Economic Times
According to data from the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI), India's imports from countries with which it has free trade agreements (FTAs), suc
Labour reforms have been approved by Parliament in 2020, but it has not been implemented. In 2019 and 2020, 29 central labour laws were amalgamated, r
In an interview to ET, Nayar called on the government to maintain its capital expenditure push for some more time to "crowd in" private investment. Ru
To begin with, the ministry has geotagged 1.3 million establishments covered under the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), about 1.5 millio
CII's business confidence index touched a 12-quarter high in Q4FY24, with 51% of firms expecting capacity utilisation of 75% and above. Moreover, 71%
A number of resident individuals working in Indian subsidiaries and arms of offshore parents have recently received notices from the Income Tax (I-T)
The discussions for review of the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA), to make it more trade-facilitative and beneficial for businesses acro
The discussions for review of AITIGA (Asean-India Trade in Goods Agreement) started in May 2023 to make it more trade-facilitative and beneficial for
The size of India's GDP is currently ranked 5th, after the US, China, Germany, and Japan. It overtook the UK in 2022. Just a decade ago, Indian GDP wa
A study by the Asian Development Bank is underway to assess infrastructure needs and identify industry clusters to achieve India's USD 1 trillion merc
Large public sector companies in India spent over Rs 50,200 crore on capital expenditure in April FY25, 6.46% of the annual target of Rs 7.77 lakh cro
India's coal import surged by 7.7% to 268.24 MT in FY24, driven by lower seaborne prices and anticipated rise in power demand during summer. March FY2
The total original cost of these projects was Rs 26,87,535.69 crore, but their anticipated completion cost is expected to be Rs 31,88,859.02 crore, re
In the fiscal year 2023-24, China has overtaken the US as India's largest trading partner, with a total two-way commerce of $118.4 billion, as per the
Although the usage of vanaspati has significantly reduced, it remains a significant factor in calculating the Wholesale Price Index (WPI). In India, v
As India faces summer heatwaves, chances of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reducing interest rates dwindle. The Bank of Baroda report links severe he
Amidst geopolitical tensions in West Asia causing a sharp decline in saffron supplies from Iran, Indian saffron prices have surged by over 20% at whol
The fact that India's exports between April and January of FY24 were $3.7 billion and its imports, primarily from Russia's crude oil imports, were $51
Among the three major industries, manufacturing and electricity recorded a faster pace of growth in March compared with the previous month, expanding
The government had approved the application of 27 companies, including HP, Dell, Flextronics, Lava International, Lenovo, Netweb Technologies, under a
