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Falling fertility rates have left India staring at the spectre of looming demographic challenges that have caused big problems for other Asian powerho
The Telangana government has announced a farm loan waiver of up to Rs 2 lakh, benefiting nearly 40 lakh farmers at a cost of around Rs 31,000 crore. P
Central government employees are advocating for key reforms in the Union Budget 2024-25. Their demands include rationalization of income tax slabs, th
India has capped wheat stock limits for retailers and processors and may reduce or eliminate import taxes to stabilize prices, said Food Secretary San
Satveer Singh's family relies on a sack of wheat flour to stave off hunger. They barely manage, aided by government rations, despite irregular supply.
Onion growers are demanding the suspension of Nafed's onion procurement operations due to reported irregularities found by a Nafed team during surpris
The Reserve Bank of India's gold reserves parked overseas have dropped to a six-year low, with 47% of total at the end of March. The RBI started bring
The GST Council's recommendation to exempt GST on accommodation services up to ₹20,000/month benefits the co-living industry, students, and corporat
The CII called for a review of trade ties with China due to the country's reliance on electronics components imports, posing a risk to domestic manufa
Ashima Goyal, an external member of the Monetary Policy Committee, emphasized the potential for India's economy to grow at 8% if the nominal repo rate
Shashanka Bhide, an external member of the rate-setting panel, suggests a real interest rate of 1.5% for India, closely tied to achieving the Monetary
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Saturday, in its first meeting after the new government took charge at the Centre, announced several measu
India is considering policy measures for senior care, including expanding healthcare access through Ayushman Bharat, revising pension under the Indira
The government directs public sector banks (PSBs) to blacklist underperforming service providers and collaborate to enhance efficiency. Finance minist
GST taxpayers can now amend Form GSTR-1 with Form GSTR-1A before tax payment, ensuring accurate GSTR-3B filing. Partners like Abhishek Jain from KPMG
India and Korea are progressing with talks to upgrade their existing free trade agreement (FTA), known as the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agree
"Let’s take a look at some key areas where reforms are needed, but could be impacted; a crucial area of reforms is that of land reforms, given the n
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that in the 53rd GST Council meeting on Saturday, there were 11 new ministers from Andhra Pradesh, Bihar,
India's e-commerce exports are set to receive a boost with the establishment of designated e-commerce hubs by DGFT and the Department of Revenue to st
The compensation cess was initially brought in for five years to make up the revenue shortfall of states, following the implementation of the Goods an
