India will soon emerge as agriculture export hub: PM
BISHESHWAR MISHRA / NEW DELHI Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said India will soon emerge as an agriculture export hub with the help of technology and modern processing solutions. Chairing…
Cabinet approves Rs 1810 cr investment for 210 Mega Watt Luhri Stage-I dro Power Project in Himachal Pradesh
AMN / NEW DELHI The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, CCEA today approved 1 thousand 8 hundred 10 crore rupees investment proposal of 210 Mega Watt Luhri Stage-I Hydro Power…
No service charge on Savings Bank Deposit accounts: Govt
By ADITYA RAJ DAS / NEW DELHI Government today said that no service charge is applicable on the 60 crore Basic Savings Bank Deposit accounts, including Jan Dhan accounts. Finance…
Center to release Rs. 6,000 crore as 2nd tranche to 16 States, 3 UTs to meet GST Cess shortfall
Staff Reporter / NEW DELHI The Ministry of Finance will be releasing an amount of Rs. 6,000 crore as second tranche to 16 States and three Union Territories today under…
Govt extends Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme till Nov 30
AMN / NEW DELHI Union Government has extended the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) by one month till 30th of November or till an amount of Rs. three lakh…
Over 495 lakh e-invoices generated on NIC portal by 27,400 taxpayers
WEB DESK In a major boost to Goods and Service Tax mechanism, more than 495 lakh e-invoices have been generated on the NIC portal by 27 thousand 400 tax payers…
GST collection crosses 1 Lakh crore in Oct as country marches towards economic recovery: FINMIN
AMN / NEW DELHI The Finance Ministry today said that 1 lakh 5 thousand 1 hundred 55 crore rupees of gross GST revenue has been collected in the month of…
Govt to procure a record 742 Lakh metric tonnes of paddy in ongoing Kharif season
WEB DESK Union Minister Piyush Goyal has said that Food Corporation of India and state agencies are all set to procure a record quantity of 742 Lakh Metric tonnes of…
Govt to import 10 lakh tonnes of potatoes to check rising prices
AMN / NEW DELHI The Centre has decided to import 10 lakh tonnes of potatoes to stem rising prices. The government will be importing 30,000 tonnes of potato from Bhutan…
Govt extends I-T exemption under LTC cash voucher scheme to non-central employees
AMN / NEW DELHI Government has decided to extend the income tax exemption available under leave travel concession (LTC) cash voucher scheme to non-central government employees also to boost consumer…