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IDFC First Bank gets Finance Ministry nod to increase stake in Niraj Kakkad Constructions

According to the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, a bank cannot have a shareholding of over 30 percent in any company.…

July 8, 2025 20:15 IST

GST, GST collection, GST revenue, exports, imports, GST refund, geopolitical factors, consumer spending

June GST collection drops below Rs 2 lakh crore mark

India’s gross GST collection went up by 6.2 per cent on-year for the month of June to Rs 1.84 lakh…

Updated: July 1, 2025 18:01 IST

FE Exclusive| FM Nirmala Sitharaman hints at lower GST rates, ‘the expectation is that it will come down’

FM Nirmala Sitharaman signals lower, simpler GST rates ahead; stay tuned for updates from the next GST Council meeting.

Updated: July 1, 2025 12:16 IST

Crucial Reforms for India's Economy – From Farm Productivity to Deregulation. (Image Source: PTI)

Across the aisle by P Chidambaram: MoF – Accept or reject, don’t ignore

An insightful analysis of the recent Ministry of Finance Consultative Committee meeting highlights critical areas for India’s economic growth. This…

June 28, 2025 22:45 IST

India imposes anti-dumping duty on herbicide imports from China

India’s Finance Ministry has imposed a five-year anti-dumping duty on imports of the herbicide Pretilachlor and its related forms from…

June 20, 2025 16:30 IST

GDP, FSDC, economy, RBI, Sebi, Securities and Exchange Board of India

FM to review economic challenges, C-KYC at FSDC meet

FSDC, led by FM Nirmala Sitharaman, to meet on June 10 to assess macroeconomic stability, streamline centralised KYC, and boost…

June 4, 2025 23:22 IST

RBI MPC Meet 2025 Live Updates, RBI Policy Meeting June 2025 Announcements

RBI’s draft norms: Why sub-Rs 2 lakh gold loans call for soft-touch rules

The finance ministry has urged RBI to exempt gold loans under Rs 2 lakh from draft norms to protect small…

June 3, 2025 21:16 IST

Muthoot Finance share price today, May 29

Mannapuram, Muthoot surge 7%: Govt urges RBI to ensure small ‘gold loan borrowers are not adversely affected’

Finance Ministry urges RBI to protect small gold loan borrowers; markets see Muthoot, Mannapuram shares surge. Read more!

May 30, 2025 13:07 IST

Chidambaram hails minimum balance waiver by leading banks: 'Some earned hundreds of crores per year'

Chidambaram flags alarming trend of investment cancellations by Indian companies; calls out Finance Ministry

Citing recent data, Chidambaram said that the ratio of abandoned projects to new investment announcements has surged to 35.9 per…

Updated: May 30, 2025 07:15 IST

direct tax, fiscal, RBI, economy, Finance Minister, income tax

Fiscal, monetary steps may lift growth to upper end of 6.3-6.8% forecast: Finmin

India’s FY26 growth may hit 6.8% amid tax relief, RBI rate cuts, and strong investment outlook, says Finance Ministry. US-India…

May 27, 2025 22:13 IST

RBI, banking sector, liquidity, rupee, reserve bank of india, repo rate, government bonds, rbi bonds, bond market, bond prices, rbi monetary policy, rbi, rbi policy,

Indian banks to soon lend in rupees to overseas borrowers? RBI seeks govt nod

The proposal suggested allowing the domestic banks and their foreign branches to lend in rupees to non-residents in neighbouring countries…

May 26, 2025 14:28 IST

Law firms, jobs, industry, Wipro, IT, career, non-legal, lawyers, non-lawyer

India mulling stricter rules for foreign owned companies: Report

The Indian government is also reviewing the existing foreign direct investment rules. It seeks to simplify investment and rectify the…

May 19, 2025 18:40 IST

rice, export duty, ministry of finance, exports, food security, government

Govt dismisses reports on imposing 20% export duty on parboiled rice, types of milled rice

Officials have clarified that a recent notification was issued to implement technical updates to the Harmonised System of Nomenclature (HSN)…

Updated: May 2, 2025 18:39 IST

bank holiday, banks, banking sector, banking transaction, RBI, Parshuram Jayanti, bank customers, cash withdrawal, ATM

Bank credit to MSMEs jump to Rs 28 lakh crore in February: RBI data

The deployment in February this year was 15.6 per cent of India’s total non-food credit worth Rs 179.4 lakh crore.

April 23, 2025 16:59 IST

Govt’s steel safeguard duty targets dumping; steadies the field for MSMEs

India’s move to curb cheap steel imports is more than a shield for big producers, it’s a measured boost for…

April 22, 2025 17:21 IST

Finance ministry, pension, money, UPS, Unified Pension Scheme, National Pension System, NPS

Finance ministry seeks faster roll-out of guaranteed pension

Finance Ministry urges faster roll-out of Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) amid slow uptake. Only 1,500 central govt staff opt for…

April 20, 2025 21:27 IST

Government to levy GST on UPI transactions above Rs 2,000? Finance Ministry issues clarification, terms reports ‘false and misleading’

UPI usage has soared, with transaction values surging from Rs 21.3 lakh crore in FY 2019-20 to a staggering Rs…

Updated: April 18, 2025 20:14 IST

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Finance Ministry to implement ‘One State-One RRB’ soon to achieve better efficiency

The finance ministry will soon launch the ‘One State-One RRB’ plan to consolidate 43 regional rural banks into 28 for…

April 6, 2025 19:27 IST

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