
The tax incidence on tobacco-related items is about 53 percent, while it is 88 percent on pan masala – comprising 28 percent GST and a compensation cess

While India's growth indicators remain strong, October's softer PMI and persistent trade uncertainties raise uncomfortable questions

The IPO rush hour is building. The coming week will give you a glimpse of it. That’s not all, brace for a clutch of high frequency indicators like IIP and fiscal deficit. Earnings numbers are also rolling. Do keep a watch

Simplified GST registration from November 1 to benefit 96 percent of new applicants; Sitharaman urges shift away from ‘GST 1.0 mindset’

The integration of the plans is expected to bring sectoral allocations, policy execution and project priorities under one cohesive framework

These booms are connected, but not in the way you may have heard

Administrative groundwork for the new tax system accelerates as Budget preparations near; government aims to finalise around 400 rules and 180 forms for a leaner framework

The idea that a lot of problems are difficult to fully solve doesn’t mean we should stop trying

Record of discussion on merger proposal to be examined by Cabinet and PMO

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted fintech’s role in financial inclusion and digitising credit access, while also emphasising India’s self-funded green transition amid global energy challenges.

Uneven pass-through of GST rate cuts in essential goods segments

Nara Lokesh told Moneycontrol in an interview that the state is building a dedicated renewable energy ecosystem to meet rising power and water demand from data centres, instead of imposing restrictions like some global peers.

WhatsApp groups with company chairmen, ministers and officials have been institutionalised to ensure weekly project reviews and real-time coordination, as part of the state’s ‘Naidu 4.0’ governance model.

The research paper, expected by end-November, will focus on early detection of corporate and IPO-related frauds, fix accountability gaps, and plug legal loopholes, drawing on analysis of 64 SEBI orders to identify systemic red flags.

Non-corporate tax, which includes individuals and HUFs, mop-up so far this fiscal stood at about Rs 6.55 lakh crore, up from over Rs 5.93 lakh crore in the same period of the last year

In Moneycontrol Pro Panorama October 13 edition: Escalating US-China trade war poses major risks to world, some trade tips for India amid weak WTO forecast, earnings downgrades loom large over chemical companies, and more

Plus, scepticism on the dealmaking rebound

OECD Senior Advisor Sean Dougherty says India, with its strong growth rate and relatively lower debt levels, is better-positioned than many OECD economies, but strengthening local public finance remains key.

Consumers and trade channels both deferred purchases for different reasons, say FMCG companies, hurting their September quarter sales growth. Will it cast a shadow on FY26 performance?

Officials said the government is also weighing the potential flip side of such downgrades, including how a lower classification could affect a PSU’s market valuation, investor confidence and the ability to raise funds.

Hardware is hard but software is harder — India has built the hardware. Now the country must focus on the software – the people, their skills, their health and education, the economist tells Moneycontrol

The review of the AITIGA must be hastened to help India consolidate its position in world trade in the face of US tariffs and geopolitical flux

Government’s capital expenditure has played its part and consumption now holds the key to sustaining growth, the former RBI deputy Governor tells Moneycontrol

RSSFACTS: At RSS Centenary Address, Mohan Bhagwat unveils RSS’ global outlook on development models and urges people to adapt traditional ways to contemporary needs

Extension comes after stakeholders sought more time in light of recent changes including switch option, retirement benefits, and tax exemptions