Economic & Finance News
The World Bank Group and India have launched a new Country Partnership Framework, pledging $8-10 billion annually for five years to fuel India's growth and its developed economy vision. This [...]
India Budget 2026 should continue India's tax reform momentum by simplifying TDS, rationalizing buyback provisions, and facilitating sector-agnostic consolidations. Addressing notional taxation on genuine share transfers and prioritising tax certainty [...]
Gold, silver price crash: Gold and silver ETFs saw a significant drop as investors locked in profits after a sharp pullback from record highs. This volatility follows an extraordinary January [...]
New Delhi will host the ET NOW Global Business Summit 2026 on February 13-14. Policymakers and business leaders will discuss India's ambition to become a $10 trillion economy by 2047. [...]
India's Economic Survey proposes a regulatory shift. Regulations should focus on activities and risks, not just institutions. This will ensure fair competition among banks, NBFCs, fintechs, and market lenders. Better [...]
The Economic Survey highlights growing worries about states' fiscal populism and rising revenue deficits. Unconditional cash transfers are expanding, potentially crowding out growth-enhancing spending. This fiscal indiscipline at the state [...]
Under the existing system, the authority then oversees claim settlements and verifications, with the relevant companies playing a key part in the stipulated processes. The proposed move aims to do [...]
India's gold and silver imports hit record highs in 2025, despite soaring prices, raising concerns over the widening trade deficit and a weakening rupee. Policymakers face challenges curbing these inflows, [...]
Estimates broadly peg the dividend to be around ₹3 lakh crore, compared with ₹2.7 lakh crore last year. RBI dividends have provided a significant boost to the government's non-tax revenues [...]
Government capital spending is set to surge past Rs 12 lakh crore by FY27. This marks a significant increase, reflecting a strong focus on infrastructure development. The report highlights a [...]
The Indian government tax collections have shown weak growth in FY26, falling significantly below budgeted estimates due to subdued direct and indirect tax performance. However, a recovery is anticipated in [...]
Speaking during a panel discussion on new age financing-mobilising capital for infrastructure creation and sustainable regional growth at ET House in Davos, Jharkhand's finance secretary Prashant Kumar said his state [...]
West Bengal shows strong control over revenue spending in the current fiscal year. This is a positive sign compared to other states. However, the state's capital expenditure has declined significantly. [...]
National Small Savings Fund collections have reached ₹2.17 lakh crore, nearing two-thirds of the fiscal year's budget estimate. Officials anticipate exceeding the target due to year-end tax-saving rushes, providing the [...]
India saw a significant 73 percent jump in foreign investment in 2025, reaching USD 47 billion. This growth was fueled by strong investments in services and manufacturing sectors. Globally, foreign [...]
Market News
Investors holding physical securities can now breathe easy. Sebi has opened a special one-year window, from February 5, 2026, to February 4, 2027, allowing them to transfer and dematerialise shares [...]
The Securities and Exchange Board of India, SEBI, is simplifying investment processes. A Letter of Confirmation for credit of securities will no longer be required. Instead, securities will be directly [...]
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals posted 16% growth in December-quarter profit on strong India formulations demand, improved North America performance and margin expansion, with EBITDA surging 45% and regulatory clearance enabling manufacturing restart [...]
SAIL reported a sharp rise in December-quarter profit to Rs 374 crore, driven by higher volumes, operating leverage and disciplined cost control, despite volatile input costs and competitive pricing, while [...]
NTPC posted over 8% growth in December-quarter profit on modest revenue gains and lower expenses, with sequential improvement in earnings. The state-run power major also declared a second interim dividend [...]
Cigarette maker Godfrey Phillips India Ltd on Friday reported an 8.7 per cent rise in its consolidated net profit to Rs 343.29 crore for the December quarter of FY26. [...]
Meesho reported a 13-fold jump in Q3 losses to Rs 491 crore after its December listing, even as revenue rose 32% year-on-year, driven by aggressive user acquisition, higher advertising spends [...]
MCX, NCDEX, NSE and BSE will open for a special Sunday trading session on February 1 during the Union Budget 2026, marking only the second time Indian markets trade on [...]
Indian stock markets will open on Sunday, February 1, 2026, for the Union Budget — only the second Sunday trading session in independent India. Exchanges will follow regular hours as [...]
Nithin Kamath warns higher derivatives STT hurt trading and revenues. He says post-2024 tax hikes reduced volumes as markets cooled, causing STT collections to trail estimates, suggesting sharply higher transaction [...]
Indian equity benchmarks snapped a three-day rally on Friday amid selling in metals and IT. Hindustan Copper and Vedanta fell sharply, while Vodafone Idea, Nestle India and GRSE gained following [...]
Bajaj Auto Q3 Results: Two-wheeler major Bajaj Auto on Friday reported 19% year-on-year (YoY) growth in its consolidated net profit at Rs 2,503 crore. Revenue from operations to rose 19% [...]
CARE noted that while the AGR deferral significantly reduces near-to-medium-term cash outflows, spectrum-related dues are likely to increase sharply from FY28 onwards. The company’s ability to meet these obligations will [...]
SBI General Insurance reported strong financial performance in 9M FY26, with gross direct premium growth of 14.5% and PAT of Rs 522 crore. Improved loss ratio and healthy solvency underscore [...]