Parliament passes Bills related to Coconut, Airports
AMN / NEW DELHI The Parliament has passed the Coconut Development Board (Amendment) Bill, 2021. Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Bill amid din without any discussion, which was earlier…
Assam sends consignment of 50 MT of maize to Bangladesh
AMN / GUWAHATI Assam has sent a first ever consignment of 50 MT of maize to Bangladesh on Tuesday. Agriculture minister Atul Bora has flagged off the consignment. Mr. Bora…
Gadkari calls for quick roll-out of flex-fuel vehicles
AMN Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has called for a quick roll-out of flex-fuel vehicles capable of running on 100 per cent ethanol and gasoline in Indian automobile sector. Mr.…
PM launches voucher-based digital payment mechanism eRUPI
eRUPI is a cashless and contactless one-time digital payment mechanism Staff Reporter / New Delhi Aimed at improving transparency and targeted delivery of benefits, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched…
Inflation in Germany exceed 3% for first time since 2008
NEWS DESK Inflation in Germany surged to 3.8% in July, compared to the same time last year, according to the country’s Federal Statistical Office on Thursday. This was the first…
Cabinet clears Deposit Insurance & Credit Guarantee Corporation Bill 2021
AMNUnion Cabinet today cleared the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation Bill 2021. Briefing reporters in New Delhi after the cabinet meeting, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, it insures all…
Govt identifies 2.38 lakh companies as shell companies
NEWS DESK Government has identified more than 2.38 lakh companies as shell companies in the last three years, Informed Minister of State for Corporate Affairs Rao Inderjit Singh in a…
No proposal in GST Council to include petrol & diesel in GST: Govt
AMN The government has said that there is no proposal in the GST Council to include petrol and diesel in Goods and Services Tax, GST. In a written reply to…
IMF cuts India growth forecast by 3% to 9.5% for 2021-22
NEWS DESK The International Monetary Fund (IMF) sharply cut its 2021-22 economic growth forecast for India by 300 basis points to 9.5% as Asia’s third-largest economy’s recovery has been set…
No proposal under consideration to waive off farm loans: Govt
AMN There is no proposal under consideration of the Government to waive off farm loans. This was stated by the Minister of State for Finance Dr. Bhagwat Karad in a…