GST impact: After exports witness worst contraction in 15 years, Commerce ministry prepares slew of sops The commerce ministry is of the view that if the GST council allows a virtual payment mechanism for exporters under… November 20, 2017 06:23 IST
Aviation infrastructure in India: Overhaul strategy is what Centre must do Around 25 of the 126 airports operated by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) have reached saturation point, particularly tier-II… November 20, 2017 03:11 IST
ArthaKranti’s banking tax not singularly superior, says National Institute of Public Finance and Policy The proposal by Pune-based think-tank, ArthaKranti, to replace all the existing taxes — excluding Customs — with one on banking… November 19, 2017 21:15 IST
ArthaKranti’s banking tax not singularly superior, says NIPFP report The proposal by Pune-based think-tank, ArthaKranti, to replace all the existing taxes — excluding Customs — with one on banking… November 19, 2017 18:44 IST
IMF data shows India moves up one notch in GDP per capita terms According to International Monetary Fund data, which forms part of the latest World Economic Outlook report of the IMF, India… November 19, 2017 16:44 IST
Lower GST on over 100 items of mass consumption, says Karnataka minister Byre Gowda Karnataka minister Byre Gowda, who represents the state in the GST Council, said that the Centre should lower taxes on… November 19, 2017 15:32 IST
Notification soon on infrastructure status for logistics sector The logistics sector will soon get the status of infrastructure, a move that will help the industry raise funds at… November 19, 2017 15:12 IST
India’s holdings of US government securities jump to $145 bn Continuing to increase its exposure, India’s holdings of American government securities touched $145.1 billion at the end of September, official… Updated: November 19, 2017 15:06 IST
Black money: Swiss Parliamentary panel paves way for automatic information exchange with India A key parliamentary panel in Switzerland has paved the way for India to get instant access to details on Indians… November 19, 2017 14:47 IST
Retail inflation expected to rise further, likely to be 4.5% in November, says Nomura Retail inflation is expected to rise further and cross the 4 per cent mark this month. Experts say this will… November 19, 2017 14:33 IST
Moody’s predicts rise in India’s Budget deficit in FY18, says it will improve in coming years Moody’s Investors Services said that steps taken by the government to broaden the tax base and improve spending efficiency would… November 19, 2017 14:18 IST
Government seeks Rs 13,000 crore surplus from RBI, says Subhash Chandra Garg Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg said that the government is only seeking Rs 13,000 crore of surplus lying with… November 19, 2017 12:59 IST
Railways not to seek more funds from Union Budget, says Piyush Goyal Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said that Indian Railways is not seeking more funds. In the upcoming Union Budget for 2018-19,… November 19, 2017 12:50 IST
Government readies institutional framework to push electric mobility The government plans to set up a committee for an institutional framework on large-scale adoption of electric vehicles in India… November 19, 2017 12:37 IST
Automobile exporters under pressure as GST refund gets stuck Passenger vehicle exports from India have run into GST speed breaker as manufacturers have been unable to file claims since… November 19, 2017 11:56 IST
GST regime: HC judges, experts brainstorm on likely litigations With the Goods and Service Tax in place, top domain experts and officials from the GST Intelligence and the Central… November 19, 2017 11:07 IST
Fed’s John Williams joke shows how a novel policy could work, or fail Economists presenting at a conference earlier this week blew through the organizers’ four-slides-per-speaker limit, and the host, San Francisco Fed… November 19, 2017 05:38 IST
GSTN changes proposed, edit interim returns now The five-member GoM headed by Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi was constituted to resolve the various technology issues… November 19, 2017 05:23 IST
‘Job market feels impenetrable,’ Vivek Ramaswamy explains Why Gen Z is ‘skeptical’ of the American Dream
