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The government expects the goods and services tax (GST) and increased surveillance to boost tax revenues over the next two years, taking India’s tax-to-GDP ratio

By Mihir Sharma The departure of one of the few high-profile economists advising India’s government is a reminder of how greatly expectations have changed since

In an interview to this newspaper, Niti Aayog’s outgoing vicechairman Arvind Panagariya has rightly pitched for lowering India’s peak Customs duty to 7% from 10%.

The colour of the cat does not matter, so long as it catches mice, said Deng Xiaoping. This is a good principle to use when

The Reserve Bank of India will likely have to drain up to $22 billion in excess liquidity from the financial system as surging foreign investments

  India’s agricultural exports have declined to $33.87 billion in 2016-17 from $43.23 billion in 2013-14, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. The primary reasons for

Bitcoin and other “cryptocurrencies” are big money, virtually as big as Goldman Sachs and Royal Bank of Scotland combined. The price of a single bitcoin

After weeks of delay, the finance ministry is ready to release the second part of the 2016-17 Economic Survey. The government might table the document

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has turned down the appointment of Vijaykumar V Iyer of consultants Deloitte as an interim resolution professional (IRP) to

MUMBAI: Tata MotorsBSE -3.17 % posted a 42% increase in first-quarter consolidated net profit, with a large one-time gain on account of changes to the

Though demonetisation had some positives, former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Bimal Jalan says he would not have approved it had he been at

The first phase of National Cyber Coordination Centre, set up to scan the country’s web traffic to detect cyber security threats, has been made operational

Women hold up half the sky. This is not a moral or social argument — it is essentially an economic fact. But women are largely

Over the past year, the evidence has mounted of a significant slowdown in the growth of national economic output, investment and employment and raised the

डॉ. अभिजित फडणीस रिझर्व्ह बँकेचे न ऐकता सरकारी बँका ग्राहकांना इतके कमी व्याज का देतात, असा प्रश्न आपल्याला नेहमी पडतो. याचे उत्तर या बँकांच्या हजारो

अनुनयाचा सापळा ‘कर्जमाफीने शेतकऱ्यांचे प्रश्न सुटणार आहेत का,’ असा प्रश्न काही दिवसांपूर्वी विचारणाऱ्या मुख्यमंत्री देवेंद्र फडणवीस यांच्या सरकारवर आता कर्जमाफीमुळे सरकारपुढेच निर्माण झालेले प्रश्न सोडविण्याची

NEW DELHI: Tata ChemicalsBSE -1.69 % today reported 53 per cent decline in consolidated profit at Rs 298.23 crore for the first quarter ended June

As Panagariya leaves the institution he helped build, the economist says India urgently needs coastal employment zones and trade reforms for speedy growth. NITI Aayog’s

Wrizto Healthcare, a Bengaluru-based startup, has launched an app by the name Wrizto which aims at helping the user manage current and past health records