Budget & Policies
Strong case to revisit ‘restrictive’ FDI retail policy: Report
Domestic ratings agency Icra has said there is a "compelling case" to revisit the "restrictive" retail foreign direct investment (FDI) policy as India has not been able to get sizeable...
Read moreCommerce Ministry plans workshops in different states to implement agri-export policy
The Commerce Ministry is planning a series of workshops in states including Maharashtra, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh to implement its export policy for agricultural goods with a view to boost...
Read moreSet up separate dept for logistics to improve transport sector: PM’s advisory panel
Setting up a separate logistics department and introducing one permit-one tax system for trucks, among other measures, will boost the transport sector and improve ease of doing business, the Economic...
Read moreToll collections may witness double-digit growth in FY’20: ICRA
Toll collections are likely to witness a double-digit growth in the next financial year, propelled by an increase in commercial vehicle sales and wholesale price index (WPI), rating agency ICRA...
Read moreSEBI comes out with rules for single regime for FPI, NRI fund flows
Markets regulator SEBI has come out with rules for merger of foreign portfolio investment (FPI) and non-resident Indian/overseas citizens of India routes to bring in a single regime for foreign...
Read moreGovt mulls zero interest on timely crop loan repayment as new year gift
In a bid to address farmers' distress ahead of 2019 general elections, the government is considering waiving interest on crop loans for farmers who pay on time, costing an additional...
Read moreIndia eyes $100-bn FDI in next two years; Plans industrial clusters for some countries: Prabhu
India will aim to receive $100 billion in foreign direct investments in the next two years and special industrial clusters are being created for countries like Japan, South Korea, China...
Read moreNew auto policy, FAME II to drive India’s clean mobility push in 2019
With 'clean' being seen as the way ahead, the automobile sector appears all set to ride this bandwagon and the government is keen to give its push in 2019 with...
Read moreGST standard rate to be fixed between 12-18% as revenues increase: Jaitley
Going forward, as tax revenues significantly increase, India will have GST slabs of 0 per cent, 5 per cent and a standard rate between 12-18 per cent for commonly-used items,...
Read moreIndia to chair Kimberley Process from Jan next year: Commerce Ministry
India will chair the Kimberley Process (KP), a global initiative to remove conflict diamonds from the global supply chain, from January next year, the Commerce Ministry said on Friday. KP...
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