The tax, levied as Special Additional Excise Duty (SAED), aims to moderate the impact of rising oil prices on consumers.

GST portal introduces forms for manufacturers of pan masala and tobacco to register machines and track inputs/outputs

Kanoria Chemicals had filed the petition seeking anti dumping probe

Proposals for upgrade or downgrade CPSEs need no longer be referred to Cabinet Secretariat and Public Enterprises Service Board

Maruti Suzuki India, Toyota and Hyundai Motor have been lobbying for tax cuts on hybrid vehicles

Foreign Brokerages predict fiscal consistency with a populist twist under Modi 3.0

PM Kisan Nidhi provides income support to 14.5 crore small and marginal farmers

The Indian Embassy in Kuwait has set up a helpline for family members, and Prime Minister Modi has announced an ex-gratia relief of ₹2 lakh for the families of deceased Indian nationals

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu expected to personally examine policy changes in all departments

Draft guidelines released by DoCA protect consumers from unsolicited and unwarranted communications business communication

Additionally, CBIC clarified that for calculating the time limit to avail ITC under the Reverse Charge Mechanism, the relevant financial year will be when the recipient issues the invoice

PM’s replies to the debate in Parliament with aggressive rebuttal of the Opposition’s barbs and a vision for the economy

I&B Ministry stated that advertisements issued for products related to food and health sectors will be required to upload an annual self-certificate on the Broadcast Seva Portal and Press Council of India portal.  

The Indo-Russian Rifles Private Ltd, a joint venture between India and Russia, has production facility at Amethi, UP and is expected to manufacture more than 600,000 rifles as per a deal between the two sides

This change offers more flexibility compared to the previous system, which only allowed updates during the annual KYC filing

In the upcoming Lok Sabha session, the Government will re-enact the Aircraft Act of 1934, introduce the Coffee Promotion Bill, and revamp the Indian Boilers Act of 1923 to modernise regulations and support the ‘Make in India’ initiative

Union Health Minister, Jagat Prakash Nadda also stressed on providing ‘Street Safe’ Rapid Testing Kit to ensure safe food is used by street food vendors and highlighted the need to empower them by enrolling them on food delivery platforms

Aid to the Maldives has been cut by 48%, reducing the grant from ₹770 crore to ₹400 crore, reflecting strained diplomatic ties following the election of pro-China President Mohamed Muizzu.

The notification aims to safeguard the region by prohibiting activities such as mining, quarrying, sand mining, and new thermal power projects, while also restricting large-scale construction projects and townships

Amendments likely to raise number of nominees in a bank account to 4

Oil Ministry’s move to enhance the ease of doing business in the exploration and production sector

Pharma, automobiles, mining, energy and shipping, likely to be given special thrust by the State Government

MicroSave has signed MoU with Rural Development Ministry on July 29

This scheme has an outlay of ₹4,136 crore to be implemented from FY25 to FY32

The Cabinet also clears the proposal to change annual licensing fee conditions

PPSL will now resubmit application with RBI for Payment Aggregator licence

ICAI to debate NFRA’s plan to overhaul audit standard SA600, fearing concentration of market in few hands

The updated regulations define ‘India nexus’ criteria, including user metrics and turnover, and introduce a ₹500 crore monetary threshold.  

The joint statement emphasised collaboration in technology exchange, joint research, and development initiatives to optimize SAF production processes and create frameworks encouraging investment in SAF production.

By ensuring accountability and transparency of the Executive, democratic institutions make governance more responsible and efficient, says the Lok Sabha Speaker