One Last mithai: How to Recover from the Festive Hangover?

One Last mithai: How to Recover from the Festive Hangover?

Learnings from the festive season and mistakes to repeat next year. 1. Feasting: Cows have four compartments in their stomachs. Humans, even more. An extra compartment for mithai (sweets), for example. At each house you visit during the festival season, no matter how full you already are, there’s always space for ‘You must try this, […]

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GST revenues cross ₹1.51 lakh crore in October

GST revenues cross ₹1.51 lakh crore in October

Festive seasons spurs second highest revenues from domestic transactions in a month Festive seasons spurs second highest revenues from domestic transactions in a month  India’s gross GST revenues touched ₹1,51,718 crore in October, 16.6% higher than a year ago, marking the second highest monthly collections since the launch of the indirect tax regime. Revenues from domestic transactions, […]

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Data | With pandemic blues gone, people are painting the town red

Data | With pandemic blues gone, people are painting the town red

Consumer sentiment has picked up significantly as public mobility has exceeded pre-pandemic levels and unemployment levels have gone down Consumer sentiment has picked up significantly as public mobility has exceeded pre-pandemic levels and unemployment levels have gone down In the first week of September 2020, about 80,000 daily COVID-19 cases were recorded in India on […]

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Data Point | After two years, people are actually “celebrating” a festival season

Data Point | After two years, people are actually “celebrating” a festival season

The Data Point is a bi-weekly newsletter in which The Hindu’s Data team decodes the numbers behind today’s biggest stories.   The Data Point is a bi-weekly newsletter in which The Hindu’s Data team decodes the numbers behind today’s biggest stories.   (This article forms a part of the Data Point newsletter curated by The Hindu’s Data […]

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Petrol, diesel sales jump in September as festival season nears

Petrol, diesel sales jump in September as festival season nears

Petrol sales soared 13.2% to 2.65 million tonnes in September when compared to 2.34 million tonnes of consumption in the same month last year Petrol sales soared 13.2% to 2.65 million tonnes in September when compared to 2.34 million tonnes of consumption in the same month last year Petrol and diesel sales in India jumped […]

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Onam weaves for  2022 comes alive with blooms and Kerala-themed motifs

Onam weaves for 2022 comes alive with blooms and Kerala-themed motifs

Designers dress up the traditional cream-and-gold Kerala cotton with hand-painted motifs, embroidery, cut work and more Designers dress up the traditional cream-and-gold Kerala cotton with hand-painted motifs, embroidery, cut work and more Shades of cream, ivory, off-white, gold and silver capture the season of festivities in the warp and weft of handwoven textiles bought as […]

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