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

Kanoria Chemicals had filed the petition seeking anti dumping probe

Race for critical minerals primarily focuses on cobalt and copper – key EV battery making metals, apart from lithium.

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

Lt. Gen Dwivedi brings extensive experience in military operations, technology integration, and strategic leadership, having served in various command and staff appointments throughout his illustrious 39-year career

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

Under this scheme, the MHA will establish campuses of the National Forensic Sciences University and central forensic science laboratories in the country

Farmers will receive ₹2-lakh crore from the new minimum support prices

The outlay also includes ₹6,853 crore for installation and commissioning of 1 GW of offshore wind energy projects and a grant of ₹600 crore for upgradation of two ports to meet logistics requirements for offshore wind energy projects

The greenfield port will be a key infra asset in IMEEEC project

Key provisions include user protection, reforms in the right of way, optimal spectrum utilisation, and the introduction of biometric identification for new SIMs

Claims of non-MSME exporters not to be entertained beyond June 30, 2024, says DGFT

Government has reconstituted 8 Cabinet Committees with the Prime Minister heading six of them.

With a budget of ₹200 crore till FY26, the scheme aims to support the development of standards and regulatory frameworks in the Green Hydrogen sector.

The policy offers no registration cost for strong hybrid vehicles and provides a subsidy of ₹1 lakh or 15% of the ex-factory cost to customers, with a total outlay of ₹250 crore for 25,000 units

Influential figures such as Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and TV Mohandas Pai had voiced strong opposition to the draft bill, citing concerns about its potential impact on business activities and the overall investment climate

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

The Minister highlighted the importance of creating an energy security fund and exploring rare earth minerals

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

Centre asserts that there is no interference in the rights of the States as disaster management is the first responsibility of the States.

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

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

The Bill seeks to give customers an option to increase the number of nominees per bank account to four, from existing one, among others

The scheme has largely been women-centric with 29.48 crore beneficiaries while 35.27 crore of total accounts are from rural and semi-urban branches

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

PPSL will now resubmit application with RBI for Payment Aggregator licence

Three projects include setting up of two new lines and one multi-tracking project across Indian Railways

Ministry dashes off a letter to industry bodies asking them to sensitise manufacturers against using Chinese parts for drones

Projects to be completed by 2027, attract investment of ₹1.5 lakh crore, general 10 lakh direct jobs, says Piyush Goyal

Coal Ministry proposes new window in NRS Linkage Auction Policy for long-term coal linkages without end use restrictions

New projects could be announced in the upcoming Semicon India between September 11 and 13

This extension aims to promote the country’s outbound shipments and provide exporters with interest benefits.

businessline was the first to report administrative head of intellectual property rights in the country, Prof Unnat P Pandit, has been indicted in a computer purchase case

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

NaBFID expects its total sanctions loan book to touch ₹2 lakh crore by March 2025, while disbursements are likely to be around ₹ 1 lakh crore

India expands Ayushman Bharat to cover 6 crore senior citizens aged 70+ with ₹5 lakh free health insurance per family, at a total cost of ₹3,437 crore

The decision shifts financial responsibility largely to the central government, freeing up state resources and triggering loan renegotiations with international agencies. 

Panel seeks updates on pending competition cases, CCI’s backlog, and progress of the Draft Digital Competition Bill targeting the digital market

already Top 300 drug brands are already under mandatory QR code net 

Aimed at enabling States to accelerate capital spending ahead of festive season

Modi government has ended “policy paralysis” and transformed India into an economic bright spot, says Union Home Minister Amit Shah

GoM suggests rate hike on high-end wrist watches, shoes; GST on packaged water to be cut

First GSTR-2B based on IMS to be generated for October on November 14.

Existing rule says ‘widow’ or ‘widower’ shall mean a spouse, legally wedded to deceased government servant or pensioners.

DA to central government employees was enhanced from 50 per cent to 53 per cent of the basic pay with effect from July 1, 2024

Modi meets Putin on the sidelines of  BRICS summit in Kazan; talks focus on partnership across diverse sectors