Economy

Cheap iron ore won’t be wasted any more: Mining ministry slashes taxes on low-grade ore for utilisation of mining waste

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Mines notified the Minerals (Other than Atomic and Hydro Carbons Energy Minerals) Concession...

Quality over quantity

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: The Fiscal Health Index 2026 puts the spotlight on one parameter that often gets buried beneath...

Fiscal health rests in states: No amount of calibration at the Centre will amount to much if states do not improve their finances

Harvinder Ahuja The new Fiscal Health Index 2026, released recently by NITI Aayog, is a stress map of India’s federal...

Opec raises oil output, on paper

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: Opec+ agreed on April 5 to raise its oil output quotas by 206,000 barrels per day...

Income-tax rules turn a new leaf: Tax sops for EVs; wider HRA relief

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: The Government has notified Income-tax Rules, 2026, introducing key changes to perquisite taxation and house rent...

Mystery behind falling bullion SBI Research predicts smart recovery after war

While gold is expected to get costlier in times of geopolitical conflicts, investors have been surprised to see a...