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

RBI launches Sachet portal for information on unauthorised money pooling firms

05 Aug 2016

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

Fourth tranche of Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme fetches Rs919 cr worth of gold

01 Aug 2016

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

Govt notifies simplified central excise norms for jewellery trade

29 Jul 2016

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

Preserve independence of central bank for sustainable growth: RBI governor

27 Jul 2016

Wells Fargo, Amazon join hands to 'sell' student loans

23 Jul 2016

I-T Dept to seek details of over 7 lakh non-PAN high value transactions

22 Jul 2016

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

Urjit Patel, Arvind Subramanian lead race for RBI top job: report

16 Jul 2016

Fourth tranche of Sovereign Gold Bonds to open on 18 July

15 Jul 2016

Petrol pump owners demand 'one nation one rate' for fuels

13 Jul 2016

Cairn Energy wants India to pay $5.6 bn for breach of tax treaty

12 Jul 2016

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