PF exemptions to now align in full with EPFO rules
New Delhi: In a move aimed at enhancing ease of doing business and reducing litigations, the budget proposed to rationalise certain provisions for provident funds…
Carbon capture push in Budget 2026 builds up steel & cement companies’ confidence
Mumbai: The move to earmark ₹20,000 crore for carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) in the FY27 Budget has bolstered confidence among domestic steel, cement…
Budget 2026: Tax reforms mark shift to trust-based regime, says CBDT chief
NEW DELHI: The direct tax reforms announced in the budget are aimed at preparing the ground for a new trust-based tax regime with new Income…
Priority is growth; demand seen keeping up pace, says Nirmala Sitharaman after Budget 2026
New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said she’s confident of consumption momentum being sustained in the coming months and that the trajectory of the fiscal…
Factory activity firms up in January amid weak outlook
New Delhi: India’s manufacturing activity picked up slightly in January, recovering from a two-year low in the previous month with the help of an increase…
US-India trade deal: Washington dropping 25% separate tariff on Indian imports after Russian oil cut promise, White House says
The Trump administration is dropping a 25% additional tariffs imposed on Indian imports over its purchases of Russian oil, in addition to lowering a country-specific…
From small towns to India Inc: Sitharaman’s bold bet on Bharat in Budget 2026
Budget 2026: India’s Tier II and Tier III towns are home to thousands of small enterprises that manufacture, trade and export, yet remain on the…
FinMin carefully watching rupee movement, says Economic Affairs Secretary
New Delhi, The government, along with the regulator, is carefully watching the rupee, which has slipped below the 90 mark against the US dollar, and…
RBI says 98.42 pc of withdrawn Rs 2,000 banknotes returned
Mumbai, The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday said 98.42 per cent of the Rs 2,000 banknotes in circulation have been returned.The RBI had…
Centre planning underground rail tracks along 40-km corridor connecting Northeast, rest of India: Ashwini Vaishnaw
Guwahati, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday said plans are afoot to lay underground railway tracks along a 40-km strategic corridor in West Bengal, connecting…