Finance - general

Over 2.5 million street vendors apply for PM-SAVANidhi scheme

20 Nov 2020

Inter-state GST invoice racket with fake transactions valued at over Rs131 cr busted

20 Nov 2020

FM announces Rs265,000-cr fresh stimulus to Covid-hit economy

20 Nov 2020

As part of the relief package, Sitharaman also announced a new scheme to promote employment, called `AatmaNirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana, offering EPF support to EPFO-registered establishments taking in new employees or re-employing those who lost jobs earlier

Fifteenth Finance Commission submits report

12 Nov 2020

Centre releases Rs6,000 cr as second tranche of GST compensation to 16 states/3 UTs

04 Nov 2020

GST collection up 10% at Rs1,05,155 crore in October

02 Nov 2020

GST monthly collections set to reach Rs1 lakh crore levels: report

26 Oct 2020

Saudi PIF in talks to buy stake in Indian-owned retail chain LuLu Group: report

15 Oct 2020

Centre announces cash stimulus to revitalise economy

15 Oct 2020

Finance minister Nirmala Sitaraman today announced a slew stimulus measures that include Rs12,000-crore 50-year interest-free loans to states for capital spending, a cash voucher scheme for government employees in lieu of LTC + 3 times ticket fare, Rs25,000 crore central sector scheme etc, which, along with private initiatives, will generate Rs1,00,000 crore of additional demand

Centre announces cash stimulus to revitalise economy

12 Oct 2020

GST Council decides to extend Compensation Cess levy beyond five year

06 Oct 2020

GST revenue collection for September at a six-month high of Rs95,480 cr

01 Oct 2020

LVB reassures investors as shareholders reject management team

29 Sep 2020

Govt freezes bank accounts of Amnesty India for circumventing law

29 Sep 2020

Woman at the Helm of Financial Powerhouse Citi

24 Sep 2020

Jane Fraser has been elected to the board of directors of Citigroup, and will take over from Corbat when he retires from Citi and steps down from its board of directors in February 2021

Lack of human capital holds back Latin America’s growth: IMF report

24 Sep 2020

Investment alone will not ensure growth in incomes as human capital is an important factor in realising the benefits of investment, and this could explain the lack of GDP growth in much of Latin America, according to a new report prepared by IMF staff

LS passes bill to regulate foreign funding of `NGOs’ in India

22 Sep 2020

GST revenue collection lower at Rs86,449 cr in August

01 Sep 2020

Japan commits Rs3,500-cr in ODA loan to fight India’s Covid-19 crisis

01 Sep 2020

National e-Assessment Centre to be set up for `faceless assessment’

31 Aug 2020

GST compensation: States told to opt for a cut or extended payment period

31 Aug 2020

Coronavirus pummelled an already low aggregate demand: RBI

26 Aug 2020

`An assessment of aggregate demand during the year so far suggests that the shock to consumption is severe, and it will take quite some time to mend and regain the pre-Covid-19 momentum,’ RBI stated in its annual report