Economy - general
MAT provisions relaxed for insolvent companies
08 Jan 2018
India’s GDP growth pegged lower at 6.5% in 2017-18
06 Jan 2018
The estimate comes amidst a reversal of a five-quarter slide in GDP growth when the Indian economy expanded by 6.3 per cent in July-September despite a slowing of revenue growth after the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax in July last year
Snowden calls Aadhaar a ‘natural tendency’ to snoop on citizens
05 Jan 2018
Edward Snowden, the man who blew the whistle on the US National Security Agency’s global surveillance programme, sees India’s Aadhaar system as “abuse” that is an outcome of the natural tendency of governments to keep tabs on citizens
Your Aadhaar details are up for sale, price: Rs500
04 Jan 2018
Despite numerous assurances by the government that one’s Aadhhar details are safe and cannot be misused, a shocking newspaper report claimed that the Aadhaar details of a billion Indians can be bought on WhatsApp for just Rs500 each
Cabinet clears 14-km two-lane tunnel at Zojila pass
04 Jan 2018
The tunnel, to be built at an estimated cost of Rs6,808 crore, would provide all weather connectivity to Srinagar, Kargil and Leh in Jammu and Kashmir
Jaitley unveils electoral bonds for political funding
03 Jan 2018
Electoral bonds, an interest-free banking instrument in the nature of a promissory note, can be bought by any Indian national and encashed by any eligible political party through a designated bank account with an authorised bank
Jaitley unveils electoral bonds for political funding
03 Jan 2018
Electoral bonds, an interest-free banking instrument in the nature of a promissory note, can be bought by any Indian national and encashed by any eligible political party through a designated bank account with an authorised bank
India to overtake France, UK as world’s 5th biggest economy next year
26 Dec 2017
Experts predict emerging giant India will overtake both Britain and France next year to become the world’s fifth largest economy in dollar terms
Only 3.13% of Indians declared tax liability in FY16
22 Dec 2017
For the assessment year 2015-16, only 1,156 individuals showed an income between Rs10 crore and Rs25 crore, while nearly 35,000 luxury cars were sold in the country
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