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India's annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices touched a two-year high in August at 3.74 per cent from 3.55 per cent in the month before, said official data released on Wednesday. After rising for the first time in...

With widespread damage to the vital urban infrastructure, interruption in the transport including, roads, rail and air and inability of the workforce to safely move to and from offices and factories, Karnataka , particularly Bengaluru city, is estimated to...

India's annual retail inflation shot up beyond the official tolerance level of 6 per cent for July mainly on higher prices for food articles like pulses and vegetables, while on the brighter side the factory output rose 2.1 per...

A large section of India Inc would like the standard Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate to stay well below 20 per cent along with services of mass consumption being included in the ‘merit’ list to ensure that prices...

With big economies like Europe and China staring at a slowdown, a new world order is beginning to take shape. India, whose growth story is rebounding and poised to accelerate into a higher orbit, is likely to be a...

The well-dressed, well-heeled Indian is being wooed in innovative ways by multi-brand luxury attire and accessory stores launched by Indian fashion designers. Growing Industry A Euromonitor International report released in 2015 predicted that India’s luxury market would grow by 86 per...

Terming the Goods and Services Tax Bill Brahmastra for the country, industry body Assocham said the country needs to have a simple platform to move goods within states. "GST is a Brahmastra for the country. Actually, we need to have...

With the growing popularity of online shopping which is expected to catapult the e-commerce market to $80 billion by 2020 in India, the online companies are expected to invest close to $6-8 billion in logistics, infrastructure and warehousing in...

The Informal Eating Out (IEO) industry is growing, and in turn, offering opportunities for QSR players to expand their presence and capture a larger consumer base using new cuisines and innovative marketing. With an increasing number of people eating out,...

The Associated Chambers Of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), one of the leading trade lobbies in India, says Delhiites may not have fully accustomed to shop from malls even as numerous complexes have come up in almost every...