Finance - general

Cabinet nod for agreement with Cyprus to avoid double taxation, prevent fiscal evasion

25 Aug 2016

Urjit Patel appointed new RBI governor

20 Aug 2016

Urjit Patel as the first RBI governor to oversee interest rate decisions by a monetary policy committee (MPC), a six-member RBI-government joint panel, will, however, have less freedom in deciding monetary policy

Govt amends rules for valuation of registered property under income declaration scheme

19 Aug 2016

Centre simplifies consent mechanism for market borrowing by states

19 Aug 2016

Govt raises Rs60,796.25 cr in excise duty on petroleum products in April-June

18 Aug 2016

Pension fund regulator lowers minimum contribution for NPS to Rs1,000 per year

16 Aug 2016

Panel to submit report on common regulator for pension products

13 Aug 2016

RBI adds `factoring’ to priority sector to boost credit flow to MSMEs

12 Aug 2016

Pay Commission Award: Pre-2016 retirees to get revised pension, arrears by month-end

10 Aug 2016

India’s April-July indirect tax collections up nearly 30% at Rs2,71,719 cr

10 Aug 2016

GST Council will fix rates, Jaitley tells Lok Sabha

08 Aug 2016

India Inc bats for 20% GST rate as bill goes for LS approval

08 Aug 2016

Kuwait arrests man who funded Indian ISIS recruits’ travel to Syria

06 Aug 2016

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

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

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