Govt allocates additional two lakh tonnes of sugar in domestic quota
By A R Das The Union Government has provided additional allotment of two lakh tonnes of sugar in domestic quota for the month of August. The Consumer Affairs Ministry said,…
Govt to buy additional 2 lakh ton onion from farmers, to sell at Rs 25
A R DAS / NEW DELHI Union Minister for Consumers Affairs and Food and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal today said that the government was taking every step to protect the…
Foreign Investors pump in over Rs 13,000 cr into Indian capital markets so far in Aug
AMN Foreign Investors pumped in over 13,000 crore rupees into the Indian capital markets so far in August. According to depositories data, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) put in a net…
Govt raises onion buffer from 3 lakh MT to 5 lakh MT, onion to be sold at Rs 25 per kg from Aug 21
A R Das / NEW DELHI In a bid to give relief to consumers, Government has raised the quantum of onion buffer to five lakh metric tonne this year, after…
RBI asks banks to provide individual borrowers option to switch over to fixed rates at time of reset of interest rates
AMN Reserve Bank of India, RBI, yesterday asked banks to provide fixed interest rate options to individual borrowers and directed the lenders to levy only reasonable penalty charges in case…
President Murmu gives assent to CGST (Amendment) Bill and IGST (Amendment) Bill
AMN President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to the Central Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2023, and Integrated Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2023 today. The two…
Jan Dhan accounts crosses 50 crore mark, with 56 percent of them belonging to women
AMN The total number of Jan Dhan accounts has crossed the 50 crore mark. The Finance Ministry said, out of these accounts 56 percent of accounts belong to women and…
Now biometric verification of mobile SIM card dealers mandatory; bulk connection mechanisms discontinues
52 lakh fraudulent connections have been detected and deactivated and 67 thousand SIM card dealers have been blacklisted Bisheshwar Mishra / New Delhi The government has decided to make biometric…
SBI plans to open 300 branches across India in current FY
AMN / WEB DESK State Bank of India is planning to open 300 new branches across the country in the current financial year. The SBI currently has 22 thousand 405…
Govt approves expansion of Digital India programme with an outlay of Rs 14,903 crore
AMN The Centre has approved the expansion of the Digital India programme with an outlay of 14 thousand 903 crore rupees. Briefing reporters, after the Union Cabinet meeting, Communications and…