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57th GST Council Meeting Set For September 12 In New Delhi; Officers' Meet On September 11

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- The 57th meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council will be held in New Delhi on September 12, 2026, with an officers' meeting scheduled a day earlier, according to an o... Read More


Industry Seeks Risk-Based QCO Regime As Certification Burden Weighs On MSMEs

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- As the Union government considers further relaxations in Quality Control Orders (QCOs), industry leaders and experts have called for a comprehensive review rather than piecemeal ... Read More


Indian Bank Sanctions Rs 1,020 Crore Across MSME, Retail And Agriculture Segments

Amaravati, Aug. 31 -- Indian Bank sanctioned Rs 1,020 crore across retail, agriculture and MSME (RAM) segments during a mega credit camp held in Visakhapatnam in the presence of Managing Director and ... Read More


India, Canada Target USD 50 Billion Bilateral Trade By 2030: Sitharaman

New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- India and Canada aim to more than double bilateral trade to USD 50 billion by 2030 as both countries work towards concluding an FTA by the end of 2026, Finance Minister Nirmala S... Read More


Currency Hedging Could Raise Green Project Financing Costs By 6-8%: CII-IIM Ahmedabad

New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- Currency hedging could add 6-8 per cent to the annual financing costs of green projects in India, increasing the cost of foreign capital and potentially limiting large-scale inve... Read More


Developing Economies Should Not Bear Disproportionate Costs Of Clean Energy Transition: CJI Kant

New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant has called for a more equitable global approach to the clean energy transition, saying developing economies should not be expected to bear... Read More


Centre Directs Ministries, States To Prepare Time-Bound Plans For DPDP Act Compliance

New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- The Centre has begun a formal exercise to ensure compliance with the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 across government, with Cabinet Secretary T V Somanathan di... Read More


Govt Starts Budget 2027-28 Preparations With Focus On Fiscal Discipline, Realistic Estimates

New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- The government has begun preparations for the Union Budget 2027-28, with the Finance Ministry issuing a Budget Circular that sets out deadlines for ministries and departments to ... Read More


Industrial Output Growth Eases To 6.7% In July From Upwardly Revised 8.8%: NSO

New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- India's industrial output growth slowed to 6.7 per cent in July from an upwardly revised 8.8 per cent in June, with three of four broad sectors recording weaker growth, according... Read More


Govt Notifies Establishment Of Mediation Council of India To Strengthen Dispute Resolution Framework

New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- The Central Government has notified the establishment of the Mediation Council of India (MCI), with its head office in Delhi, under the Mediation Act, 2023. The Council is inten... Read More