Category: Economy
RBI working to provide avenues to Russian trade counterparts for INR use
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is working on providing more avenues for the usage of Indian rupee (INR) accumulated by the Russian trade…
Iran War: India faces ‘triple threat’ amid West Asia crisis
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing crisis in West Asia, India is facing a potential “triple threat” of rising energy costs, declining remittance inflows, and reverse…
Indian exporters facing shipment delays amid West Asia crisis; govt sets up inter-ministerial group
Indian exporters are facing challenges as shipments are not reaching destinations due to disruptions caused by the West Asia conflict, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said…
Free trade between India and Russia is being worked upon, official says
Mumbai: At the Russian-Indian Forum titled “From The Volga to The Ganges” organised by the National Stock Exchange (NSE), Sergey Glazyev, State Secretary of the…
Tamil Nadu surpasses Gujarat, Maharashtra to become India’s top textile exporter
Chennai: Tamil Nadu has emerged as India’s top state in textile exports, recording shipments worth USD 7,997.17 million for the fiscal year 2024-25, which is…
Net direct tax mop-up up 7.2% on corporate inflows
New Delhi: Net direct tax collections for this fiscal up to March 17 rose 7.2% year-on-year to ₹22.80 lakh crore, driven by stronger corporate tax…
West Asia in turmoil, govt looks to clear trade routes to South Asia
New Delhi: The West Asia crisis has prompted the government to look at ways to step up exports to South Asia. The commerce and industry…
India mulls exempting micro firms under ₹1 crore from statutory audits
New Delhi: The government is reconsidering a proposal to exempt companies with annual turnover of up to ₹1 crore from mandatory statutory audits, amid concerns…
Space for global growth to remain contested; greater intra-state coordination needed to counter external headwinds: CEA
Chief economic advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on Wednesday pitched for greater intra-state coordination, cautioning that in a conflict-ridden world, space for economic growth will be…
India’s tax coffers swell as direct tax collections cross ₹22.8 lakh crore, up 7.2%
India’s net direct tax collections grew 7.19% year-on-year to ₹22.80 lakh crore as of March 17, 2026, according to the latest provisional data released by…