Month: October 2026
Monsoon deficit raises risk of lower Rabi crop acreage
New Delhi: Farmers across several regions may scale back rabi sowing this winter as deficient monsoon rainfall, falling soil moisture and depleted reservoir levels threaten…
Early crushing to shore up sugar supplies before Diwali
Pune: A quarter of Maharashtra’s sugar mills will begin crushing sugarcane this week, a month ahead of schedule, to boost domestic supplies before Diwali, as…
India working to develop China ties again, says Piyush Goyal
New Delhi: India is working to develop its relations with China again, but the last word has not yet been written on this journey, commerce…
India’s data centre policy in works, says Jitin Prasada
New Delhi: The government is rolling out a policy for data centres, Minister of State for electronics and information technology Jitin Prasada said on Wednesday,…
Officials can deny benefits if tax relief found sole motive
New Delhi: India has empowered tax authorities to deny treaty benefits on Mauritius-routed investments where securing tax relief was one of the principal purposes of…
Insurers may face higher crop cover claims in Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka
Mumbai: Insurers are bracing for crop insurance claims in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, as weather-related losses threaten to push up payouts. In Maharashtra, insurers’…
Wholesale inflation hits series high of 11.4% in September as fuel, food prices surge
New Delhi: India’s wholesale inflation surged to a series high of 11.4% year-on-year in September, from 9.9% in August, driven by rising prices of fuel,…
CBDT nudges 12,000 tax professionals to file pending audit reports
New Delhi: The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has expanded its data-driven SAKSHAM NUDGE campaign to tax professionals, reaching around 12,000 practitioners with targeted…
‘Data centres must be seen as strategic infrastructure’: Niti Aayog report
New Delhi: Data centres must be treated as strategic infrastructure rather than just investment projects, Niti Aayog said on Wednesday, urging states to adopt a…
NITI Aayog proposes higher social discount rate for project appraisal
New Delhi: A NITI Aayog working paper has proposed raising the social discount rate (SDR) for the appraisal of projects with a time horizon of…