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FM extends duty exemption on steel scrap: reduction on critical chemicals
New Delhi, Feb 1 (UNI) In a bid to provide relief to the MSME secondary steel producers, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has extended the customs duty exemption given to steel scrap in the last budget, by one year. The minister has,…
PM Modi: Budget 2022 will strengthen economy
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar describes the Union Budget as a Balanced One
FM Nirmala Sitharaman to present her 4th Union Budget today
Mumbai, Jan 31: Amid the uncertainties of the Covid-19 pandemic, Indian startups are pinning hopes on the Union Budget, to be tabled on February 1, for a booster dose in the form of tax incentives, reduction in GST and relaxing…
President talks about economic recovery, govt schemes: DMK, Cong MPs protest over NEET
New Delhi, Jan 31 (UNI) India witnessed exceptionally strong exports of both goods and services so far in 2021-22, while imports also recovered strongly with recovery in domestic demand as well as higher international commodity prices,…
Govt appoints Nageswaran as Chief Economic Advisor days ahead of Budget
New Delhi, Jan 28 (UNI) The government on Friday appointed Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad graduate and Economics professor Dr V. Anantha Nageswaran as the Chief Economic Advisor (CEA). A Finance Ministry statement said…
All hurdles to Pathankot- Mandi and Matour -Shimla NH to be removed
Dharamshala, Jan 21 (Ashok Raina-UNI) Under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Kangra Dr Nipun Jindal, on Friday a review meeting was held in the auditorium of the Deputy Commissioner's office regarding expediting the land acquisition…
MSMEs seek special support to genuine exporters by Banks, NBFCs
New Delhi, Jan 19 (UNI) Promotion of value addition in the country by India’s trade regime, neutrality in both direct and indirect tax structure without discrimination between the nature of firms and greater willingness by banks and…
PM to deliver ‘State of the World’ special address at WEF’s Davos
New Delhi, Jan 16 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver 'State of the World' special address at the World Economic Forum’s Davos Agenda on January 17, via video-conferencing.
The virtual event will be held from January 17 to 21. It…
Bangladesh GDP to grow at 6.4 pc in FY-22
Dhaka, Jan 12 (UNI) The Bangladesh GDP will grow at 6.4 per cent in the FY 2021-22 ending June 2022, due to increasing services activity and firming exports of readymade garment, says the World Bank.
GDP growth rate is forecast to go up to…
Imran Khan: Will be forced to approach IMF again if exports don’t rise
Islamabad, Jan 12 (UNI) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday that his government will be forced to approach the International Monetary Fund (IMF) again if the country’s exports did not increase sharply, Dawn reported on…
MoS Dr. Bhagwat Karad chairs meet on Aurangabad metro project
Aurangabad (Maharashtra), Jan 11 (UNI) Union Minister of State for Finance Dr. Bhagwat Karad on Tuesday held a meeting to discuss the nitty-gritty of Aurangabad metro project.
The technical work for the route planned from Waluj to…
Banking employees must wage a fierce struggle against privatization: Empl’s Fed
Hyderabad, Jan 9 (UNI) Several spokespersons at the 29th conference of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Bank Employees Federation (APTBEF) held here on Sunday called for a vigorous struggle against the privatization of the Public Sector Banks…
Nitin Gadkari inaugurates various developmental projects in Goa
Panaji, Jan 3: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Monday inaugurated and laid foundation stone for six national highway projects worth Rs 3,840 crore in Goa.
The projects which were dedicated to the nation…
RINL-VSP achieves 5.85 Mt Liquid Steel Production in 2021: CMD Atul Bhatt
Visakhapatnam, Jan 1 (UNI) Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), the corporate entity of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP), has achieved Liquid Steel production of 5.85 Mt with an average of 109 heats per day in the Calendar Year 2021, said…
GST dept recovers Rs 49.20 crore cash from WazirX for evading tax
Mumbai, Jan 1 (UNI) CGST Mumbai Zone has recovered Rs 49.20 crores in cash pertaining to GST evaded by WazirX, a cryptocurrency exchange in India. The department also detected GST evasion of Rs 40.5 crores.
The findings came to light while…
Sale of electoral bonds at select SBI branches from Jan 1
New Delhi, Dec 30: Ahead of assembly elections in some states including politically-significant Uttar Pradesh, Finance Ministry on Thursday said that State Bank of India (SBI) has been authorized to issue and encash electoral bonds through…
Haryana to raise ‘Business-tower’ on lines of Dubai
Chandigarh, Dec 30 (UNI) Haryana Government has started working towards creating an international level market in the state on the lines of Dubai as the vision of the government is to create a state of the art 'business-tower' matching…
Telangana Textile fed strongly opposes GST increase to 12 pc
Hyderabad, Dec 29 (UNI) Telangana State Federation of Textile Associations (TSFTA) on Thursday strongly opposed the increase of GST on Textiles from 5 per to 12 per cent (120 per cent) by the Central Government from January next year.…
Railways starts HMIS facility at all it’s 695 hospitals
New Delhi Dec 28: In order to provide hassle free health care facilities to its employees and pensioners, the Indian Railways on Tuesday implemented the Hospital Management Information System (HMIS) at all its 695 hospitals and health care…
Centre goes for top-deck bureaucratic rejig, Pankaj Jain is Petroleum Secy
New Delhi, Dec 27: In a top-deck bureaucratic reshuffle, the Centre on Monday shifted as many as nine senior officers to new posts while approving in-situ upgradation of eight.
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved…
