India's fiscal deficit stood at Rs 1.62 trillion during the first two months of the financial year (April-May FY27), accounting for 9.6 per cent of the full-year Budget Estimate (BE) of Rs 16.96 trillion, according to data released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) on Tuesday.
Indian stock markets ended lower in a volatile trading session on Tuesday, with the Nifty closing below the 23,900 mark. The benchmark indices erased their early gains and oscillated between positive and negative territory throughout the day.
HDFC Bank has appointed former Chief Election Commissioner and Finance Secretary Rajiv Kumar as part-time non-executive chairman.
Dr PK Mishra said India built one of the world's finest survey-based statistical systems in the 1950s, with the National Sample Survey emerging as a globally acclaimed model that shaped research and policymaking across the developing world.
Putting the negotiations in perspective, Gor said the India-US trade agreement had been under discussion for around 18 months, describing the progress as unusually fast.
The Department of Consumer Affairs on Wednesday announced the successful nationwide implementation of the E-Daakhil portal.
The Coal India Limited (CIL) has planned to develop 36 new coal projects in the next five years and the Ministry of Coal has allocated a total of 175 coal blocks.
As per the Motilal Oswal Wealth Management Ltd, this marks a significant increase from last year's 3.8 million weddings, which generated a business of Rs. 4.7 trillion.
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has signed a deal with WinZO, India’s largest social gaming and interactive entertainment platform.
At close, the Sensex was down 105.79 points or 0.13 per cent at 80,004.06, and the Nifty was down 27.40 points or 0.11 per cent at 24,194.50.
