Month: October 2025
Exporters in Gift City can retain forex proceeds for 3 months now
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India on Monday notified an amendment to Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) regulations, allowing exporters with foreign currency accounts in…
Direct tax collection Increases 6.3% to ₹11.9 lakh cr in FY26 so far
India’s net direct tax collections grew 6.33% year-on-year to ₹11.89 lakh crore in the April 1-October 12 period, showed data released by the Central Board…
Pre-testing exercise held for new household income survey
The statistics ministry conducted a pre-testing exercise for the National Household Income Survey (NHIS), set to be launched in February 2026, to evaluate the clarity,…
Govt opens PM GatiShakti portal to private sector
New Delhi: The government on Monday said it has opened the PM GatiShakti portal to the private sector to help them optimise last-mile delivery services…
Centre eases norms for states to avail capex loans
New Delhi: The Centre has eased conditions for states to avail loans for capital expenditure under the Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital…
India trade negotiators set to visit US this week, may agree to buy more natural gas from US to bridge trade gap
New Delhi: Indian trade negotiators will visit the US this week for trade talks, a top official said Monday, adding that the talks on the…
States, UTs to be ranked on labour welfare steps
New Delhi: The Ministry of Labour and Employment will start publishing an evaluation index that will benchmark states and union territories on inclusiveness, efficiency, and…
India’s retail inflation falls to 8-year low in September
New Delhi: India’s retail inflation eased to 1.5% year-on-year in September, lowest since June 2017, driven primarily by a decline in food prices, official data…
IIT-Madras incubated Muse Wearables, NPCI to launch India’s first wearable payments ecosystem
Muse Wearables, an IIT-Madras incubated start-up up has partnered with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to launch India’s first wearable payments ecosystem, officials…
a16z-backed data firms Fivetran, dbt Labs to merge in all-stock deal
Data startups Fivetran and dbt Labs will merge in an all-stock deal, creating a combined data infrastructure company with nearly $600 million in annual revenue,…