Economy - general
Number of crorepati taxpayers in India up 60% in 4 years: CBDT
23 Oct 2018
The number of income tax returns filed also increased by more than 80 per cent over the last four financial years from 37.9 million in FY 2013-14 (base year) to 68.5 million in FY 2017-18
IMF credits PM Modi’s reforms for India’s high growth
09 Oct 2018
IMF said important reforms implemented in recent years, including the Goods and Services Tax, the inflation-targeting framework, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, and steps to liberalise foreign investment and make it easier to do business, would lead to a higher growth path
Govt hikes MSP for wheat by Rs105 per quintal amidst farmers’ stir
03 Oct 2018
The farmer-friendly initiative of increasing minimum support prices of notified crops will ensure at least 50 per cent return over cost of production, giving farmers a total of Rs62,635 crore additional return, says a government release
India's core sector output growth slows to 4.2% in August
03 Oct 2018
Expansion of the key sector was slackened by a decline in crude oil and fertiliser production and sluggish performance of industries engaged in the production of coal, steel, refinery products and natural gas
SC rules women of all ages can enter Sabarimala temple
28 Sep 2018
Justice Indu Malhotra, the only woman judge on the five-judge constitution bench, however, ruled the right to equality claimed by some conflicts with the right to follow a religious practice, again a fundamental right, and rejected the plea for entry of women of all ages into Sabarimala temple
SC decriminalises adultery, strikes down Sec 497 of IPC
27 Sep 2018
A five-judge constitution bench unanimously ruled that adultery cannot be treated as a criminal offence, although it can be used as a ground to file for divorce
UN honours PM Modi, France’s Macron with `Champions of Earth Award’
27 Sep 2018
Besides Modi and Macron, this year’s laureates include Cochin International Airport (for entrepreneurial vision), Joan Carling (defenders), Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods (science and innovation) and China's Zhejiang's Green Rural Revival Programme (inspiration and action)
IMD sounds alert as rain wreaks havoc in North, kill 11
26 Sep 2018
IMD has forecast very heavy rainfall over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and heavy rainfall over Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Punjab, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Sikkim, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Supreme Court makes homosexuality legal
06 Sep 2018
The Supreme Court today partially struck down Section 377 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) that criminalised homosexuality
Rupee falls to a historic low below 72 a dollar
06 Sep 2018
The rupee has now fallen nearly 11.5 per cent against the dollar so far this year and continues to be the worst performer in Asia