Finance - general
Centre sets 4% inflation target for MPC ahead of RBI policy meet
06 Aug 2016
In a departure from existing practice of the Reserve Bank of India governor deciding monetary policy rates, the government has now entrusted the job to the government-designated Monetary Policy Committee
Govt circulates amended GST bill ahead of RS debate tomorrow
02 Aug 2016
The amendments propose three key changes to the 2014 bill relating to the additional tax of up to 1 per cent, compensation to states, and a dispute resolution by the GST Council
Govt circulates amended GST bill ahead of RS debate tomorrow
02 Aug 2016
The amendments propose three key changes to the 2014 bill relating to the additional tax of up to 1 per cent, compensation to states, and a dispute resolution by the GST Council
Central staff, pensioners to get revised pay and arrears in August
30 Jul 2016
With the disbursement of seven months’ arrears, the government will be injecting nearly Rs60,000 crore into the economy in August, in one shot
GST Bill: States to get full compensation for 5 years
28 Jul 2016
The union cabinet has cleared changes in the Goods and Service Tax Constitutional Amendment Bill, dropping the 1 per cent manufacturing tax on inter-state sales
Unified payment system will take off soon: RBI governor
18 Jul 2016
The Unified Payment Interface will herald a unified payment system for the whole country and in the process will also help promote cashless transactions
HDFC Bank's Aditya Puri named best banking CEO in Asia
11 Jul 2016
Aditya Puri, chief executive and managing director of India’s second-largest private sector lender HDFC Bank, has been named the best banking CEO in Asia