GST is a household term in India, not just because it’s a tax levied on most goods and services, but because it’s a relatively new phenomenon that also attracted controversy. But there’s more to it than its oft-repeated controversies. Like GSTIN. The Goods and Services Tax Identification Number (GSTIN) is a unique identification number provided … Read more
Sarah Fox, vice president and regional general manager, Asia, Disney Cruise Line (second from left), Laura Cabo, portfolio executive creative director, Walt Disney Imagineering (fourth from left) and Lee Hawkins, cruise director, Disney Cruise Line (second from right) with various characters from the Disney stable. Image: Courtesy Disney Elsa or Jasmine? Spiderman or Deadpool? Mickey … Read more
Visitors listen to tour guide Ruby Maidment during a visit to discover the sets of the Netflix series “Bridgerton”, in Bath, western England, on July 16, 2024. Image credit: Photography Justin TALLIS / AFP Standing opposite a mansion in the elegant English city of Bath, Tegan Shirdon marvelled at the window from where Penelope, one … Read more
Siddhartha Lal, chief executive officer and managing director of Eicher Motors Ltd. Image: Amit Verma When India became independent, its economy was mostly agrarian, with farmers dependent on traditional, manual methods of farming. It was at a time like this when Man Mohan Lal set up Goodearth Company to import and distribute tractors in 1948. … Read more
Image: Shutterstock There are four ways to manage cyber risk. One is avoiding risk by eliminating or foregoing it. Two is mitigating risk by reducing its likelihood or impact. Three is transferring cyber risk to a third-party cyber insurance company. Four is accepting the risk without eliminating, mitigating, or transferring it. Given that eliminating cyber … Read more
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) has been a cornerstone of fiscal reform in India. The shift to GST aimed to dismantle the complex, multilayered national tax structure and replace it with a more transparent, technology-driven, and efficient system.As a significant indicator of economic activity and compliance, GST revenue collections not only reflect the health … Read more
What is the most spoken language in the world? If English is your answer, you are not wrong, English does come among the top 10. On that note, let’s list the world’s top 10 most spoken languages in this article. Most spoken languages in the world Below, we have compiled the world’s most spoken languages … Read more
Christophe Beck, Chairman and CEO, Ecolab India accounts for 18 percent of the world population, but only four percent of the world’s water resources. Many parts of the country face water scarcity, with cities like Chennai and Bengaluru staring at a Day Zero crisis, a scenario in which public water supply stops completely and taps … Read more
Brooke Bond Lipton merged with Hindustan Unilever in 1994 In the nine decades that Hindustan Unilever has been a part of the Indian business landscape, it has managed to achieve a rare distinction reserved for very few Indian businesses. The purveyors and users of its products don’t think of it as a multinational company. Instead, … Read more
UK-based Aviva spokesperson has said, ‘We do not comment on speculation or ongoing legal matters’ | Representational An Indian tax agency has found that British insurer Aviva breached local regulations capping commissions to sales agents with a system of fake invoices and clandestine cash payments, according to a notice seen by Reuters. In … Read more