Biocon Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw on Saturday lauded Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for promising to end tax harassment of India Inc and changing the Companies Act to decriminalise many non-compliances. ...
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday the government would sell its entire stake in IDBI Bank to private players....
Opposing the government's decision to list Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) through an initial public offering (IPO), the All India Insurance Employees' Association (AIIEA) will first go on one hour walk-out strike on February 3 or 4, a top union leader said on Saturday....
The government has set a divestment target of Rs 2.1 lakh crore for FY21 on the back of planned listing of LIC and privatisation of Air India and BPCL, and it's around Rs 1 lakh crore more than the FY20 goal of Rs 1.05 lakh crore. ...
In a major relief to middle class, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed to cut income tax rates and change slabs to lower tax incidence for those earning upto Rs 15 lakh a year....
The fiscal deficit for the current fiscal will be 3.8%, up from the earlier estimated 3.3%, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday. ...
The Indian Railways saw an increase in ferrying passengers by 1.85 per cent and also registered a growth of 5.34 per cent in transporting freight in 2018-19, the Economic Survey 2019-20 said on Friday....
In India, affordability of vegetarian 'thalis' improved more compared to non-vegetarian 'thalis' in last 13 years, stated the Economic Survey 2019-20, which was presented in Parliament on Friday....
Expecting strong recovery in the economy, Economic Survey 2019-20 has projected 6-6.5 per cent GDP growth in FY21. This signals that the Union Budget would be growth-oriented and announce fiscal stimulus to spur growth and investment in the country....
To boost agriculture in northeast states, the Economic Survey 2019-2020, which was tabled by the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament on Friday, pointed out the need for increasing financial inclusion to rectify highly skewed distribution of agriculture credit in these states....