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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife donate additional $100 million to help election offices
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan donated an additional $100 million to helping local election offices prepare for NovemberThe money will pay for protective equipment to prevent spread of the coronavirus at polling sites
2 min read14 Oct 2020Exports contract for fourth straight month in November
Out of the 30 major items in India’s export and import baskets, 17 export items and 21 imported goods contractedAmong major imports, coal fell 23.6%, petroleum 18.6%, chemicals 15.11%, newsprint by 43.3%
1 min read14 Dec 2019November trade deficit narrows to $12.12 billion; exports contract marginally
November imports fall 12.71% to $38.11 bnOil imports fell 18.17% to $11.06 billion in November from $13.52 billion in the year-ago period
1 min read13 Dec 2019November passenger vehicle sales fall nearly 1% on seasonality, sluggish economy
Sales in November were high last year because of Diwali falling during the monthWholesales of vehicles across categories in November dropped significantly by 12% year-on-year
1 min read10 Dec 2019Manufacturing makes a weak recovery in November: PMI
The headline seasonally adjusted IHS Markit India manufacturing PMI, based on a survey of 400 producers, rose to 51.2 in November from the two-year low of 50.6 in OctoberThe latest reading indicated only a slight improvement in the health of the manufacturing sector, aided mainly by consumer goods
1 min read2 Dec 2019Govt mops up ₹6.12 lakh crore indirect taxes in April-November
During April-November of the ongoing fiscal, the total net indirect tax collection (inclusive of CGST, IGST and GST-Compensation Cess) is ₹6,12,653.47 crore, Minister of State for Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla said
1 min read4 Jan 2019April-November fiscal deficit touches 115% of FY18 target
Net tax receipts in the first eight months of the fiscal were ₹7.32 trillion
1 min read27 Dec 2018India’s November crude imports mark biggest decline in nearly four years
The country's November crude imports slid 11.4% to 17.01 million tonnes, registering their largest year-on-year percentage fall since Feb 2015
1 min read20 Dec 2018India exports growth falls to 0.8% in November, trade deficit narrows to $16.7 billion
India's trade deficit narrowed to $16.7 billion, benefitting from a sharp fall in crude oil prices and 4.3% growth in imports
2 min read15 Dec 2018WPI inflation falls to 4.64% in November on softening food prices
WPI inflation dropped to a three-month low of 4.64 per cent in November, as prices of food articles, especially vegetables, softened
1 min read15 Dec 2018Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared