New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) The export of drugs and pharmaceuticals has increased by 92 per cent over the last six financial years — from Rs 1,28,028 crore in FY2018-19 to Rs 2,45,962 crore in FY2024-25, the Parliament was informed on Tuesday.
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Intellectual Property (IP) filings in the last five years have increased by 44 per cent from 4,77,533 in 2020–21 to 6,89,991 in 2024–25, Minister of State for Commerce & Industry Jitin Prasada said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) The new income tax bill will make filing taxes easier for common citizens and small businesses, said BJP MP Baijayant Jay Panda, who chaired the Parliamentary Select Committee responsible for reviewing the legislation.
Ahmedabad, July 22 (IANS) The development of Gondkhari Underground Coal Block near Nagpur will witness least disturbance to the villages and forests on the surface. The Ministry of Coal that awarded the block to Adani Power Limited through competitive bidding will produce two million tonnes of coal annually using underground technology.
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) An amount of Rs 28,996.15 crore has been sanctioned as loans to scheduled caste, scheduled tribe and women entrepreneurs from April 2022 till March 2025 under the Stand-Up India Scheme which provides financial and institutional aid to marginalised sections, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed the Parliament on Tuesday.
Mumbai, July 22 (IANS) Dixon Technologies' net consolidated profit for the first quarter of the current financial year (Q1 FY26) stood at Rs 280 crore, down 39 per cent sequentially, according to its exchange filing on Tuesday.
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Gross non-performing assets (NPAs) of public sector banks have been steadily declining and have come down from 9.11 per cent of total loans in March 2021 to 2.58 per cent in March 2025, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance Pankaj Chaudhary informed Parliament on Tuesday.
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day State visit to Maldives this week will not only contribute further to consolidating strong ties between the two nations but also enhance peace, prosperity and security in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said on Tuesday. Both countries, he revealed, are also in discussions to negotiate a Free Trade Agreement and an investment treaty.
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) In a bid to tackle rising digital payment-linked fraud and misuse of telecom infrastructure, the government on Tuesday deliberated upon how to fast-track the implementation of the "1600" mobile series.
Mumbai, July 22 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday said that the country's financial inclusion index (FI-Index) rose to 67 in March 2025 -- marking a 4.3 pc increase over the previous year.
