Month: January 2026
61,000 crorepati taxpayers added in last one year
New Delhi: India added 61,000 new crorepati taxpayers in the last one year, taking the total number of individuals with taxable income of ₹1 crore…
New tariff threat more of a pressure tactic: Oil industry
US President Donald Trump’s backing of a sanctions bill proposing a punitive 500% tariff on buyers of Russian oil is being viewed by Indian oil…
Budget may roll out ₹23,000 crore incentives to boost local capital goods manufacturing
New Delhi: India may unveil incentive packages of up to ₹23,000 crore in the coming budget with the aim of accelerating local manufacturing of high-value…
UN raises India’s 2026 GDP forecast to 6.6%, pegs next yr’s growth at 6.7%
The United Nations has upgraded India’s economic growth projection for 2026 to 6.6%, from 6.4% estimated earlier, and forecast 6.7% for 2027, attributing it to…
Go Swadeshi: CEA V Anantha Nageswaran calls for urgent indigenisation amid global trade headwinds
New Delhi: Amid global trade turbulence, chief economic adviser V Anantha Nageswaran has identified 6-10 areas which urgently require indigenisation and five key ‘clusters’ in…
India to grow 6.6% in 2026 on strong consumption, public investment: UN
New Delhi: The United Nations has upgraded India’s economic growth projection for 2026 to 6.6%, from 6.4% estimated earlier, and forecast 6.7% for 2027, attributing…
UN predicts world economic growth to slip to 2.7% in 2026
Global economic growth is forecast to decline to 2.7% in 2026 from 2.8% last year before increasing to 2.9% in 2027 – still down from…
State govt aims to make Delhi India’s startup hub: Education minister
The Delhi government on Thursday said it is working towards making the national capital India’s startup hub, with a strong focus on youth-led entrepreneurship and…
The Sleep Company appoints former Eternal exec Hemal Jain as CFO
Direct-to-consumer (D2C) startup The Sleep Company on Thursday said that it has appointed a former Eternal executive, Hemal Jain, as its new chief financial officer…
Over Rs 1.52 lakh cr locked in Customs disputes; govt may look at amnesty scheme in FY27 Budget
New Delhi: With over Rs 1.52 lakh crore of customs duty locked in litigations, the government could look at the possibility of an amnesty scheme…