The ISM's index of national factory activity fell to a reading of 55.4 last month, the lowest since a matching reading in September 2020, from 57.1 in March. The last time the index was lower was in July 2020
The objective of MI is to empower people to cope with and recover from common risks such as death of the breadwinner, paying for treatment of serious illnesses, reconstructing destroyed homes and businesses
Bery has previously served as director-general (chief executive) of the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) and the global chief economist of Royal Dutch Shell
The current market size of the domestic pharmaceutical industry is around $50 billion. The share of pharmaceuticals and drugs in the global exports is 5.92 percent
In the new form for filing updated I-T returns, taxpayers will have to give the exact reason for filing it along with the amount of income to be offered to tax
ATF prices are hiked by Rs 3,649.13 per kilolitre to Rs 1,16,851.46 (or, Rs 116.8 per litre) in Delhi, while in Mumbai it now costs Rs 1,15,617.24 per kl, Rs 1,21,430.48 in Kolkata, and Rs 1,20,728.03 in Chennai
Singapore’s central bank said last week it expects global growth to moderate to 3.9 percent in 2022 from 5.4 percent last year as inflation reaches its fastest in 14 years
In a week that’s likely to be marked by a global round of rate hikes, Fed officials are expected to raise their benchmark on Wednesday, and may also announce they’ll start letting the central bank’s bloated balance sheet start to shrink
The perturbations from repeated waves of COVID-19 have come in the way of sustained recovery and the quarterly trends in GDP essentially followed the ebbs and flows of the pandemic
The official Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), a key gauge of manufacturing activity, clocked 47.4 in April - below the 50-point mark separating growth from contraction - as authorities said that a "decline in production and demand" has deepened
The Nobel Peace Prize 2020 was awarded to United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) for offering food to 11.5 crore people which is only around 14 percent of India's 80 crore people who were provided with free rations during the pandemic, Chauhan said in Kolkata
With the war entering a third month, Germany has signaled that it wouldn’t oppose a European Union embargo on Russian oil, but expressed skepticism that it’s the most effective means of damaging President Vladimir Putin
The amount of the payment was not disclosed, but earlier this month Russias finance ministry said it tried to make a $649 million payment due April 6 towards two bonds to an unnamed U.S. bank previously reported as JPMorgan Chase
Consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of US economic activity, surged 1.1 percent last month. Data for February was revised higher to show outlays advancing 0.6 percent instead of 0.2 percent as previously reported
Radico Khaitan has emerged as a major bulk spirits supplier and bottler to other IMFL manufacturers. Four of the company's labels are currently in the coveted Millionaires' Club — the global ranking of spirit and liqueur brands with sales of 1 million 9-litre cases or more.
Saying that family businesses constituted 'Business enterprises with a human face that has maintained pace with India on the move,' Sinha said these businesses have maintained Indian culture and traditions, and have nurtured the country's economy since independence.
Excluding the especially volatile food and energy categories, so-called core prices rose 5.2% in March from a year earlier. That was slightly below the 5.3% year-over-year increase in February, and it was the first time that 12-month figure has declined since February 2021, before the inflation spike began.
Cancelled trains will stand still till the third week of May.
As countries line up for Indian wheat amid a global shortage and high prices, international trade rules may cut short exports from the country.
The labour codes are expected to introduce far-reaching changes with implications for employers and workers. They will offer greater flexibility in rolling out short-term work contracts, make hiring and firing flexible, and make industrial strikes harder.
Greenlight for about fifty percent hike in subsidy for NPK fertilisers aimed at cushioning the blow from surge in global raw materials prices
This would include increased headcounts for both Sopra Banking Software India, and digital services provider & software development company Sopra Steria India. A new state of the art campus is also coming up in Noida.
However, margins are likely to improve for commodity producers by up to 4 percentage points in FY23, on account of higher realisations amid higher commodity prices, although energy costs will impact producers more, given the energy intensive nature of their operations
Gadkari on Sunday dedicated to the nation 86 km of roads on National Highway no. 52 worth Rs 3,216 crore. He also laid the foundation stone of four other road projects here worth Rs 2,253 crore.
The International Monetary Fund in 2019 approved a $6 billion loan over three years for Pakistan but disbursement has been slowed down by concerns on the pace of reforms