The agreement would facilitate exchange of information related to the national technical qualification tests, support skill training for competitors of the national and international skill competitions, develop and validate e-learning modules with IT interactive technology in the specified skills as
The state, which was the last one to introduce the value added tax (VAT) from January this year, targets Rs 19,556 crore from the new levy in 2008-09. "Tax collections during the VAT regime were better compared to the non-VAT
The MCGM has issued a notice to Glaxo Smithkline(GSK) on Wednesday asking it to pay the money as the land is owned by the civic body, MCGM Commissioner Jairaj Phatak told reporters here. GSK had transferred the MCGM-owned land earlier
Rated amongst the top world-class zinc mines, Rampura Agucha recently expanded its ore production capacity from 3.75 million tons to 5 million tons per annum, a statement from Hindustan Zinc said.
Belying fears of economic slowdown impacting government revenue, direct tax collections have gone up by 38.6 per cent in the first quarter this fiscal at Rs 57,373 crore (Rs 573.73 billion) compared to Rs 41,391 crore (Rs 413.91 billion) in
Oil consuming nations should form a syndicate for collective bargaining in crude oil prices, which would strengthen their position in the crude market, the survey by industry body Assocham said. About 83 per cent of the business leaders agreed that
As a measure to increase productivity and reduce costs amid rising jet fuel prices, low cost airline GoAir has reduced the number of flights to various sectors.
Inflation accelerated to a fresh 13-year high of 11.63%, pushed up by rising prices of fruit & vegetables and fuel despite government attempts to keep the price line at a comfortable level. The cost of borrowing for 10 years climbed
Higher and volatile prices of food, energy, and other commodities are causing a significant upside bias to inflation and inflation expectations across the world and the most urgent priority for central bankers is to calm nerves on inflation, said YV
Amidst rising inflation and high real estate costs, the retail arm of the $9.7 billion Tata group, Trent Ltd, is setting aside a fresh investment budget to spearhead its retail expansion plans in India.
Indian chartered accountants may be seen practising in Pakistan as well as other SAARC countries and vice-versa in two to three years.A proposal to give mutual recognition to CAs in one another's nation was mooted by South Asian Federation of
In the wake of rising cost of living, a coalition of prominent non-governmental organisations is trying to change Malaysians' spending habits by organising a "Buy Nothing Day" later this month.
For home loans up to Rs 30 lakhs (Rs 3 million) for 20 and 25 year period, the interest rate has been increased by 0.5 per cent to 11 per cent against 10.5 per cent, SBI said. Equated Monthly Instalment
The super-rich club is shrinking at a dizzying pace. Over 100 billionaires (net worth of Rs 100 crore and above) have turned millionaires courtesy the decline in share prices over the last six months.
Sustained rise in the rate of inflation and firming up of crude oil prices continued to take its toll on the bourses with benchmark indices posting negative weekly closing for the seventh week in a row on Friday.
G8 leaders aim to present a united front against global inflation, driven by soaring oil and food prices, at a summit in Japan next week, but solving the problem requires more than just a strong message from rich nations.
