Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to present interim budget today
Feb 01, 2024, at 02:54 pm
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the interim budget on Thursday, months ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.
Jun 19, 2023, at 09:08 pm
Mumbai: Airbnb on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, to promote India as a most sought-after high-potential tourism destination and shine a spotlight on its rich cultural heritage.
No plan to levy charges for UPI fund transfers, says Union Finance Ministry
Aug 22, 2022, at 03:43 am
New Delhi: The Finance Ministry on Sunday said that the government has no plans to levy any charges for UPI (Unified Payments Interface) transactions.
Centre to develop framework to check fake reviews on E-Commerce websites
May 28, 2022, at 07:39 pm
New Delhi: The Centre will develop a framework to keep check over fake reviews on E-Commerce websites.
Mar 16, 2022, at 03:47 pm
New Delhi: Jindal Stainless (Hisar) Limited (JSHL) has been awarded the National Safety Award 2018 for its excellent performance in industrial safety in the ‘manufacturing of basic metal and fabricated metal (except machinery and equipment)’ category by the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India.
Centre secures approval for export of Indian mangoes to USA this season
Jan 12, 2022, at 12:12 am
New Delhi: The Central Government has secured the approval of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for export of Indian mangoes to USA in the new season.
Jammu and Kashmir: GoI launches PM-KUSUM for farmers
Aug 29, 2021, at 02:04 am
Srinagar: The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Gol has accorded sanction to the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM), a Scheme for upliftment of Farmers in the country.
Indian government releases Rs 12,351 crore to 18 states for grants to rural local bodies
Jan 27, 2021, at 10:34 pm
New Delhi: The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance has released an amount of Rs.12,351.5 crore to 18 states for providing grants to the Rural Local Bodies (RLBs).
Toyota Kirloskar Motor signs MoU with Government of India for skilling of youth
Jan 18, 2021, at 10:20 pm
Bangalore: Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) on Monday announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Directorate General of Training (DGT), Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship to develop skills among youth under the Flexi-MoU Scheme of the Government of India.
Govt committed to helping MSME sector flourish: Minister of State Pratap Chandra Sarangi
Dec 19, 2020, at 06:01 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Speaking at an ASSOCHAM conference here on Friday, Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, said that the government fully understands the importance and contribution of MSMEs for the nation and is fully committed to support the MSME sector grow and reach its full potential.
WTTC appreciates Indian government’s support to travel and tourism industry in this pandemic crisis
Oct 10, 2020, at 06:09 pm
London/IBNS: The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) acknowledged India’s support to the travel and tourism industry by working with the private sector in the face of the pandemic crisis at the recently held G20 Tourism Ministers meeting in Saudi Arabia.
Indian government extends last date of filing ITR for Assessment Year 2019-20 to Nov 30
Oct 01, 2020, at 12:23 am
New Delhi/UNI: The government on Wednesday extended the due date for furnishing of belated and revised Income Tax Return for Assessment Year 2019-20 from September 30 to November 30, in the wake of genuine difficulties being faced by the taxpayers due to the COVID-19 situation.
Indian govt employees, pensioners not to get hike in DA till June 2021 due to Coronavirus outbreak
Apr 23, 2020, at 02:57 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The additional installment of Dearness Allowance to Central government employees and Dearness Relief to Central government pensioners due from January 1, 2020, will not be paid because of the financial strains due to the Novel Coronavirus crisis, the government said on Thursday.
Central, state government need to step in to save the real estate industry: Jaiswal
Jan 01, 2020, at 04:51 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Laxman Jaiswal, Chairman and Managing Director of Ascon India Infrastructure Limited, a real estate giant of Eastern India, recently outlined the measures that should be adopted to come out of the mess that the real estate sector is in present times, in the last quarter of the financial year and he felt that the measures were urgently needed for an immediate redress.
Indian government imposes stock limit on traders, bans export of onions
Sep 29, 2019, at 05:28 pm
New Delhi: In view of the sustained high price of onions in the market, the Central Government on Sunday took several steps to contain the prices namely, imposition of stock limits on traders, ban on exports and has asked state governments to take strict measures to prevent hoarding by traders including organising raids.
Indian government moots for improving measures for better GST collections
Aug 11, 2019, at 07:05 pm
New Delhi, Aug 11 (UNI) In order to push growth, the government is mooting the idea of improving measures for better 'GST collections' to make revenue collection free from hurdles.
Indian government appoints Krishnamurthy Subramanian as new economic advisor
Dec 07, 2018, at 05:20 pm
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IBNS): The Indian government on Friday confirmed the appointment of Krishnamurthy Subramanian as the new chief economic advisor of the country.
Indian government rejects World Bank's HCI report
Oct 12, 2018, at 09:55 am
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IBNS): The Indian government has rejected the World Bank's Human Capital Index (HCI) findings where it has placed the Asian nation at 115th position out of 157 countries on various parameters.
Feb 23, 2018, at 10:25 pm
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IBNS): The Government of India and The Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $84 million loan today for improvement and expansion of water supply in Bhagalpur and Gaya towns in Bihar.
Dec 29, 2017, at 10:32 pm
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IBNS): The Ministry of Finance on Friday warned people against investigating in virtual currencies.
GPF), other similar funds shall carry interest at the rate of 7.8 pct: Govt
Oct 26, 2017, at 02:02 am
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IBNS): The Government of India on Wednesday announced that during the Financial Year 2017-18, accumulations at the credit of subscribers to the General Provident Fund (GPF) and other similar funds shall carry interest at the rate of 7.8% (Seven point eight per cent) with effect from Oct 1 to Dec 31.
Indian government freezes 2 lakh bank accounts of suspected shell companies
Sep 06, 2017, at 02:21 am
New Delhi, Sept 5 (IBNS): The Indian government on Tuesday said that in an attempt to crackdown on illegal transactions and tax evasion, bank accounts of 209,032 suspected shell companies have been frozen.
GST on healthcare will make medicare unaffordable: ASSOCHAM-TechSci study
Jan 25, 2017, at 10:08 pm
Mumbai, Jan 25 (IBNS): The healthcare sector catering to the unmet health needs of the society should be kept out of the purview of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) or else medical care would become expensive and unaffordable for the common persons, said an ASSOCHAM-TechSci Research paper.
Union Finance Minister holds Pre-Budget Consultative Meeting with the representatives of IT Industry
Dec 11, 2016, at 01:14 am
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that India’s external position is more robust now and the return to resilience to periodic global shocks is sustainable with lower trade and Current Account Deficits, stable exchange regime and the sound buffer of forex reserves.
Nov 22, 2016, at 12:42 am
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IBNS): In order to further support farmers for the current Rabi crop, the Government on Monday said it has decided to allow farmers to purchase seeds with the old high denomination bank notes of Rs.500 from the Centres, Units or outlets belonging to the Central or State Governments, Public Sector Undertakings, National or State Seeds Corporations, Central or State Agricultural Universities and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), on production of proof of identity.