Services sector slump eases in Sept, but job losses widen
Indian services sector output broadly stabilised in September but remained in the contraction zone as incoming new business fell moderately due to the damaging impact of the pandemic on demand, leading to more job losses, a monthly survey said on Tuesday. The seasonally adjusted India Services Business Activity Index rose for the fifth straight month […]
Google defers Indian in-app fee by six mths after startups protest
Alphabet Inc’s Google has extended its deadline for Indian app developers to comply with a new billing system for commission fee by six months, it said on Monday, days after local startups voiced anger about the charges. Google will now enforce its global policy more strictly and charge a 30% commission fee for in-app purchases […]
Paytm takes on Google, unveils India’s own Android Mini App Store
In a bid to support Indian app developers after its own app was removed by Google from its Play Store recently, leading digital payments platform Paytm on Monday launched an Android Mini App Store to support local developers take their innovative products to the masses. Paytm said it will provide listing and distribution of these […]
Exports rise 5.27%, trade deficit narrows to $2.91 bn
After contracting for six months in a row, the country’s exports grew by 5.27% year-on-year to $27.4 billion in September, while imports slipped by 19.6% to $30.31 billion, according to the commerce ministry data released on Friday. The trade deficit during the month under review narrowed to $2.91 billion as against $11.67 billion in the […]
Efforts on to link farmers produce to national market: Dir Agri
Director Agriculture Kashmir, Altaf Aijaz Andrabi Wednesday said that the efforts are on at full swing to link farmers’ produce to the national market to enable them to improve their livelihood. He said this during a function organised to hand over the keys of two Bolero pickup vans to the farmers of district Budgam and […]
Govt extends FY19 GST annual return filing deadline by 1 month
The government has extended the deadline for filing GST annual return and audit report for 2018-19 fiscal year by a month till October 31. “After obtaining due clearances from the Election Commission in view of the Model Code of Conduct, Government has extended due date for furnishing Annual Return in GSTR-9 and GSTR 9C for […]
Govt allows use of H-CNG as alternative clean fuel for automobile
NEW DELHI: In a move aimed at a wider adoption of alternative clean fuel for transportation, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on Monday allowed the use of Hydrogen-enriched compressed natural gas (H-CNG, which is an 18 per cent mix of hydrogen, in CNG engines. The ministry has been notifying various alternative clean fuels […]
Pro-farmers policies under Atma Nirbhar Bharat bound to boost farm sector: Navin
Principal Secretary, Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal & Sheep Husbandry and Cooperative Departments, Navin Kumar Choudhary Friday said that the pro-farmers policies launched under Atma Nirbhar Bharat initiative will prove a real game changer in the economic uplift of the farmers. Addressing locals at Panchayat Taloor in Sumb block of Samba district during a Jan Abhiyan Programme, […]
Flipkart Wholesale enters 12 new cities ahead of festive season
Flipkart Wholesale, the digital B2B marketplace of Flipkart Group, on Thursday announced the expansion of its operations into 12 new cities. Expanding with the fashion category in these cities, Flipkart Wholesale will now be operational in Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Mysuru, Chandigarh Tricity, Meerut, Agra, Jaipur, Thane-Bhiwandi-Ulhasnagar, Greater Mumbai, Vasai-Virar-Mira- Bhayandar, Thane (Kalyan-Dombivli) and Thane (Navi Mumbai). […]
Fruit growers of Ganderbal get fresh assurances but problems persist
By: Sofi Ayaz Ganderbal Fruit growers in Ganderbal district are faced with a lot of problems and they have been waiting for the government intervention making appeals to even LG Manoj Sinha to make sure that in the current fruit season they do not face any hurdles to transport out their fruits. After the repeated […]
