Speaking to ANI, Arshad said excessive exposure to unfiltered information on social media can negatively affect children's mental and emotional development. He added that a proper system is needed to regulate such exposure and expressed confidence that the government recognised the issue,
During the Budget presentation, Siddaramaiah announced that in accordance with the revised transfer rules of the Excise Department, transfers of Group-C cadre officers, including Excise Inspectors, Excise Sub-Inspectors, and Excise Head Constables/Constables, have been carried out through
"We have requested around Rs 10,000 crore for second-generation ethanol and about Rs 1,500 crore for SAF capacity, and overall an outlay of Rs 15,000-20,000 crore to support pilot projects and new technologies for the advanced biofuels," he told ANI in an exclusive interview. ISMA has sou
Karnataka government has called on the Union Government, in the forthcoming Union Budget 2026-27, to ensure revenue protection for States post-GST rationalisation, share excise duty and cess on pan masala and tobacco products, release pending Central dues under flagship schemes such as th
Centrum estimates FMCG to post 6.6% year-on-year revenue growth in Q3FY26, driven by nearly 4% volume growth. Gross margins are projected to expand by 17 basis points year-on-year to 52.2%, while EBITDA margins may improve by 35 basis points to 26%.
Ind-Ra sees potential for FY27 growth to outstrip predictions, particularly with a swift Indo-US trade deal and a favorable Indian Ocean Dipole mitigating El Nino impacts. Conversely, a weaker-than-expected revival in demand could temper growth. Upcoming changes to the base year for GDP a
India's banking sector has remained resilient, underpinned by calibrated risk management and improving asset quality, with overall credit offtake expected to strengthen in the near term as interest rates soften, GST rationalisation progresses, and festive demand continues, according to a
The GST rationalisation on flex-fuel vehicles and higher ethanol blends should be addressed to in the upcoming Union Budget to support clean mobility and stabilise the ethanol ecosystem, said Deepak Ballani, Director General, Indian Sugar and Bio-energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA) to
Indian economic growth is expected to stay robust going into 2026, supported by both monetary and fiscal interventions, according to a report by Standard Chartered.
The Credit Market Indicator (CMI), a composite measure of credit market health, rose to 99 in the September 2025 quarter from 98 in the preceding quarter, reflecting improved demand, supply conditions and stable asset quality. The uptick followed the GST rationalisation introduced in Septemb
The Indian economy is poised to grow at 7.0 per cent in the current fiscal 2025-26, Crisil said as it raised projections by 50 basis points soon after the country registered robust growth in the first half.
The decline in Consumer Price Index (CPI) or retail inflation due to massive GST rate rationalisation has been around 25 bps so far in the September-November 2025 period, according to estimates put forth by SBI Research.