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Centre approves rRs.r10K-crore SME growth fund

New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- The Union cabinet on Tuesday approved a Rs.10,000 crore fund to provide equity support to promising small and medium enterprises, ahead of the 57th GST Council meeting that is exp... Read More


GST collections cross rRs.r2 lakh crore in September, rise 14.7%

New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- India's gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue in September crossed Rs.2 lakh crore, registering a 14.7% year-on-year increase, government data released on Thursday showed. G... Read More


India-US economic ties moving beyond trade to investment, tech, innovation: Goyal

New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- The India-US economic relationship is moving beyond traditional trade to encompass investment, manufacturing, technology, innovation, resilient supply chains and the creation of... Read More


Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman leads delegation to AIIB annual meeting in Qatar for key infrastructure talks

New Delhi, Sept. 28 -- Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is leading a delegation of officials to Qatar to attend the two-day annual meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) s... Read More


Piyush Goyal to visit US for G20 meet, push for interim bilateral trade deal

New Delhi, Sept. 28 -- Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal will be in the US on Tuesday to attend the G20 meet in Milwaukee (Wisconsin) and also engage with his American counterpart to finalis... Read More


Brics tax talks significant as global rules are renegotiated: Nirmala Sitharaman

New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- The effort by Brics countries to find common ground on international taxation is significant at a time when tax-related rules are being renegotiated around the world, finance mi... Read More


India secures EU steel quota, seafood and shipbreaking concessions ahead of FTA

New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- India has secured favourable concessions in advance for its steel, fisheries and shipping sectors from the European Union, even as the two sides move towards signing their "moth... Read More


Petrol pump dealers threaten cash-only payments over rRs.r5 UPI charge above rRs.r2,000

New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- Petrol pump dealers across India have threatened to stop accepting unified payments interface (UPI) payments of Rs.2,000 and above and switch to cash if they are required to pay... Read More


India's growth to stay at 7% despite global uncertainties: Nirmala Sitharaman

New Delhi, Aug. 30 -- India's economy has been growing at 7% or more since the Covid-19 pandemic and is expected to maintain the momentum despite global uncertainties, Union finance minister Nirmala S... Read More


Sitharaman, Goyal, commerce secretary to lead India's global outreach next week

New Delhi, Aug. 23 -- India is stepping up its global economic outreach, with finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal and commerce secretary Rajesh Agrawal set... Read More