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E-way bill generation rose to 139.79 million in July from 131.91 million a year earlier, indicating sustained movement of goods and resilience in domestic trade

The policy covers athlete identification, training, welfare, education, employment, sports science, institutional development and infrastructure

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The regulator said entities must ensure continuous validity of their Letter of Approval and regulatory permissions, warning that breaches could attract penalties

Mills diverted about 3 million metric tonnes of sugar, or around 10 per cent of total output, to ethanol production during the current year ending in September

The effective customs duty on gold, silver and precious metals was raised from May 13, with gold imports yielding Rs 100.4 billion in duty through August 2

The government has collected Rs 10,463 crore as customs duty on gold, silver and platinum between May 13 and August 2, Parliament was informed on Monday. The import duty on gold and silver had been hiked to 15 per cent, from 6 per cent, and that on platinum to 15.4 per cent from 6.4 per cent, with effect from May 13. Consequential changes were also made to other items, including gold and silver dore, coins, and findings. In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Fi

The MMDR Amendment Bill, 2026 seeks greater government control over mineral-bearing land and tighter rules for state taxes, cesses and other mining-related levies

The Centre has proposed changes to the law governing NCDC, seeking to give the institution greater flexibility in supporting co-operative development

The government's combined mop-up from disinvestment and asset monetisation stood at Rs 45,306 crore in FY26, exceeding the Revised Estimates, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said on Monday. The government had pegged Miscellaneous Capital Receipts, which includes PSU disinvestment and public asset monetisation, at Rs 33,837 crore in the Revised Estimates (RE) for 2025-26. Government of India realised an amount of Rs 45,306.05 crore in FY 2025-26, which included Rs 16,885.56 crore f

The Income Tax department is currently in the process of framing rules to implement the 2026-27 Budget provision that allows taxpayers to electronically apply for lower or nil TDS certificates electronically, Parliament was informed on Monday. Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said Section 395(1) of the Income-tax Act, 2025 provides for the issuance of certificates for deduction of tax at source at Nil or lower rates. Vide Finance Act, 2026, to ease the compliance burden of small ta