GST: News
01 Jun 2017
IndiaIndia loses the fastest-growing economy tag to China
India's economic growth slowed for the fourth consecutive quarter in the three months that ended in March, losing out the fastest-growing economy tag to China.
30 May 2017
DelhiL-G directs civic body to make Delhi open-defecation free
On Monday, Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal directed the municipal corporations to work towards making Delhi open-defecation free.
29 May 2017
IndiaIndia's first digital bank for sanitary napkins
On World Menstruation Hygiene Day on May 28, Mumbai's Bharati Lavekar launched India's first digital bank for sanitary pads.
29 May 2017
KarnatakaBengaluru- Rs. 4.53cr property tax levied on 600sq.ft home
A resident staying in a 600 sq.ft house of Kaveri Nagar of Karisandra ward in South Bengaluru has been charged property tax of Rs. 4.53 crore.
28 May 2017
Indian GovernmentGovernment will address GST concerns among industry majors, educate consumers
The NDA government has been pushing GST in full gusto and although, industry majors are rallying behind this move, they are also concerned about changes that it will bring in their way of doing businesses.
26 May 2017
KarnatakaBengaluru horror: 14-year-old gang-raped by minors
Three youths, including two minors, gang-raped a 14-year-old girl in Bengaluru's north division.
26 May 2017
India3 years of Modi - how has business landscape changed?
As NDA government is now on the mature end of its tenure, it's not only India which is watching its every move but the entire world is.
25 May 2017
MumbaiMumbai- 1,300 BMC staff to lose jobs because of GST
With the implementation of GST, Octroi duties will be scrapped, which means those working in the Octroi department will lose their jobs.
25 May 2017
IndiaFIPB comes to an end to facilitate ease of business
The Union cabinet has okayed the abolition of 25-year-old Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB), whose purpose was to vet Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) proposals in India, as most of the FDI money now comes via automatic routes.
21 May 2017
IndiaGST ship is battle ready for the choppy Indian economy
GST bill nuances have been finally etched and July 1 marks a new chapter in India's economy.
19 May 2017
Bharti AirtelGST services tax rates: What's cheaper, what's costlier?
In the new GST regime, among many things, one that's going to get costlier is mobile bills.
18 May 2017
Jammu And KashmirGST meet at Srinagar to send political message?
The GST council is holding its 14th meeting in Srinagar today. It will be attended by finance ministers of all 32 states and union territories.
17 May 2017
IndiaModi government passes with flying colours in stock exchange
Indian economy growth can be measured, to a certain extent, by the performance of its stock exchanges - BSE and NSE.
10 May 2017
IndiaGodrej Consumer Products now has Nisaba Godrej at the helm
The reins of Godrej Group's crown jewel, Godrej Consumer Products, have been passed on from industrialist Adi Godrej to her daughter Nisaba Godrej, who earlier was the executive director of the company.
05 May 2017
MumbaiAfter Eman, Saifee hospital to start fundraising for obese children
After successfully raising over 21 lakh for the surgery of Eman Ahmed, doctors from Saifee hospital are planning to launch a similar campaign for helping 7 obese children.
28 Apr 2017
IndiaIndia is set to become the world's fourth-largest economy
It's been 70 years since our independence; 5 more years and we will push Britain out of the top five economies. We would emerge as the world's fourth-largest economy overtaking Germany on the way.
10 Apr 2017
Arun JaitleyGST taxpayers will now get a performance based rating
Under the goods and services tax (GST) slated to begin from July 1, taxpayers will be given ratings.
31 Mar 2017
IndiaDemonetization fails to dampen returns, market shows steady progress
The BSE Sensex performed remarkably this year marking a return of 17% where it oscillated between a low of 24523.20 on April 2016 and a peak of 29824.62 this year.
31 Mar 2017
IndiaBengaluru is India's most forgetful city
The Uber 'Lost and Found India' Index released a report on Thursday and ranked Bengaluru as India's most forgetful city.
30 Mar 2017
Lok SabhaLok Sabha approves GST: Moves one step closer to implementation
The four GST Bills were approved in the Lok Sabha bringing GST one step closer to a roll out on July 1st. "We seem to be on time... (we are) reasonably optimistic about meeting the deadline", said Arun Jaitley.
27 Feb 2017
AmulIcecreams, groceries pricier this summer, companies blame input costs
Get ready to spend more as FMCG companies are soon going to hike prices of groceries and other everyday consumption products, citing an increase in input costs.
19 Feb 2017
Ministry of FinanceService tax officials summon GSTN chief on evasion charges
The service tax department has summoned Prakash Kumar, CEO of Good and Service Tax Network (GSTN), for possible evasion of tax on software services received from IT major Infosys. However, Kumar has denied receiving any such notice from the tax department.
17 Feb 2017
FlipkartE-commerce sellers will pay 2% tax at source in GST
E-commerce giants like Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal are trying to convince the government to scrap from the final Goods and Services Tax draft, the 2% tax that e-commerce marketplaces collect from sellers on their platform.
13 Feb 2017
IndiaUsed cars sales fall by 42% due to demonetization
The used car market in India is struggling for more customers as top players are clocking losses after the demonetization drive.
08 Feb 2017
Arun JaitleyPunishment if govt employees criticize govt action
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley issued a warning to all government employees of disciplinary action if they criticised government policies in public.
31 Jan 2017
IndiaTop sector expectations from the budget
Auto, banking, FMCG, infrastructure and power sectors are expecting a push from the government.
24 Jan 2017
IndiaWhat to look out for in the upcoming Budget 2017
The countdown to the Union Budget 2017 has begun.
21 Dec 2016
IndiaDemonetization impacts India's unorganized retail sector
With the onset of demonetization and the popular Goods and Service Tax (GST), the country's unorganized retail sector is being hampered, reports revealed.
17 Dec 2016
IndiaDemonetization undermined RBI's reputation: Standard & Poor's
The Centre's surprise move to demonetize high-value currency notes has undermined the Reserve Bank of India's reputation for competence and independence, according to the global credit rating agency Standard & Poor's.
28 Oct 2016
IndiaITC clocks robust sales amidst GST woes
Cigarette maker ITC saw better days as their cigarette business posted solid profits, despite the growing apprehension about GST rates.
27 Sep 2016
Anil AmbaniReliance Capital's AGM and its seven big takeaways
Reliance Capital, led by Anil Ambani, held its Annual General Meeting today, which listed out interesting takeaways on the changes in the financial company.
20 Sep 2016
IndiaIndian electronic products industry to touch $75 billion by 2017
According to the joint study, government's efforts for infrastructure development, locomotive and energy, pose an important opportunity for rapid-expansion of domestic electronics industry.
05 Sep 2016
Indian RailwaysWhat made news this week?
Sports, politics, economics were the highlights this week.
04 Aug 2016
Parliament of IndiaThe GST Bill's impact on the common man
The GST rate has been proposed to be a three-level tax structure by the GST panel under Arvind Subramanian.
