GST Day being celebrated to mark its first anniversary
AMN / NEW DELHI Government is celebrating GST Day today, which is the 1st Anniversary of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) coming into force. Finance Minister Piyush Goyal will…
CBDT extends deadline for linking PAN with Aadhaar
AMN Central Board of Direct Taxes, CBDT, has extended the deadline for the PAN-Aadhaar linking till 31st March next year. The policy-making body of the tax department issued an order…
Govt eases licensing permits for foreign vessels transporting fertilisers
AMN / NEW DELHI In a move aimed at benefitting farmers and removing transport bottlenecks for fertilisers, the government has done away with the licensing permits for foreign vessels transporting…
Govt to link 22,000 rural markets to e-NAM portal
AMN / Bhubaneswar The Centre Friday announced that 22,000 rural markets would be linked to the Electronic National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) by 2020 as part of its drive to double…
Money held by Indians in Swiss banks rises 50% to Rs 70 bn
AGENCIES In a surprising development,Indian money in Swiss banks rose over to 50 per cent to CHF1.01 billion ( Rs 70bn) in 2017 reversing a three year downward trend amid…
NITI Aayog releases first Delta ranking, Dahod in Gujarat ranked first
Our Correspondent / NEW DELHI NITI Aayog today launched the first Delta ranking, incremental progress, for the Aspirational Districts of India. The ranking is based on self-reported data of districts…
Kharif MSP at 150% of input cost to be announced next week: PM
Onkar Singh / NEW DELHI Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that MSP of Kharif at 150 per cent of input cost would be announced next week. Interacting with a…
Highways sector offers immense opportunities for bankers: Gadkari
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that Highways sector offers immense opportunities for Indian bankers and they should not lag behind in tapping it. The road transport and highways minister…
Massive protest planned against Walmart on July 2
OUR CORRESPONDENT / NEW DELHI The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) will hold protest Dharna across India on 2nd July in protest against Walmart Flipkart Deal. It has decided…
Govt to celeberate first anniversary of GST with much fanfare
AMN / NEW DELHI The Government is planning a mega event to mark the first anniversary of GST roll out on July 1 with the participation of industry chambers, traders,…