Month: September 2025
Digantara, Japanese startup join hands to create map of moon orbit
Bengaluru-based start-up Digantara on Friday announced a partnership with a Japanese firm to create a map of the orbit around the moon to look out…
Tax tweak to tame CPI by 50-90 bps
Around one-fourth of items, mostly essential and household goods, in India’s inflation basket will be taxed at 5% following the goods and service tax cuts…
‘Double dose for growth’: PM Modi hails GST 2.0, attacks Opposition
The changes in the Goods and Services Tax regime is a double dose of support and growth for the nation and the next-generation reforms have…
Industry must pass on GST gains to buyers: Piyush Goyal
Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said he has asked industry to pass on the benefits of lower goods and services tax (GST) to consumers…
RBI panel on financial stability reviews US tariff impact, financial inclusion efforts
Mumbai: The members of the Financial Stability and Development Council, on Thursday discussed challenges economy would face due to tariffs imposed by the US, simplification…
Tax tweak on coal yields net positive for discoms
The rationalisation of GST on coal from 5% to 18%, along with the removal of the ₹400/tonne compensation cess on the fuel, is expected to…
GST Council clears process reforms for taxpayers
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meeting has approved a host of structural and process reforms for small taxpayers, including launch of auto refund…
FY26 fiscal deficit pegged at 4.4%: Math unlikely to be hit
The Centre is confident of containing its FY26 fiscal deficit at the budgeted level of 4.4% of gross domestic product (GDP) despite potential revenue losses…
GST 2.0: Govt to monitor GST rate cuts to ensure relief reaches common man: Minister
The finance ministry, in coordination with other ministries, will closely monitor the implementation of the reduced goods and services tax (GST) rates to ensure that…
Modi discusses early conclusion of FTA talks with EU leaders
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a joint telephone call with President of the European Council Antonio Costa and President of the European Commission…