New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) A FICCI pre-Budget survey on Thursday reflected strong optimism across industry, with nearly 80 per cent of respondents expressing confidence in India’s growth prospects.Nearly half of the participants expect GDP growth to remain in the 7–8 per cent range in FY 2026–27, reaffirming faith in India’s medium-term fundamentals despite persistent global uncertainties.According to the FICCI survey, industry also underscored the importance of fiscal prudence, with aroun…
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New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) The Indian manufacturing sector is seeing sustained growth and “increasing optimism” across scale as the industry’s performance index touched an all-time high in the third quarter of FY26, a report has said.The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s (FICCI) latest Quarterly Survey on Manufacturing (QSM) saw 91 per cent of respondents reporting higher or stable production levels, up 4 per cent from the 87 per cent recorded in the previous quarter.Indus…
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Apex business chamber FICCI on Tuesday listed its key expectations from Union Budget 2026-2027 regarding direct taxes and processes dealing with customs collections that include a reduction in the pendency of appeal cases, and tax neutrality for fast-track mergers.According to a FICCI statement, the reduction of pendency before the Commissioner of Income Tax, Appeals, is critical to the success of the new Faceless Appeal system and for alleviating hardships faced by taxp…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 23 (IANS) Alarmed by the growing incidence of drug abuse among economically stable youth, particularly in the private sector, the Kerala Police has unveiled a comprehensive strategy combining strict enforcement with workplace-level prevention. The initiative, titled Prevention of Drug Abuse (PODA), was announced on Tuesday by State Police Chief Ravada Chandrasekhar as part of a wider effort to curb narcotics trafficking and substance misuse in the State.As part of the int…