Should Diversity Reporting Be Mandatory?
Though firms realise the need for a gender diverse workforce, diversity for most is a tick-in-the-box activity.
Though firms realise the need for a gender diverse workforce, diversity for most is a tick-in-the-box activity.
Increased tax slabs, increase in standard deduction, and increased deductions from pensions will bring relief expected to over 4 cr salaried individuals and pensioners.
In her Budget speech, the FM announced a reduction on Basic Custom Duty (BCD) on gold and silver from 10% to 6%.
Brokerages expect the government to avoid decisions, such as hiking LTCG or STT, which could disturb the market mood.
Between 2014 and 2023, Sensex closed higher seven times on the Budget day, while it settled in negative terrain on three occasions.
Economic Survey says India’s R&D investment as a percentage of GDP stands at 0.64% vis-à-vis China’s 2.41%, the US’ 3.47% and Israel’s 5.71%.
Union Railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw last Friday said the India Railways plans to manufacture 10,000 non-AC coaches in the next two years
According to data shared by the ministry of finance, of the 44,900 vehicles scrapped till date at the registered vehicle scrapping facilities, 28100 are government vehicles older than 15 years.
In 18 of the past 29 years, Sensex dipped on Budget day; 2021 was most volatile.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Interim Budget for FY25. Let’s look at how the BJP government has handled public finances over the last 10 years.