State-owned Food Corporation of India (FCI) has sold 8.88 lakh tonne of wheat to bulk consumers like flour millers on the first day of e-auction conducted in 22 states, the food ministry said on Thursday. FCI commenced e-auction of wheat on February 1 under Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS) for bulk users in order to [...]
The announcements for tweaking customs duties in certain sectors and measures to support MSMEs will help in boosting domestic manufacturing and the country's outbound shipments, exporters said on Thursday. Increase in capital investment outlay by 33 per cent to Rs 10 lakh crore, 50 years interest free loan to states to incentivise infrastructure investment, highest-ever [...]
The first G-20 Employment Working Group meeting will begin in Jodhpur Thursday afternoon to address priority labour, employment and social issues for sustainable, inclusive and job-rich growth. The first day of the three-day meeting will explore strategies for global skills, qualification harmonization, and developing a framework for common skill taxonomies. The panel discussion will be [...]
Measures announced in the Budget such as extending the period of incorporation of eligible budding entrepreneurs for providing tax incentives, would provide a lot of support to further strengthen the country's startup ecosystem, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said. The government on Wednesday proposed to extend the period of incorporation of eligible startups [...]
Equity benchmarks fell in initial trade on Thursday, but later bounced back to trade in the positive territory, amid firm global market trends and foreign fund inflows. The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex had fallen 492.46 points to 59,215.62 in early trade. The broader NSE Nifty declined 170.35 points to 17,445.95 in initial trade. However, later [...]
Industry body ICEA on Wednesday said removal of duty on imports of camera lens and some other inputs as proposed in the Budget are steps in the right direction but will have no significant impact on the final price of phones. The cost impact on mobile phone's Bill of Material (BoM) will be 0.16 per [...]
Industry bodies in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday said the Budget 2023-24 provisions will boost the country's industrial development. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Union Budget in Parliament on Wednesday. "The government has proposed a capital fund of Rs 10 lakh crore for infrastructure development and Rs 2.40 lakh crore for railways, which will give [...]
Ports-to-energy tycoon Gautam Adani has tumbled on the world's top billionaire ranking and is no longer the richest Asian or Indian. Rival business magnate Mukesh Ambani, who was richest Indian before Adani's eye popping gains in company stock prices catapulted him to top spot in April last year, has regained that position. Adani, who ranked [...]
The allocation for the civil aviation ministry in the Union Budget has more than halved to Rs 3,113.36 crore for next financial year, especially due to a sharp reduction in the amount set aside for Air India Asset Holding Ltd. For 2022-23, the revised allocation is Rs 9,363.70 crore which is lower than Rs 10,667 [...]
Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty ended on a mixed note on Wednesday after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman raised the personal income tax rebate limit, doled out sops on small savings and announced one of the biggest hikes in capital spending in the past decade in Budget 2023-24. Investors also awaited the US Federal Reserve's interest [...]
