Economy - general

Early budget would help govt use productive resources better: PM

28 Dec 2016

Experts speaking at a NITI Aayog meeting on Economic policy – The Road Ahead emphasised on bringing more and more firms into formal, organised sectors, which would lead to growth of well-paying, productive jobs

Surat financier found using 700 people to launder old notes

27 Dec 2016

Small businesses can save up to 46% tax by going cashless

27 Dec 2016

Scrapped notes selling at a premium in Kolkata’s Burrabazar

27 Dec 2016

Govt plans new ordinance on old notes; to promote 'Aadhaar Payment App’

26 Dec 2016

No New Year cheer as cash withdrawal limits to continue

26 Dec 2016

India needs lower taxation levels to be competitive: Jaitley

26 Dec 2016

While the introduction of the goods and services tax will help lower production costs, the finance minister also hinted at a general reduction in tax rates supported by better compliance by the taxpayer

India needs lower taxation levels to be competitive: Jaitley

26 Dec 2016

While the introduction of the goods and services tax will help lower production costs, the finance minister also hinted at a general reduction in tax rates supported by better compliance by the taxpayer

GST Council fails to decide on dual control, to meet on 3-4 January

24 Dec 2016

Want to see India as a developed nation in my life time, says PM

24 Dec 2016

The prime minister today inaugurated the campus of the National Institute of Securities Markets at Patalganga, near Mumbai and laid foundation stones for the Shivaji Memorial off the Mumbai coast and metro rail projects in Mumbai and Pune

Amul told to ensure bank accounts for all its milk producers by 30 December

24 Dec 2016

Now use old notes for PM’s Garib Kalyan Yojana till 30 Dec

23 Dec 2016

Tax and penalty payments under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana after the 30 December deadline will have to be made in legal tender or cheques or drafts or in digital made only

India pips Britain to become world's sixth largest economy

21 Dec 2016

India's economy has reportedly overtaken the UK's for the first time in over 100 years on the back of a faster rate of economic growth and the economic slump in the UK after the Brexit vote

Make digital payments cost-free to push cash-less transactions: Trai chief

20 Dec 2016

EPFO fixes interest rate on PDF deposits for 2016-17 lower at 8.65%

19 Dec 2016

Black money could now flow into the coffers of political parties, warns EC

19 Dec 2016

Funny money: I-T issues 3,000 notices; seizures worth Rs393 cr

17 Dec 2016

PM's Garib Kalyan tax scheme for black money holders opens tomorrow

16 Dec 2016

Focus now on printing Rs500 notes; ‘surgical strikes’ to continue

16 Dec 2016

I-T Dept warns assessees against drastic revision of returns

16 Dec 2016

Digital economy to substitute parallel economy: Arun Jaitley

16 Dec 2016

Digital transactions will be a parallel mechanism and will not completely do away with cash transactions, but help check black money cash transactions, finance minister Arun Jaitley says

Cash crunch could end by February '17: report

15 Dec 2016

Cash disbursement to the public could touch Rs14 lakh crore by the second week of February — or over 90 per cent of the amount withdrawn from the system on 8 November

SC seeks report in 6 months on government plans to curb drug abuse in children

14 Dec 2016

Wholesale price inflation a tad lower at 3.15% in November

14 Dec 2016

India has miles to go to achieve universal health coverage: WHO

14 Dec 2016