officials said on Sunday. According to the All India Plastics Manufacturers Association, the market size of plastics in India was Rs 3.5 lakh crore. Besides [...]
The Rajasthan government has approved Rs 381.74 crore for the development and strengthening of six canal water projects in different areas of the state. With this approval, Rs 79.94 crore will be for water availability in the Rajsamand dam by increasing the capacity of the Khari feeder, Rs 17.60 crore for the Balera and Sanchore [...]
