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Testing Must for Telecom Equipment From October 2018: DoT
The order mandates equipment makers to get their products tested and certified from the agency or body authorised by the DoT before selling or importing them in India.
No Counting Machines, but Currency Verification Units Being used for Scrapped Notes: RBI
The RBI said that it is using "sophisticated Currency Verification and Processing (CVPS) machines for checking the numerical accuracy and genuiness of the currency notes, including SBNs (Specified Bank Notes that have been scrapped)", the RBI clarified la...
SEBI Proposes Tighter Ratings Agency Rules
The move comes just months after the watchdog set tougher rules, including mandating ratings agencies to more closely monitor whether issuers are meeting their debt obligations and increasing disclosure requirements.
How Has One Year Under Governor Urjit Patel Been For Indian Economy?
In the one year that Urjit Patel has been RBI Governor, how has the Indian economy performed on these metrics?
Labour Protest Over Wages Hits Tata Motors' Jamshedpur Plant
The protesting workers of Tata Motors, including around 600 women, staged a sit-in at the main gate of the Jamshedpur plant, demanding payment of wages as per the new three-year wage agreement signed with the permanent workers' union early last month.
Xiamen Declaration: BRICS Countries Pledge to Fight Tax Evasion
The member nations vowed to strengthen BRICS tax cooperation to increase BRICS contribution to setting international tax rules and provide, according to each country's priorities, effective and sustainable technical assistance to other developing countrie...
Pay Dues or Allow Others to Take Control of Business, Jaitley Tells Debtors
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said bad loan resolution process will take time and there can’t be a surgical solution to it.
Rs 1,000 New Notes Not to be Re-introduced Says Subhash Chandra Garg – Secretary DEA
Subhash Chandra Garg - Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India tweeted on Tuesday that “There is no proposal to reintroduce 1000 rupee note.”
Truth or Dare: A Reality Check On Five Top Demonetisation Rhetoric
Scores of articles and opinion pieces have been written on the subject of demonetisation from both sides of the political and economic spectrum, leaving people confused
Aadhaar-PAN Linking – Last day Tomorrow i.e. August 31st for Income Tax Returns Processing
Finance Minister, Mr. Arun Jaitley informed the press that there is no such deadline for the linking of Aadhaar and PAN, apart from this “NO”, no other clarification has been received from the Govt.
Niti Aayog Sets Out 3-Year Action Agenda, Says India Can Achieve 8 Per Cent Growth
The government think tank has come out with a detailed plan for reforms in the economy, judiciary, regulatory structure and social sectors, in its 'Three Year Action Agenda, 2017-18 to 2019-20'.
Jet Airways Joins Hands With Airbnb
Private carrier Jet Airways has taken onboard California-based home-share booking site Airbnb to offer a range of global hospitality choices to its guests from India.
L&T Delivers Two High Speed Interceptor Boats to Coast Guard
The delivery of the C-433 and C-434 high speed interceptor ships is part of the two contracts being executed by L&T for design and construction of 54 interceptors to the Indian Coast Guard, valued at Rs 1,424 crore, the company said.
Infosys Stock Gains 5% on Share Buyback Plan; MCAP up Rs 10,189 Crore
The stock jumped 4.54 percent to settle at Rs 1,021.15 on BSE. During the day, it had soared 5.33 percent to Rs 1,028.90.
Swiss Party Opposes Info-sharing Pact With India, 10 Others
The opposition by SVP, which is known as a national-conservative and right-wing populist political party, is in sharp contrast to the official position of the Swiss government which has cited strong Indian data protection laws for agreeing to include Indi...
Rupee Rebounds 17 Paise Against US Dollar
Besides, the dollar's weakness against some currencies overseas and early gains in the domestic equity market supported the rupee.