The government has estimated the premium for insuring each family would be about Rs 1,100 ($17.15), said the government official
According to market observers, heavy selling pressure in consumer durables, banking, capital goods, auto and metals stocks added to downward trajectory of indices.
Big push to infrastructure, beginning of universal healthcare, housing for all, revolutionising education and support for ancillary sectors augers well for economy
The government reduced stake in several PSUs this fiscal, including EIL, NTPC, NALCO and OIL.
Lowering of corporate tax is in tune with Arun Jaitley's promise in 2015-16 Budget.
This standard deduction given in budget was in lieu of exemption in respect of transport allowance and reimbursement of miscellaneous medical expenses
The fiscal deficit target has been fixed at 3.3 percent for 2018-19 as against Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act target of 3 percent
As per the CSO estimate Indian economy is expected to grow at 6.5 percent in the current fiscal, ending 31 March
Sensex opened at 36,048.99 points, was trading at 36,122.23 points (at 9:16 am), higher 157.21 points or 0.44 percent from previous day's close at 35,965.02 points.
In Union Budget, small businesses may get some sops to ease pain caused to them due to chaotic rollout of GST and demonetisation
The 30-share Sensex remained in negative zone for major part of session and lost 68.71 points, or 0.19 percent to finish at 35,965.02.
Since Narendra Modi took power in May 2014, benchmark 10-year bond yields have fallen 135 bps and NSE share index has surged 55 percent
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Panelists say banking sector requires overhauling of current structure of the entire system dominated by state-run lenders
Economic Services next frontier on ease of doing business is addressing pendency, delays and backlogs in the appellate and judicial arenas
The 30-share index fell by 124.28 points or 0.34 percent at 35,909.45 in opening session as consumer durables, capital goods, IT, healthcare and tech stocks dropped.
Make in India programme was launched on 25 September, 2014 with an aim to make India a global hub for manufacturing
Over the past two fiscal years, the Indian stock market has soared, outperforming many other major markets.
The common man doesn’t know much about government's big ticket economic reforms but knows, for sure, their grocery bill is impacting their kitchen needs
Economic Survey says panchayats received 95 percent of their revenues from devolved funds from centre/state, while generating only 5 percent from own resources
The government aims to contain the fiscal deficit for 2017-18 to 3.2 percent of the GDP, and 3 percent in 2018-19
Retail inflation, based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 4.88 percent in November and in December 2015 it was 3.41 percent
Economic Survey says PE funds and financial institutions such as pension funds and sovereign wealth funds have replaced banks as largest source of real estate sector
Economic Survey says mutual funds witnessed an inflow of over Rs 2.53 lakh crore savings in April-October period of current fiscal
Economic Survey attributes collapse of Public Private Partnership as reason for massive underinvestment in the infrastructure sector
Economic Survey says GDP growth has averaged 7.3 percent from 2014-15 to 2017-18, which is highest among major economies of the world
President Kovind in his budget address says it is result of hard work of farmers that there has been a record production of more than 275 mn tonnes food grains
As per Economic Survey analysis, new filers reported an average income, in many cases, close to income tax threshold of Rs 2.5 lakh