How UP's liquor lottery system helped Yogi govt double revenue to Rs 50,000 crore in six yearsUttar Pradesh's revamped excise policy and lottery system have doubled the state's liquor revenue, reaching Rs 51,000 crore in 2024-25. The...
03 Jun, 2025, 04.33 PM IST
Spirits demand dull but we can uncork growth, says Diageo MD Praveen SomeshwarDiageo India's CEO Praveen Someshwar notes subdued spirits demand due to regulatory hurdles, despite some states adopting progressive polic...
24 May, 2025, 10.11 AM IST
More winners than losers: 9 stocks which get Indo-UK FTA tailwind, with an upside potential of 17 to 66%The headlines are, of course, dominated by happenings on the India-Pakistan border. And naturally, there is a lot of concern, both in the r...
09 May, 2025, 06.35 PM IST
Five liquor shops for one lakh Indians as boozy bottleneck grips a thirsty nationIndia's liquor retail density is significantly low, with only five shops per lakh consumers, leading to limited brand choices and overcharg...
21 Apr, 2025, 09.22 AM IST
Probability favours them: 2 sectors, 7 stocks which might be higher by this time next year, just because of one habitUncertainty is what the stock market hates most. The way the tariff crisis is panning out globally, chances are that the markets will be in...
13 Apr, 2025, 06.30 AM IST
Uttar Pradesh's new excise policy comes into effect today; Here's what will changeUttar Pradesh's new excise policy, effective April 1, introduces e-lottery for liquor and cannabis shop allocations and creates Composite S...
01 Apr, 2025, 04.24 PM IST
Buy one, get one free: Noida liquor shops offer discounts till March 31Liquor shops in Noida are offering discounts and deals to clear their stock before the new excise policy begins on April 1. The policy intr...
26 Mar, 2025, 01.13 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh to see new Low Alcoholic Beverage Bars from April 1; liquor sales to stop in 19 placesMadhya Pradesh will introduce low alcoholic beverage bars from April 1 while restricting liquor sales in 19 locations, including 17 holy ci...
17 Feb, 2025, 08.33 AM IST
Noida to get 239 composite shops as new liquor policy kicks inUttar Pradesh excise department calls for 239 applications for composite liquor vends in Noida for the next fiscal year. The new liquor pol...
16 Feb, 2025, 11.34 AM IST
UP to soon start selling 'desi daaru' in tetra packs, premium foreign liquor will be available in 60ml and 90ml bottlesThe Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has approved the Excise Policy for 2025-26, introducing key changes such as allocating liquor and cannabis shops ...
06 Feb, 2025, 01.29 PM IST
Liquor ban in select places in MP: 'Booze can be brought from outside, consumed individually'A ban on alcohol sales will take effect in 19 places in Madhya Pradesh, including 17 religious towns, from April 1. Despite the ban, indivi...
25 Jan, 2025, 07.33 PM IST
MP govt's liberal excise policy for 2022-23 challenged in HCThe petition filed by city-based social organisation Nagrik Upbhokta Margdarshak Manch has claimed some items, like composite shops having ...
05 Feb, 2022, 07.34 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh govt decides to slash booze rates, retail liquor at airports and select supermarketsIn the Excise Policy 2022-23, approved by the state Cabinet on Tuesday, the government also decided to slash retail prices of liquor by 20 ...
19 Jan, 2022, 11.13 AM IST
The world's most valuable distiller is running out of liquorMoutai baijiu’s fiery flavor and potential to appreciate in price is driving the blistering demand.
18 Jan, 2018, 08.48 AM IST
From brink of bankruptcy to Rs 1,850 crore portfolio: Amazing story of Spandana Sphoorty FinancialIn 2011, Spandana was saddled with Rs 2,200 cr of debt amid microfinance crisis in Andhra Pradesh. 6 years later, it is a leader of the len...
18 Aug, 2017, 08.34 AM IST
Struggling to get answers to your GST queries? Here is your 100-point guideThese questions cover various aspects such as registration, refund, supply, input tax credit, composition scheme, transition, invoice, expo...
01 Jul, 2017, 04.00 PM IST
Kerala embracing drinks with low alcohol content; leading Indian winemakers enjoying brisk salesKerala is embracing drinks with low alcohol content like never before. This change, given Kerala’s long drinking habits, is epochal.
05 Apr, 2015, 12.01 PM IST