New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Geopolitical uncertainties driven by the delay in the India-US trade deal have been the single-most important reasons for the rupee sliding against the US dollar, an SBI Research report said on Wednesday, adding that the rupee is likely to bounce back strongly in the second half of the next fiscal.
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Average employee salaries in India are set for a median increase of 9 per cent in 2026, a report said on Wednesday, noting individual performance, position in the salary range, inflation and the organisation's competitiveness in the job market as major factors behind the development.
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Global Capability Centres (GCCs) are likely to account for 35–40 per cent of total office demand in 2025, and they made up more than 55 per cent of large office deals in the first nine months of CY25, a report said on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) India's fish production has surged from 141.60 lakh tonnes in 2019–20 to around 197.75 lakh tonnes in 2024–25, registering an increase of 38 per cent since the launch of the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) in 2020, the Parliament was informed on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) The next phase of higher education reform in India must be led by states, said Dr Anantha Nageswaran, Chief Economic Adviser to the government, on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) The cumulative value of all companies belonging to India’s top 200 self-made entrepreneurs stands at Rs 42 lakh crore ($469 billion) in 2025, up from Rs 36 lakh crore ($431 billion) last year -- reflecting a 15 per cent growth and underscoring the rapid wealth creation among India’s self-made entrepreneurs, a report showed on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) The overall staffing industry in India witnessed robust quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) growth at 5 per cent in the second quarter of the current financial year (Q2 FY26), while maintaining an annual growth rate of 5.8 per cent year-on-year (YoY), a report said on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) There has been no breach of Aadhaar card holders’ data from the Unique Identification Authority of India’s (UIDAI) database till date, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) The Modified Electronics Manufacturing Clusters (EMC 2.0), located in 10 states with projected investments of Rs 1,46,846 crore, have estimated to generate about 1.80 lakh jobs, the Parliament was informed on Wednesday.
Mumbai, Dec 17 (IANS) Akzo Nobel India shares fell sharply on Wednesday, sliding nearly 15 per cent to around Rs 3,080 apiece, after reports of a large block deal worth about Rs 1,640 crore hit the market.
