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India’s GDP expands 7.8% in Q4, full year growth hits 7.7%
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the 7.7 per cent GDP growth for...
RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 5.25%,lowers GDP forecast to 6.6 %, raises inflation to 5.1% for FY27
Sanjay Malhotra, Governor,Reserve Bank of India "The central bank's...
CBDT chief says 88 pc of individual taxpayers have opted for new tax regime
"And insofar as presumptive tax cases, about 97 per cent of the taxpayers have moved to the new tax regime. For corporates, about 60 per cent of the income is now being reflected in the new tax regime," CBDT Chairman Ravi Agrawal New Delhi:As many as 88 per cent of...
Govt deactivates 2.5 crore Aadhaar IDs of deceased to avoid fraud
Jitin Prasada,Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology The primary motivation for this purge is to close any loopholes that could enable the misuse of personal identities. According to the statement by the Ministry of Electronics & IT,...
Space Insurance:Govt prepares policy framework for covering 3rd party damages due to Indian Space Objects
A draft “Policy framework and guidelines addressing State’s Liability towards third party damages arising due to Indian Space Objects”, is presently undergoing various consultations, which envisages, among others, the third-party liability insurance to be maintained...
Delhi tribunal seeks Centre’s help in road accident case cites policy vacuum
"There is a clear policy vacuum, and the family of the victim/cyclist cannot be left to struggle with fate. In these peculiar circumstances, the assistance of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) is necessary to understand if there is any policy/scheme...
Long-Term Care: National infra for sr citizens
As per the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI), conducted under the aegis of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 23.8 per cent of persons aged 60 years and above in the country suffer from at least one limitation in Activities of Daily Living (ADL),...
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana: Losses by wild animals as add on cover allowed at cost of state government
The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), introduced in the country from 2016-17 is providing comprehensive risk insurance against crop damage due to non-preventable natural risks from pre-sowing to post-harvest for the crops/areas notified by the concerned State...
Govt mulls allowing 49% FDI in PSU banks
M. Nagaraju, secretary, Department of Financial Services Foreign ownership in State Bank of India - the country’s largest lender - and 11 other state-owned banks is capped at 20%, a legacy restriction rooted in the government’s desire to retain strategic control of...
Budget-26-27:Allocation for PM-JAY raised 5.56% to ₹ 9,500 crore
Nirmala Sitharaman,Finance minister Allied Health Professional Institutes in 10 key disciplines will be set up and upgraded to create nearly one lakh skilled professionals over the next five years, through public and private sector participation. Additionally, a...
Budget-26-27: Tax holiday for GIFT City businesses doubled to 20 years
`Post the expiry of tax holiday period, the business income shall be taxed as the lowest rate of 15%. This is a shot in the arm and provides great certainty for clients looking at setting up their base in GIFT City (including for all the global reinsurers,fund...
Budget-26-27:FM proposes Rs 10,000 cr SME fund in Budget
For equity support, "I propose to introduce a dedicated ₹10,000 crores SME growth fund to create future champions, incentivising enterprises based on select criteria. I also propose to top up the self-reliant India fund set up in 2021 with ₹2,000 crore to continue...