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SEBI allows custodial services in commodity market
Markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has allowed custodial services in the commodity derivatives market.
The move is aimed at enabling the participation…
23 goods and services become cheaper with reduced GST rates
As many as twenty-three goods and services, including movie tickets, TV and monitor screens and power banks are becoming cheaper from today with the reduced Goods and Services Tax (GST) on…
Qatar will cease to be a member of OPEC
Qatar will cease to be a member of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries today. The country had sent an official notification to the OPEC expressing its wish to pull out and…
Government reviews guidelines for FDI in E- commerce
Government has reviewed guidelines for Foreign Direct Investment in E- commerce companies to protect the interests of domestic players. It has taken host of steps and barred e-commerce…
Finance Minister emphasises on mechanism to enhance farmer’s income
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that the perpetual challenge before the government is to strengthen the agricultural sector.
In an exclusive interview to All India Radio on…
National Consumer Day observed on Dec 24
National Consumer Day observed on Dec 24. The objective is to highlight the importance of the consumer movement and the need to make every consumer more aware of their rights and…
Govt to set up panel to look into tax issues faced by startups
The government has decided to set up an expert committee to look into all the taxation issues being faced by startups and angel investors.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)…
PSU banks do not have any plan to shut down ATMs: Govt
Minister of State for Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla has clarified that Public Sector Banks (PSBs) do not have any plans to shut down their ATMs. His statement assumes significance…
Govt approves auction of 683 private FM Radio channels
The government has approved the auction of 683 private FM Radio channels in 236 cities, some of them in remote areas.
Information and Broadcasting Minister stated this in a written…
New simplified GST return forms to be rolled out from April 1st next year
The new simplified GST return forms will be rolled out from April 1st next year. This was stated by Revenue Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey while talking to reporters on the sidelines of the…