Net direct tax collections surges 14.6 pc to Rs 5.21 lakh crore IANS | 19 Jun, 2026 India’s net direct tax collections surged 14.64 per cent (year-on-year) to Rs 5.21 lakh crore in the April 1-June 17 period this fiscal (FY27), according to data released by the Income Tax Department on Thursday.
Under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the last 12 years, the Department of Fertilisers has achieved monumental milestones, driving India toward complete self-reliance (Atmanirbhar Bharat) and insulating its farmers from unprecedented global market disruptions.
The Indian auto industry saw its best-ever May retail sales at 25,31,067 units during the month, a 9.55 per cent year-on-year expansion -- with passenger vehicles (PVs) witnessing a robust 23.25 per cent growth, the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) data showed on Monday.
Shares of state-owned Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited went up by over 2 per cent on Friday after the engineering major secured an order worth over Rs 21,000 crore from Meja Urja Nigam Pvt Ltd (MUNPL) for setting up the 3x800 MW Meja supercritical thermal power project Stage-II at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh.
The India–Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), which came into force this week, provides significant market access opportunities for India’s textiles and apparel sector to expand exports in a key Gulf market.
