The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has shattered records by processing over 100 billion transactions, as revealed by data from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). Operating alongside other payment processing infrastructure, UPI witnessed 54 per cent year-on-year (YoY) growth in transaction volume and 42 per cent surge in transaction value for December 2023. The […]
The gross goods and services tax (GST) collection increased by 12 per cent year on year from April to December 2023, reaching Rs 14.97 lakh crore when compared to the previous year’s collection of Rs 13.40 lakh crore during the same period. The average monthly gross GST collection for the first nine months of this […]
India’s FMCG sector is expecting double-digit volume-led growth on diverse catalysts in the year 2024 after struggling with challenges in the year 2023, the news agency PTI reported. Weaker festive demand, rainfall deficit, unseasonal rains and high commodity prices made the year difficult. Marico MD and CEO Saugata Gupta expects the demand situation to improve […]
In early Asian trade on Friday, oil prices surged, poised to achieve their first weekly gain in two months, fueled by a positive outlook on oil demand from the International Energy Agency (IEA) for the coming year and a decline in the value of the dollar. According to Reuters, Brent futures experienced a 9-cent increase, […]
Wholesale inflation in India, based on the Wholesale Price Index, is back in positive territory after staying in the negative zone for the seventh straight month until October. Data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Thursday afternoon showed India’s wholesale inflation in November stood at 0.26 per cent. In October, it was […]
Toy manufacturer Hasbro on Monday said that it will be reducing its workforce by approximately 1,100 jobs, constituting 20 per cent of its employees, as the challenges in the toy industry persist through another holiday season. The company revealed the layoffs in a memo to employees, as reported by The Wall Street Journal. These job […]
Domestic electronics manufacturing has witnessed a remarkable increase in the past decade, growing by over 400 per cent to reach a staggering Rs 8.22 lakh crore in FY 2022-23. As informed by Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar in the Lok Sabha, India’s domestic mobile phone manufacturing has achieved a milestone, with […]
MAS Holding’s Chairman, Mahesh Amalean on Monday met Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and told him about the company’s interest in setting up an integrated textile and apparel manufacturing facility in Odisha. Amalean informed Patnaik about his company’s portfolio. The project can provide employment to more than 5,000 people. During the discussion, the Chief Minister […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has given the green light for an additional 83 shops and commercial establishments in the city to operate around the clock. Upon receiving approval from the lieutenant governor, these establishments will join the existing 635 in being permitted to run 24 hours, as stated in an official announcement. Only 269 […]
British luxury fashion house Burberry reported an 18 percent decline in net profit to USD 196 million for the first half ending September, citing weakened global demand for high-end clothing, particularly in China’s slowing economy. In an official statement, Burberry acknowledged the impact of the global luxury demand slowdown on current trading and expressed concerns […]
