India’s retail inflation eases to a four-month low of 5.22% in Dec on easing food costsIndia's retail inflation eased to 5.22% in December from 5.48% in November, driven by moderating food prices. Food inflation, a major contr...
13 Jan, 2025, 04.57 PM IST
Spending on pan, tobacco up, says surveyThe recent survey reveals a rise in consumption of paan, tobacco, and intoxicants in rural and urban areas. Expenditure on these items has ...
04 Mar, 2024, 12.36 AM IST
Indians spent more on paan, tobacco in last 10 years, education expenditure falls: Govt surveyThe Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2022-23 indicates a notable increase in the proportion of income spent on paan, tobacco, and i...
03 Mar, 2024, 12.51 PM IST
A look at what drives inflationOn January 12, the ministry released preliminary index numbers for December, which will be revised in the following month. According to the...
19 Jan, 2024, 12.57 AM IST
ET Explains: What drives consumer inflation?Inflation in India rose to 5.7% in December, despite most categories experiencing an easing of inflation. Core inflation fell to its lowest...
18 Jan, 2024, 02.31 PM IST
States with more Jan Dhan accounts see crime rate fall: SBI"India is now ahead of China in financial inclusion metrics," the SBI report said. "However, it is important to finetune non-branch BC (bus...
08 Nov, 2021, 11.54 PM IST
Jan Dhan accounts keep villagers sober, slow rural inflation: Study“We observed that there is both statistically significant and economically meaningful drop in consumption of intoxicants such as alcohol an...
16 Oct, 2017, 06.49 AM IST
Point-by-point detail: Why Reserve Bank didn’t cut rate on WednesdayThe Committee took note of the upturn in the prices of several items that is masked by the easing of inflation on base effects during Octob...
07 Dec, 2016, 03.08 PM IST
Ad spends by liquor cos up 58% in H1Sam Balsara, chairman of Madison World, said most liquor companies have started subsidiary businesses, selling sodas, cricket gear and musi...
19 Oct, 2016, 12.04 AM IST
ATM cash vans under lens to check black money in Bihar pollsBanks have been asked to maintain a record of cash being ferried in these vehicles all the time and produce it on demand by the officials.
04 Oct, 2015, 10.56 AM IST
Bihar polls: EC to hold session for expenditure observersEC will hold a day-long session on Wednesday for close to 50 poll observers who will be deployed to check flow of illegal money and other i...
14 Sep, 2015, 03.03 PM IST
New CPI series to have little impact on inflation reading: AnalystsThe new Consumer Price Index series, with 2012 as the base year, is expected to have marginal impact on the next reading of inflation, main...
25 Jan, 2015, 12.00 PM IST
Kerala: Political parties like CPI(M), IUML, others to mobilise workers to address social issuesC B Chandrababu told ET that decentralized waste management that was introduced in Alapuzha town drastically reduced daily output of waste.
06 Oct, 2014, 04.37 AM IST
Kerala State Congress President VM Sudheeran: The man responsible for the state's proposed liquor banKerala being Kerala and the Congress in Kerala being a unique polity of sorts, Sudheeran’s name was not recommended as he was not part of a...
28 Sep, 2014, 01.23 PM IST
Protect internet users from DoT's licence fee on broadband servicesDoT is evaluating an 8% licence fee on broadband services, even on those that do not involve the use of spectrum.This is bad tax policy.
25 Apr, 2013, 07.49 AM IST
- An all-purpose mediclaim that gives tax benefits
For most individuals, tax breaks under section 80D continue to remain under utilised. This section allows deductions for expenses towards p...
08 Dec, 2009, 12.24 AM IST
- 'Rich spend less on healthy food'
India's rising consumption level is edging the country into a nutritional black hole.
04 Feb, 2009, 11.18 AM IST