The total gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections increased by 8.1% to over 1.83 lakh crore rupees in February this year, compared to the same month last year. The total gross GST revenue in February 2025 was over 1.69 lakh crore rupees. Central GST collections in February this year...
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New Delhi, February 27 According to government data, foreign direct investments (FDI) in India rose by 18 percent to USD 47.87 billion during April-December 2025-26.Investments from overseas during the nine-month period of the previous fiscal year amounted to USD 40.67 billion.Total FDI...
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New Delhi, February 27 The Centre's fiscal deficit at the end of January stood at ₹9.8 lakh crore, or 63 per cent of the annual budget target for 2025-26, compared to 74.5 per cent in the year-ago period, according to government data released on Friday.The Centre estimates the fiscal deficit...
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New Delhi, February 27 Silver prices rose by more than 3 per cent to Rs 2.67 lakh per kilogram in futures trading on Friday, driven by renewed demand for safe-haven assets amid escalating geopolitical tensions and uncertainty over US trade policy.On the Multi Commodity Exchange, the price of...
New Delhi, February 27 India's economy grew by 7.8 per cent during the October-December quarter of 2025-26, up from 7.4 per cent a year ago, according to the new series of national accounts with 2022-23 as the base year.The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released...
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New Delhi, February 26 The new series of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) with the 2022-23 base year will include data on goods and services tax, e-Vahan, and household services provided by cooks, drivers, and domestic help, to make economic data more accurate.The GDP data for the third quarter...
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New Delhi, February 19 Silver prices rose by Rs 1,037 to Rs 2,45,305 per kg in futures trading on Thursday, driven by firm global trends.On the Multi Commodity Exchange, silver contracts for March delivery increased by Rs 1,037 or 0.42 per cent to Rs 2,45,305 per kg in a business turnover of...
Washington, February 17 – India is turning to artificial intelligence, expanded labor surveys, and tax data integration to modernize one of the world's largest statistical systems, its chief statistician said, as demand grows for faster, more granular economic data.Saurabh Garg, Secretary of...
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India's total exports, encompassing both merchandise and services, increased by 13.17 percent year-on-year to $80.45 billion in January this year, compared to $71.09 billion in January last year. According to data released by the Ministry of Commerce, overall imports during the month grew at a...
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India's total exports, including merchandise and services, increased by 13.17% year-over-year to $80.45 billion in January this year, compared to $71.09 billion in January last year.According to data released by the Ministry of Commerce today, overall imports during the month grew at a faster...
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New Delhi, February 16 The country's merchandise exports increased marginally by 0.61 per cent to USD 36.56 billion in January, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said on Monday.Imports increased by 19.2 per cent to USD 71.24 billion in January this year, compared to USD 59.77 billion recorded...
New Delhi, February 16 Wholesale price inflation continued its upward trend for the third consecutive month, reaching 1.81 per cent in January, driven by increases in the prices of food, non-food items, and manufactured goods on a month-over-month basis, according to government data released on...
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Amaravati, February 14 YSRCP leader B Rajendranath on Saturday termed Andhra Pradesh's budget for 2026-27 as a "bundle of lies".Addressing a press conference, the former finance minister alleged that tall claims and manipulation of figures were blatant in the budget, claiming that its format...
Mumbai, February 13 India's foreign exchange reserves declined by USD 6.711 billion to USD 717.064 billion during the week ending February 6, the RBI said on Friday.In the previous reporting week, the kitty had jumped by USD 14.361 billion to a record high of USD 723.774 billion.During the...
New Delhi, February 22 – India on Thursday launched a new series of its Consumer Price Index (CPI), the benchmark that tracks retail inflation, starting with data for January, at 2.75 per cent.The new series covers a wider range of goods and services and adjusts the weights of different...
New Delhi, February 12 – India on Thursday launched a new series of its Consumer Price Index (CPI), the benchmark that tracks retail inflation. This change will improve the quality of data used in formulating monetary and fiscal policies, according to Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran...
New Delhi, February 12 Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran said on Thursday that the new CPI series will improve the quality of data used in formulating monetary and fiscal policies.The National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI)...