Registration of properties in Mumbai city rose 9 per cent year-on-year during 2022 calendar year to nearly 1.22 lakh units -- highest in the last one decade -- on better demand, according to Knight Frank India. As per the data compiled by real estate consultant Knight Frank India, the registration of properties in Mumbai city [...]
The government's fiscal deficit at the end of November touched 59 per cent of the full year budget estimate, according to data released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) on Friday. In actual terms, the fiscal deficit -- the difference between expenditure and revenue -- was Rs 9,78,154 crore during the April-November period of [...]
Benchmark BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty pared all intra-day gains to end the last trading day of the year on a bearish note due to fag-end selling amid early losses in the European markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex fell 293.14 points or 0.48 per cent to settle at 60,840.74 on Friday. During the day, it [...]
In a bid to give a fillip to mine tourism, eight eco-parks have been constructed recently in different parts of the country and two more will be completed in the ongoing financial year, the government said on Friday. The said eco-parks are being developed on reclaimed land. Coal and mines minister Pralhad Joshi had inaugurated [...]
A total of 19,478 road accidents occurred in 2021 due to loss of control by the driver due to inappropriate speed, distraction or misjudging a curve, which claimed 9,150 lives while 19,077 people were injured, according to a report released by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH). The report titled 'Road accidents in [...]
The commerce ministry has sought a reduction in the import duty on gold in the forthcoming budget with a view to push exports and manufacturing of the gems and jewellery sector, sources said. In July this year, the centre hiked gold import duty to 15 per cent from 10.75 per cent to check the current [...]
New Delhi, Dec 29 (PTI) Capital markets regulator Sebi on Thursday imposed a Rs 90 lakh penalty on eight entities for manipulating the share price of Mangalam Industrial Finance Ltd (MIFL). The regulator slapped a fine of Rs 15 lakh each on Rishabh Mahendra Shah and Pradeep Kumar Daga and Rs 10 lakh each on [...]
As India remained a bright spot in an otherwise gloomy global economic scenario, the country's corporate sector showed a good appetite for acquisitions in 2022, a year which also saw the downfall of some of its prominent leaders. Cement, retail, pharmaceuticals and quick commerce were the sectors that witnessed multi-crore deals as players sought to [...]
India's external debt stood at USD 610.5 billion in the second quarter of 2022-23, down by USD 2.3 billion from end-June 2022, the finance ministry said on Thursday. The external debt to GDP ratio stood at 19.2 per cent as at end-September 2022 as compared to 19.3 per cent at end-June. "At end-September 2022, India's [...]
Dalal Street investors became richer by more than Rs 16.36 lakh crore this year as the equity market scaled new highs despite persistent geopolitical uncertainties and inflation worries. Analysts attributed better macroeconomic fundamentals, the confidence of retail investors and foreign investors investing again in the domestic equities towards the latter half of 2022 as the [...]
