Government policies

Acharya panel backs NITI Aayog proposal for a Jan-Dec financial year

29 Dec 2016

Demonetisation ordinance prescribes 4-year jail for possession of old Rs500, Rs1,000 notes

28 Dec 2016

Watal panel suggests ground rules for digital payments system

28 Dec 2016

Odisha orders poultry cull after bird flu outbreak

27 Dec 2016

Govt cancels licences of 20,000 NGOs

27 Dec 2016

Commerce ministry seeks higher budgetary support for exports

27 Dec 2016

Mayawati’s party deposited Rs104-cr in demonetised currency

27 Dec 2016

Reports quoting ED sources said the BSP account in Union Bank of India's Karol Bagh branch received the deposits of these demonetised currency between 2 and 9 December

Ordinance soon to ban possession of old notes beyond 30 December

27 Dec 2016

Possession of more than 10 old notes after 30 December may attract minimum Rs50,000 penalty while currency seized in raids will attract 137 per cent penalty

PM unveils `Lucky Grahak Yojana’ and `Digi Dhan Vyapaar Yojana’

26 Dec 2016

Modi offers no respite in black money war, extends battle to benami property

26 Dec 2016

The government on Sunday announced a reward scheme for consumers and merchants for going cashless, even as the prime minister defended frequent changes to deposit/withdrawal rules

GST Council fails to decide on dual control, to meet on 3-4 January

24 Dec 2016

Centre plans to set up 50 biotech labs in Arunachal schools

24 Dec 2016

ED probing co-ops nationwide after Mumbai bank overstates Rs500 cr in deposits

21 Dec 2016

CBSE brings back Class X board exams, three-language formula

21 Dec 2016

RBI lifts limits on deposits of banned notes

21 Dec 2016

The question whether multiple deposits can be made till 30 December that people with huge cash hoards are asking remains unanswered

RBI backs full tax exemption for banks’ bad debt provisioning

21 Dec 2016

Deposit of banned notes in one go to help avoid confusion, says Jaitley

20 Dec 2016

Govt won't allow the cash bulge again, says Jaitley

17 Dec 2016

While adequate liquidity is essential for meeting the needs of the productive sectors, there is not a direct link between excess liquidity and lending rates, according to the finance ministry

PM's Garib Kalyan tax scheme for black money holders opens tomorrow

16 Dec 2016

Niti Aayog announces 2 incentive schemes for digital payments

16 Dec 2016

I-T Dept warns assessees against drastic revision of returns

16 Dec 2016

Digital economy to substitute parallel economy: Arun Jaitley

16 Dec 2016

Digital transactions will be a parallel mechanism and will not completely do away with cash transactions, but help check black money cash transactions, finance minister Arun Jaitley says

Supreme Court directs closure of all liquor shops along highways

15 Dec 2016

I-T finds Rs10 cr in new currency in Bank of Maharashtra lockers in Pune

15 Dec 2016

Maharashtra co-op banks under scanner for receiving Rs5,000 cr in 4 days

15 Dec 2016