As of now, no firm has launched a flex-fuel vehicle in India, as these models are more expensive than comparable petrol-run vehicles. IMAGE: Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri launches ‘Ethanol-100’, at Indian Oil Retail Outlet.
The exemption of individual life and health insurance premiums from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) enables the insurance industry to make products affordable and attractive, said Ajay Seth, chairman of Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) at
As the new Income Tax (I-T) Act, 2025 moves towards implementation from April 1, 2026, the finance ministry is reviewing and simplifying the compliance forms used by charitable institutions. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Debjyoti Das, principal chief commissioner of income tax
Snapping the four-day losing run, benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded on Thursday on buying in tech and IT shares. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters The 30-share BSE Sensex edged higher by 158.51 points or 0.19 per cent to settle at
Diamond Power Infrastructure Ltd on Thursday (December 4) said it has received a letter of intent worth ₹747.64 crore from Adani Green Energy Limited for supplying power and solar cables to its Khavda and Rajasthan projects. The company informed the
Crude prices extended gains into a second session on Thursday, 4 December, with Brent crude futures rising 0.52% to $63 per barrel, while WTI crude futures gained nearly 1%, reaching the day’s high of $59.45 per barrel. Prices strengthened following
Fitch Ratings on Thursday raised India’s GDP growth forecast for the current fiscal to 7.4 per cent, from 6.9 per cent, on increased consumer spending and improved sentiment boosted by GST reforms. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters It said falling inflation gives
In this domestic and global context, calibrated depreciation will help rebalance external fundamentals, offset some of the tariff differentials with competitors, improve the competitiveness of domestic substitutes vis-à-vis Chinese imports, points out Sajjid Z Chinoy. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Last week’s
The rupee breached the 90-a-dollar level for the first time to settle at a fresh all-time low of 90.15 on Wednesday, down 19 paise from its previous close, amid sustained foreign fund outflows and higher crude oil prices. Uncertainty over
Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower in a largely range-bound trade on Wednesday amid persistent foreign fund outflows and profit-taking by investors. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters Falling for the fourth day in a row, the 30-share BSE Sensex
