New Delhi: The government has collected more than Rs 700 crore in taxes till now this fiscal after a new TDS regime was brought in for online gaming and trade in cryptocurrency, CBDT Chairperson Nitin Gupta said on Friday. About Rs 600 crore in taxes (under the tax deduction at source head) has been collected […]
Mumbai: Mukesh Ambani has raced ahead of Gautam Adani to become the richest Indian on a list of wealthiest people in the country. The 66-year-old chairman of the diversified Reliance Industries saw his wealth growing by a marginal 2 per cent to Rs 8.08 lakh crore, while Adani’s fortune plummeted by 57 per cent to […]
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday barred state-owned Bank of Baroda from onboarding fresh customers on its mobile application ‘bob World’ with immediate effect, citing material supervisory concerns. “The Reserve Bank of India has, in exercise of its power, under Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, directed Bank of Baroda to […]
Srinagar: The five-day Hands-on Training for ‘Wool spinning on Innovative charkha for realizing better returns” for the women artisans of Gurez concluded at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir’s Shuhama campus. The programme was organized by the SKUAST-K’s Division of Livestock Products Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences in collaboration with the Division […]
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday said women’s contribution in agri-food systems is not recognized and there is a need to change this story as they are “indispensable” in bringing food from farm to plate. Bulk of the women are kept at the bottom of the pyramid of the agriculture structure and they are […]
Srinagar: Mushk Budji — the indigenous aromatic rice variety from Kashmir — is likely to get a major boost in its yield with the Jammu and Kashmir authorities planning to expand its cultivation area to 5,000 hectares in the next three years, a senior official has said. According to experts at the Sher-e-Kashmir University of […]
New Delhi: India’s electricity consumption grew nearly eight per cent to about 847 billion units (BU) in the first half of this fiscal year from April to September, showing uptick in economic activities in the country. According to the official data, electricity consumption rose to about 847 BU during April-September 2023 from 786 BU in […]
Dubai: Seeking Indian government support for imports, the UAE food industry said that huge demand is there in the Middle East countries for chicken, dairy, basmati rice, frozen marine goods and wheat products from New Delhi. The UAE industry has sought the support of the Indian government in smooth certification processes, more coordination with Agricultural […]
New Delhi: The Central Bank left its key interest rate unchanged as inflation remains a major risk, and signalled it would keep liquidity tight using bond sales to bring prices closer to target. The monetary policy committee held the benchmark repurchase rate (repo) at 6.50 per cent in a unanimous decision for the fourth consecutive […]
Srinagar: The Faculty of Agriculture,Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir organized one day awareness programme on strengthening entrepreneurship & management of startups in agriculture and allied sectors at KVK Kupwara. The purpose of this awareness programme was to know the gaps in startup ecosystem and develop strategies for creating an enabling environment […]