Status Paper in Government Debt – Centre is Faring Better than States
In News: The Status Paper on Government Debt for 2017-18 released by the Department of Economic Affairs showed that the debt-to-GDP ratio of the Central [read more]
NEWS
Hike in Elderly Pension under NSAP Proposed
In News The Union Rural Development Ministry has proposed to increase the pension provided for elderly poor, widows and disabled people under National Social Assistance [read more]
Chilika Lake – An Abode for Seagrass
In News Chilika Lake, the largest coastal lagoon in India has 20% of country’s sea grass distribution. The Chilika development Authority which conducted an annual [read more]
Government Eases Angel Tax Exemption Norms for Start-Ups
In News: The Union Government has eased the norms for start-ups to claim exemption from angel tax. The government has issued a notification in this [read more]
Global Housing Technology Challenge Launched
In News The Central government has launched the Global Housing Technology Challenge for developing technological solutions to construct homes faster and cheaper. Highlights of the [read more]
Digital India Flagship
Digital India Flagship In The news: Union government has proposed to double the expenditure on the Digital India programme. Schemes under digital India The Digital [read more]
Highlights of Union Budget 2018
Fiscal Prudence Under the new GST regime, the last date for filing of GST returns remains the 20th of the succeeding month. This is expected [read more]
Gold Option Contract
Gold Option Contract In News: Recently Multi Commodity Exchange has introduced gold option contracts for the first time in India. Gold Option It is a [read more]
Complications in GST and E-Way Bills
Complications in GST and E-Way Bills In News: Recently GST Council decided e-way bills will be introduced in a phased manner by March 2018. Background [read more]
Tax Havens and Global Forum
Tax Havens and Global Forum Background Global Forum has a strict peer review in its tax transparency mechanism across the world. Yet it has few [read more]