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Since 2017, the Indian government has been using the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) scheme’s data as a measure of payroll employment and formal job creation in the country. The monthly data released as part of this initiative has generally shown net increases in the number of contributors and this has been portrayed as evidence of…
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“With this investment, Mahindra’s EV subsidiary’s valuation goes up by 15% from up to ₹70,070 crores to up to ₹80,580 crores. The breadth of global experience of these marquee investors will be valuable for MEAL,” M&M said in a statement. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. and global investment firm Temasek have…
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PressReader’s B2B network facilitates the distribution of The Hindu’s content to global subscribers. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement PressReader, a leading all-you-can-read platform of newspapers and magazines, has announced the renewal of its partnership with The Hindu. The collaboration enables PressReader’s subscribers and users across its extensive global B2B network to once again access the…
Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu India’s dominant services sector expanded at its fastest pace in 13 years last month as demand increased significantly despite elevated inflationary pressures, a business survey showed on Thursday (August 3). S&P Global’s India services purchasing managers’ index rose to 62.3 in July from June’s…
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with Union MoS for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary and Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra during the 51st Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council Meeting, in New Delhi, on August 2, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI The GST Council on August 2 blinked a little on technicalities and kept the door open for…
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Representational image only. | Photo Credit: Twitter/@IncomeTaxIndia The number of Income Tax Returns (ITRs) filed by the July 31 deadline touched a new high of 6.77 crore this year, 16.1% higher than a year ago, with 53.67 lakh taxpayers filing returns for the first time. A little less than 10% of all return filings took…
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Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement India’s gross revenues from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) hit a three-month high to cross ₹1.65 lakh crore in July. However, at 10.8%, it was the slowest uptick in collections since July 2021 compared to revenues from the same month last year. Revenues…
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A file photo of Energy Minister K.J. George (2nd from right), along with Dileesh Sasi, Director, Directorate of Electronic Delivery of Citizen Service (EDCS); Gaurav Gupta, Additional Chief Secretary Energy Department; and Mahantesh Bilagi, MD, Bescom, in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar Although it was announced that the Gruha Jyothi scheme would be…
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NABARD officials and beneficiaries at a farm pond constructed through FPO in Navalgund taluk of Dharwad district on Monday. | Photo Credit: KIRAN BAKALE The help extended by NABARD and State Bank of India to farmers of Navalgund taluk has facilitated the establishment and operation of Farmers Producers Organisation (FPO) and it, in turn, has…
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