Sustainable farming: The key to unlocking India’s carbon credit potential
India, with its vast agricultural landscape and diverse agroclimatic zones, is uniquely positioned to play a central role in the global carbon credit revolution. As nations worldwide race to mitigate the impact of climate change, carbon credits — tradable permits that represent reduced greenhouse gas emissions — are becoming increasingly
Pawfect buddies: Mumbai Airport revives emotional support dog program at Terminal 2
Mumbai International Airport (MIAL) has reintroduced its ‘Pawfect’ program, bringing emotional support dogs back to Terminal 2 to assist travelers, airport officials announced. The initiative, which makes MIAL the only Indian airport offering such a service, features nine trained dogs including a Golden Retriever, a Maltese, a rescued Husky, Shih
Festivals, agriculture, elections set to boost India’s oil demand: S&P Global Commodity Insights
Demand for oil products in India through the October-December quarter is expected to get a boost from festivals, agricultural activities, recovering from a few months of subdued consumption because of excessive rains, according to S&P Global Commodity Insights. According to the commodities information services provider, India’s oil demand decreased in
Farmers require comprehensive crop insurance scheme: Agri economist
Agricultural economist and Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) Professor R Ramkumar called for a comprehensive overhaul of the country’s crop insurance scheme, which should extend beyond crop losses to include income risks. Stating that settlement rates were very low, he called for the induction of public insurance companies into
Experts downplay panic amidst $12 billion FPI sell-off in Indian equity markets in October
Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) may have caused turbulence in Indian equity markets with their substantial $12 billion in gross sell-offs in October, but experts caution against panic or making doomsday predictions. This is because value of $12 billion sold is just a minuscule proportion of the $800 billion stock of
IMF, World Bank need to give emerging economies prominent role in decision-making processes: Shaktikanta Das, ETCFO
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das highlightwhile addressing the Macro Week 2024 event in Washington called on global organisations such as World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) to provide prominent role in decision-making processes to emerging economies. Das pointed out that institutions like the International Monetary Fund
Pre-paid vouchers constitute supply of ‘goods’, taxable at 18%, rules UPAAR
Pre-paid vouchers can be treated at par with Sodexo vouchers or gift vouchers issued by Kalyan Jewellers and accordingly will attract GST at the rate of 18 per cent, Uttar Pradesh’s Authority for Advance Ruling (UPAAR) has ruled. “Supply of vouchers by the applicant are taxable at the rate of
Formal jobs slip in August; EPF additions down 15%, CFO News, ETCFO
The decline in new subscriptions was more significant among women than men India’s formal job market witnessed a decline in August with all three social security schemes recording a fall in new subscribers, data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Friday showed. New subscriptions to
Corporates can file ITR for FY25 till November 15
The Income Tax Department has extended the due date for filing returns by corporates and individuals whose accounts need to be audited to November 15. “The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), in exercise of its powers under section 119 of the Income-tax Act, 1961, extends the due date of
Soft landing of global economy is increasingly a possibility: Nirmala Sitharaman, ETCFO
A soft-landing of the global economy, which has experienced tremendous stress over the past several years, is increasingly a possibility, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Friday. Observing that better days are ahead primarily because of the coordinated action between countries and multilateral financial institutions, the finance minister at the