Government notifies Unified Pension Scheme, to be effective from April 1
The Finance Ministry has notified Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) as an option under National Pension System (NPS). It will come into effect from April 1 this year and has potential to benefit 23 lakh employees. This will be available for government servants who have joined the service on or after
India’s electric car penetration to surge to 9 per cent by FY30: Nomura Report
The penetration of electric cars in India is projected to rise significantly, reaching 9 per cent by FY30 from the current 2 per cent, according to a report by Nomura. This shift is part of the country’s broader transition toward sustainable and eco-friendly mobility solutions. The report highlighted that electric
Vizag-bound Air India Express flight returns to Bengaluru due to technical issue
An Air India Express flight traveling from Bengaluru to Visakhapatnam on Saturday returned to the airport here due to a technical issue, airport officials said. The flight, which took off at 10 am, circled over Bengaluru before returning to the airport from where it had originally departed. Airport officials clarified
Campco expresses concern over unfair areca import practices, seeks strict regulations to curb them
Expressing concerns over unfair arecanut import practices by some people, the Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Cooperative (Campco) Ltd has urged the Government to implement stronger regulations to protect the interests of domestic growers. In a letter to the Union Commerce Minister, Piyush Goyal, the Campco President, A Kishore
Impact of Basmati price volatility in key international markets for Indian exporters
One of the most integral parts of India’s agricultural exports, the global Basmati rice market often experiences price fluctuations. Since Basmati rice is cultivated in only India and Pakistan in the world, with the former producing the giant’s share of the total cultivation, price volatility leads to considerable implications on
Some exemptions likely in new income tax regime, inflation adjusted income tax slabs possible: Rakesh Nangia
The Union Budget is expected to bring new Income Tax legislations. What are the changes likely in overall tax structure? Rakesh Nangia, Managing Partner at Nangia & Co LLP, explained in an interview. There is speculation that the new IT legislation will do away with the concept of assessment year
Agrochem makers seek cut in duty, GST rationalisation in Budget
Agrochemical makers are looking forward to the uniform basic customs duty, rationalisation of GST and introduction of the 200 per cent deduction on R&D expenses in the forthcoming Budget. CropLife, a body of agrochemical makers has suggested key measures to the government such as maintaining a uniform basic customs duty
Govt employees clock fewer hours than corporate workers: EAC-PM Report
Amidst debate on working hours, a working paper from Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) has said that government employees work much less than corporate employees. The paper has been prepared by Shamika Ravi, member of the EAC-PM. She has used time-use data (published in 2019) in the
Indian govt may announce special fund for oilseeds purchase in Budget
The Government is considering the creation of an oilseed buffer corpus like the pulses buffer. This development comes even as the purchase of oilseeds is allowed by the Centre at the minimum support price (MSP) after the approval of the Agriculture Ministry. A separate fund may help States undertake oilseeds
Trump’s tariff woes: India ready to ‘talk it out’
India has indicated its willingness to sort out tariff woes of the Donald Trump-led regime in the US through “constructive dialogue”. “The new US government has come in recently. Whatever trade issues are there we will talk it out, we will discuss…And we want to further enhance and expand our