Post pandemic world sees a digital convergenceThe pandemic has induced a similar shift in the food retail value chain. With many countries moving into lockdown during the pandemic, ther...
28 Dec, 2021, 11.17 PM IST
Who’s afraid of transient inflation?Inflation is being fuelled by hardening crude prices, magnified in retail prices of petro-fuels by cascading fuel taxes, besides supply bot...
15 Jun, 2021, 11.18 PM IST
If uncertainty persists, second wave may do more damage than first: Pronab SenThe damage caused by the first wave was easily calculable and limited, Sen believes, adding that this time around it is much more complex. ...
02 Jun, 2021, 10.45 AM IST
GST collections to drop 20% in May due to state lockdown-like curfews, say experts"With closed shops, businesses, supply-chain bottlenecks, restricted movements etc, tax collections are set to fall nationally by 10-20% in...
14 Apr, 2021, 05.06 PM IST
Shifts in consumer behaviour here to stay: Varun Berry, Britannia MD“Consumers who bought staples on e-commerce including many first time buyers - most of them intend to stay there. So shopping for brands is...
10 Dec, 2020, 01.42 PM IST
Difficult to accurately assess economic impact of COVID-19: RBI"COVID-19's epidemiological dynamics are still rapidly evolving in India, rendering difficult an accurate assessment of its full macroecono...
25 Aug, 2020, 05.25 PM IST
I would have welcomed a slight reduction in reverse repo rate: Ashima GoyalSome counter cyclical measures will reduce the cost of borrowing further.
06 Aug, 2020, 06.54 PM IST
August sales critical for auto industry to escape what may be decadal low sales in FY20The companies want to see if the demand sustains in August — which heralds the festive season, the peak sales period for the automotive ind...
04 Aug, 2020, 10.13 AM IST
Demand improvement: Hyundai expects sales to recover 90% of last year’s level in JulyThe company said it is not facing any challenges as far as supplies are concerned and shortly expects to commence a third shift at its faci...
14 Jul, 2020, 08.20 PM IST
Extended period of lockdown, increase in COVID-19 cases to have strong impact on growth: D&BAccording to Dun & Bradstreet Economy Forecast, while the slowdown in demand will continue, the migration of labourers has added to the cha...
26 Jun, 2020, 05.02 PM IST
Exports clocked by STPI-registered units during lockdown period at Rs 46,556 cr: Director GeneralThe exports clocked by STP-registered units stood at Rs 4,21,103 crore during 2018-19, and the 2019-20 figure, which is under compilation, ...
14 Jun, 2020, 04.39 PM IST
Food items back to pre-Covid pricesImprovement in capacity utilisation at mills and in transportation, good stock with consumers and government distribution of food to the po...
30 May, 2020, 11.36 AM IST
Dabur has a very healthy cash surplus of over Rs 3,800 crore: CFO‘Business will be at a new normal, that is what we understand, it may not be normal.’
28 May, 2020, 05.26 PM IST
Oil falls amid concerns about new viral outbreaks, rise in inventoriesTraders shrugged off a further call by Saudi Arabia for larger production cuts to balance the market following a virus-induced demand slump...
13 May, 2020, 07.52 AM IST
Retail inflation eases: Experts say this may be a short-term reliefCPI inflation finally nudged below the upper limit of the MPC's 2%-6% band in March.
13 Apr, 2020, 09.21 PM IST
Consumer electronics industry sales may fall 50% in Q1 due to lockdown: PanasonicHaving suffered an unprecedented sales decline of 6-7 per cent in 2019-20, the industry will be up against challenges in both supply and de...
09 Apr, 2020, 01.51 PM IST
Firms asked to ramp-up food supplies, productionThe government has asked food industry players to ramp-up production of food products to avoid any supply side shocks and shortages amid th...
06 Apr, 2020, 07.51 AM IST