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

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

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

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

Of the 156 helicopters, 90 are designated for the Army Aviation Corps and 66 for the Indian Air Force 

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 greenfield port will be a key infra asset in IMEEEC project

These include the MSP hike for 14 Kharif crops, Varanasi airport expansion, and a new major port at Vadhavan

Emphasising the increased responsibility following a significant electoral victory, Modi promised to work harder and achieve greater outcomes 

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

Union Home Minister Amit Shah made the announcement at the Flag-in ceremony of the NDRF’s Mountaineering Expedition Vijay, emphasising the crucial role NDRF plays in national and international disaster response

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 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

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

Internship scheme aims to create job opportunities in top 500 companies over next five years

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.

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

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

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

A total financial outlay of ₹800 crore has been allocated for this component, providing ₹1 crore per selected model solar village, the Ministry said

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

Goyal highlighted the benefits of e-commerce while expressing concerns about predatory pricing practices and the need to protect small retailers

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

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

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

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

Suggestions have been sought to increase the number of geriatric care packages under the health insurance scheme

The new rules aim to further promote ease of investment

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.

Speciality steel is an area where more needs to be done, says Steel Secretary Sandeep Poundrik

Amid the ongoing Samsung workers’ strike in Tamil Nadu, economic think tank GTRI suggests seven-step strategy to foster a more stable industrial environment in the country

Talks are at an advanced stage to firm up the quantum of increase

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 

Internship opportunities surges to touch 50,000 mark; 130 companies have onboarded the internship portal

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