A riot of colours, eye-riveting designs, scintillating hues and entrancing interlacing of warps and wefts give these fabrics a distinctive appeal. From the northeast and Kashmir to the southern tip, these fabrics have distinguishing features that impart a unique exotic appeal. Through centuries, handlooms have been associated with excellence in India's artistry in fabrics and providing a source of livelihood to millions of crafts persons in almost every state.

Kapada (Clothes) comes next after Roti (Food) as the most important basic need of human being. Aborigines were using bark of trees and leather of animals for protecting themselves from extreme cold and heat in the nature. Discovery of cotton, wool and silk along with the technology for spinning it to yarn and weaving yarn into fabrics mark one of the fascinating links in the evolution of human civilisation.

New Delhi: As a result of demonetization, there is a substantial increase in the number of Income Tax Returns (ITRs) filed.

New Delhi: Goods and Services Tax came into force at midnight, amid a historic midnight session in the Central Hall of Parliament. President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley addressed the gathering, before they pressed a button to mark the launch of GST. (Read in Hindi: संसद के ऐतिहासिक मध्‍यरात्रि सत्र के बीच जीएसटी की शुरुआत)

Much awaited Goods and Services Tax (GST) will finally be a reality tonight that would radically change the way manufacturer, service provider, trader and eventually the consumer, pay taxes to the exchequer, both at the state and Central level, through a single levy, subsuming a plethora of indirect taxes and making India unified market.

New Delhi: Income Tax Department has made it very easy for taxpayers to link their PAN with Aadhaar. (Read in Hindi) 

With the launch of Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) UDAN-----(‘Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik’) on 27th April, the aviation sector is set to get a big boost and tap huge market of middle class flyers living in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities. This is the first-of-its-kind scheme globally which harnesses the power of the markets to provide a public good.  

New Delhi: Ending the nine year long wait, regulation of real estate sector involving over 76,000 companies across the county becomes a reality from Monday, May 1, with the Real Estate (Regulation & Development) Act, 2016 coming into force.

New Delhi: With a view to digitally empower the Atal Pension Yojana (APY) subscribers and improve the quality of service, the facility of online viewing of the statement of transaction(e-SOT) and also the e-PRAN card have been launched. 

Social media managers who think that simply building up followers on Facebook is enough to boost a brand’s sales may not “like” a new Tulane University study featured in Harvard Business Review.