Month: December 2025
Will 100% FDI amendment make insurance affordable in India?| Business News
For decades, India’s insurance challenge has been one of awareness, purchasing power parity and trust. A sustained focus on urban markets and standardised products led…
Record agri output in 2025 amid GST cuts, US tariffs; seed, pesticide bills eyed for 2026
New Delhi, India’s agriculture sector closed 2025 with a projection of record foodgrain output surpassing last year’s 357.73 million tonnes (MT) despite US tariffs disrupting…
Silver topples Nvidia to become world’s second most valuable asset after gold| Business News
Silver briefly eclipsed Nvidia Corp. to become the world’s second-most valuable asset on Monday, a historic reshuffling that signals a deepening rotation from technology stocks…
Union Budget 2026: India mulls barriers to cut import dependence, narrow trade gap
New Delhi: India is weighing higher customs duties and targeted incentives for a range of goods where imports remain high despite local production, in a…
Season’s Greeting? Taxman turns New Year party pooper
Mumbai: The unforeseen ‘do not reply’ emails hitting inboxes of taxpayers who may have been on a tiger safari in Pench, or sunbathing on a…
Finance ministry to take a relook at crop insurance plan
The finance ministry has begun a review of the cup-and-cap model under the government’s flagship crop insurance programme, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), amid…
A step forward: 83 GSTAT members allotted benches
NEW DELHI: The finance ministry has allotted benches to 83 newly appointed members of the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), a key step…
Household debt and investment to be part of FY28 GDP data
NEW DELHI: India will factor in the findings of its next nationwide household debt and investment survey into GDP estimates for the year ending March…
Higher gratuity liability due to labour codes must be treated as expense: ICAI
NEW DELHI; Most companies need to treat any increase in the gratuity liability due to their adoption of new labour codes as “a past service…
The year of tariffs: India’s exports impacted, yet stay on a steady course in 2025; momentum likely to extend into 2026
New Delhi: The year of tariffs was marked by a steep 50 per cent US duty on India’s exports in 2025, but Indian exporters adapted…