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Indian state refiners pause Russian oil purchases, sources say
The country's state refiners - Indian Oil Corp, Hindustan Petroleum...
Government’s anti-fraud initiative shows remarkable success, 97% reduction in spoofed calls
Jyotiraditya Scindia,Union Minister for Communications The portal's...
FM refutes report on possible tweaking of tax laws
Nirmala Sitharaman, union finance minister Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reacted to a post on X by a TV news channel claiming that in a sweeping change, the Income Tax Department is planning to impose uniform treatment for all asset classes New Delhi: Finance...
SC asks Centre to furnish details on notices, arrests done under GST Act
"You furnish the data on notices issued and arrests made under the GST Act for alleged defaults of Rs 1 crore to Rs 5 crore respectively for the past three years. There can be harassment of people and we won't permit that. If we find there is ambiguity in the...
GST National Coordination meeting on Friday may discuss tightening noose on fake registrations
Sanjay Malhotra,Revenue Secretary, Ministry of Finance The meeting is also scheduled to discuss ways to reach out to the mastermind of GST fraud by following the money trail, sources added. To identify risky taxpayers suspected of passing or availing fake ITC, tax...
India must expand Universal Health Coverage for ageing population, maintain economic growth: ADB Report
While the South Korea and Thailand have achieved universal health coverage, others lag behind with India having the lowest health insurance coverage among older people at 21 per cent, a report titled 'Aging Well In Asia' prepared by ADB said Tbilisi:India is one of...
Govt widens spices probe amid contamination concerns
India is the world's biggest exporter, producer and consumer of spices, and its domestic market for the products was valued at $10.44 billion in 2022, according to Zion Market Research. Beyond MDH and Everest, other major manufacturers include Madhusudan Masala, NHC...
ADB ‘Vastly Overstated’ climate finance claims in Asia, says Oxfam
The ADB, however, reaffirmed its figures, standing by its methodology and commitment to deliver USD 100 billion in climate financing by 2030, with USD 34 billion earmarked for adaptation and resilience. The Asian Development Bank's actual finance numbers for its...
US appeals court says kids’ climate lawsuit must be dismissed
The plaintiffs had argued in their 2015 lawsuit that the government has permitted, authorized and subsidized fossil fuel extraction and consumption despite knowing those actions cause catastrophic global warming AU.S. appeals court on Wednesday said a lawsuit filed by...
Fight climate change with fiscal discipline
The transition to clean energy requires enormous public investment in electricity generation and distribution, in addition to the far larger expense of mitigating the damage caused by rising temperatures. Further delay will increase the public and private costs more...
Inflation worries continue for US Fed, no policy rate cut for sixth time
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Indeed, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said it was likely to take longer than previously expected for Fed officials to gain the "greater confidence" needed for them to kick off interest rate cuts Washington: The U.S. Federal Reserve held interest...
Domestic PV sales growth flat in April due to high base effect, elections
Dispatches of passenger vehicles from manufacturers to dealers were at 3,38,341 units in April 2024 as compared to 3,32,468 units in the same month last year, a growth of 1.77 per cent with major players Maruti Suzuki India, Hyundai and Tata Motors reporting marginal...