Economy

Distance learning The distance learning market in India is expected to reach 9.88 million enrollments by 2020, growing at a CAGR of almost 11% between 2016-2020, said a study by the London-based Technavio. The ‘Distance Learning Market in India 2016-2020’...

GST: Encouraging progress Progress on the Goods and Services Tax reform late last week was encouraging, says the Development Bank of Singapore in its daily report on Nov 7, 2016. The GST Council finalized a tiered structure: 5% on mass...

Hall of Nuclear Power Singh (in blew shirt) in a group photograph with the students and children during a visit to the “Hall of Nuclear Poweron November 6. India’s nuclear programme has made rapid strides in the last two years,...

GST: A Mixed Bag By Saurabh Kumar Goods and Services Tax (GST) Rates: Mixed Bag. Cigarettes, Aerated drinks and luxury goods to suffer. • The government has announced the slabs of GST rates applicable, although the exact rates will be...

Sanguine mood The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has reported a sanguine mood among members of India Inc. The Overall Business Confidence Index (OBCI) rose to a six quarter high. The index value stood at 67.3 in...

Flat steel demand The Indian steel industry will be dominated by the flat steel products due to the rise in consumption of the flat steel products, according to Technavio’s analysis on the most important trends expected to impact the market...

Green bonds lead India is ranked 7th internationally for total labelled green bond issuance and is a global leader in external certification of green bonds, according to a report. The India State of the Market Report on Green Bonds launched...

Business environment improves Japanese Ambassador Hiramatsu. The "Make of India" programme has spurred strong competition among Indian states in improving the ease of doing business to attract investments and drive the economies of their regions. As many as 16 Indian...

India-US TPF Sitharaman and Froman with delegates at the Trade Policy Forum meeting. Minister of Commerce and Industry of India Nirmala Sitharaman and U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Michael Froman met in New Delhi on October 20, 2016, for the tenth...

Current account improves India has run current account deficits since the early-1990s, save for a brief period in 2002-04. The deficit averaged 1-2.5% of GDP over most of the past decade before rising to 4% in FY12/13 on the back...