Tag: Nicholas Smith

High grown, hard won: Inside India’s caffeinated comeback

EconomyJune 22, 2025

Coffee grower N Bose Mandanna isn’t afraid to spill the beans, literally. Standing beside sturdy plants of robusta coffee on the slopes of his estate in Kodagu (formerly Coorg) in Karnataka, he recounts a silent...

Refunds, advance tax dip: Net direct mop-up down 1.4% to Rs 4.6 lakh crore

BusinessJune 21, 2025

NEW DELHI: Gross direct tax collections rose less than 5% to Rs 5,45,207 crore during the fiscal year up to June 19. The first of the four instalments of advance tax receipts increased...