'Rich' Gujarat not even in top 10 high-taxpayer states, falling even behind JharkhandIncome tax data for 2024-25 reveals surprising disparities in India's middle class. Jharkhand outperforms Gujarat in the proportion of taxp...
21 Aug, 2025, 02.32 PM IST
Even top 5% can't buy a home in Mumbai: Study suggests over 100 years of saving still not enough for a 1,000 sqft houseUnaffordable housing plagues India's urban elite, with Mumbai requiring over a century of savings for the top 5% to purchase a home. Severa...
24 Jun, 2025, 02.54 PM IST
Union budget 2024: Making a case for sustainable agrarian practices and inclusive growthBudget: Modi's recent focus on PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi aimed to support farmers. The upcoming Union budget may lean towards populism, highlig...
04 Jul, 2024, 12.05 PM IST
Professional tax has to be paid by salaried people in these statesProfessional tax has to be paid to the State government by every individual earning over a specific monetary limit in certain states in Ind...
21 Nov, 2023, 12.09 PM IST
Kinara Capital allocates Rs 400 crore in FY24 for program of discounted loans to women entrepreneursWith this latest allocation, the total commitment by the company for financial inclusion of women entrepreneurs has reached to Rs 700 crore...
09 Mar, 2023, 02.34 PM IST
Domestic financial woes weigh on key collection metric as consumers unable to meet payment obligationsInstitutional lenders, microfinance companies, public utilities and even chit funds are staring at deficit collections with each passing mo...
30 Jan, 2022, 12.35 PM IST
Save lives, and jobs: Vaccinate the young, mobile, wage-earners first. Focus on the worst-hit states and districtsIn a recent presentation to Niti Aayog, our faculty colleagues from ISB raised an alarm that vaccine supplies are limited and that it may t...
06 May, 2021, 10.10 AM IST
Now consumer goods companies face labour exodus amid infection and lockdown worriesThe labour shortage is said to be mostly at component suppliers, third-party manufacturers, and outsourced packaging and supply chains, for...
10 Apr, 2021, 06.30 AM IST
Maharashtra on high alert as bird flu enters the state but has not imposed any ban on sale of eggs, chicken yetParbhani (Maharashtra)Bird flu has entered Maharashtra after test reports confirmed the deaths of over 800 chickens due to the infection in...
11 Jan, 2021, 12.43 PM IST
Doling out a universal basic income scheme may be Narendra Modi's best chance to win 2019 mandateFrom October 2007 to October 2013, there were several months when growth in real rural wages was impressively positive.
24 Dec, 2018, 11.34 PM IST
Death, Disability and Disease – Fears of a modern lifestyleWhat is your biggest fear in life? Losing a job, falling from a cliff or suffering from a disease? These are not things that are in one’s c...
23 Oct, 2018, 04.45 PM IST
- Minimum wage for unskilled staff gets nod
The decision coincided with the conclusion of a two-day national strike called by all central trade unions.
22 Feb, 2013, 04.18 AM IST
- RIL may shift HQ to Jamnagar, retain others at Nariman Point
Soaring real estate prices and infrastructure bottlenecks are making the capital of Maharashtra unattractive. Reliance Industries' KG-D6 fa...
11 Feb, 2010, 07.09 AM IST
- MFs reach out to rural poor, one SIP at a time
UTI, SBI MF, ICICI Pru and Bharti Axa are some of the fund houses trying to promote micro-SIP investments.
15 Dec, 2009, 02.37 AM IST
- Deccan floods may drown household budgets, India Inc
The ripples from the destruction caused by unseasonal rain and floods in the Deccan peninsula are expected impact household budgets and com...
07 Oct, 2009, 03.48 AM IST
- Maharashtra plans to cut sales tax on auto fuels
The Maharashtra government is considering a cut in sales tax on petrol and diesel in order to bring about a parity in their prices.
27 Sep, 2006, 01.13 AM IST
- Maharashtra caps stamp duty at Rs 25 cr
Mergers, amalgamations and acquisitions, leave and licence agreements and housing loan mortgages will soon be less expensive in Maharashtra.
22 Apr, 2002, 02.42 AM IST