Category: Economy
GST Council-like institutions needed to promote healthcare, rural development
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday made a case for setting up GST Council-like federal institutions to promote healthcare, rural development and agriculture sectors by optimally utilising resources of the…
Employees being given the choice of work hours. Why not?
A popular job site recently released a new advertisement that has an employee walking out of the office after finishing his work. His colleagues taunt him for ‘taking a half…
The Key To Managing Staff and Workflow
There’s a funny thing about managing an office, especially a creative office that depends on a flow of work projects coming in. The reality is that businesses can only flourish…
Having Your Finances Managed with Professional Services
As a business owner, you may spend most of your time taking care of customers and managing your employees. You do not have the time to take care of your…
159 MoUs with Rs 17,000 crore investment commitment signed, says CM Jai Ram Thakur
As many as 159 memorandum of understandings (MoUs) were signed on Monday at the HP Global Investors Meet, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said. Presiding over the MoU-signing ceremony at…
Parliamentary committee calls for probe into LIC’s role in IL&FS crisis
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance has called for an enquiry into the role of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) in the IL&FS crisis. In its report on strengthening of the…
India’s exports up 32% to China during June-November 2018: FIEO
The tariff war between the US and China is benefitting India as its exports to the neighbouring country have increased by about 32 per cent during the June-November 2018 period…
Govt regularises pay scales of 5,254 executives of hydro power PSUs
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval for regularisation of pay scales of 5,254 executives in four state-run hydro power companies — NHPC, NEEPCO, THDC India and SJVNL. Giving…
Govt should be able to keep fiscal deficit target of 3.2-3.3%: JPMorgan
Jahangir Aziz of JPMorgan is expecting the government to maintain fiscal deficit target of 3.2-3.3 percent. “We do expect the government to make it (fiscal deficit) to 3.2 whether it…
GST Collections At Rs. 94,726 Crore In December
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection stood at Rs. 97,637 crore in November. GST collection dropped to Rs. 94,726 crore in December 2018, lower than Rs.97,637 crore collected in the previous month. The total…