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Govt plans changes in capital gains tax in Budget 2023, says report

Changes in capital gains tax in India are expected in the next budget, an income tax official from India's finance ministry said on Tuesday

Boosting production

New urea policy is showing encouraging results

India may stop releasing early trade data estimate, says official

The move aims to dispel any confusion over divergence between the two sets of data, federal trade secretary Sunil Barthwal told reporters in New Delhi

SC asks Centre to check practice of forceful religious conversion

A very serious issue that threatens the freedom and security of the country and its citizens, says top court

Budget 2023-24: Centre's capex support for states likely to continue

The scheme, for FY23, consists of Rs 1 trillion, 50-year, interest-free capex loans to states. It is part of the Centre's capex budget of Rs 7.5 trillion

Budget 2023-24: FY24 direct tax target likely to see 14-17% increase

Centre's FY23 mop-up may top BE by Rs 1-1.5 trn

Govt, pharma companies working on pricing mechanism for off-patent drugs

Experts say this will create a predictable pricing regime for both the consumer and manufacturer

Govt plans to roll out PLI scheme to encourage container manufacturing

Currently, India does not have a robust container manufacturing market, and a large portion of its containers come from China

Green yields

Transparency will be critical for green bonds

Indian govt lays out action plan to promote millet export starting Dec 2022

For exports of Indian millets, the Indian government has planned to facilitate participation of exporters, farmers and traders in 16 international trade expos and Buyer Seller Meets (BSMs).

G20 Delhi summit likely to have dedicated vertical for digital public goods

Open-source Aadhaar and UPI will be two top digital public goods offered; govt trying to take QR-based authentication and payment services global following success of DBT, payment digitisation

Top court issues notice to Centre over delay in judicial appointments

Top court issues notice to Centre over delay in judicial appointments

Indian agencies have real-time, remote access to internet traffic: Report

The revelation was made by the Internet Service Providers Association of India in a filing with the Department of Telecommunications

C-DOT emerges as govt's biggest bet for India's ongoing 5G rollout

The body's latest achievement is designing a fully indigenous non-standalone 5G core in record time

Centre amends Aadhaar regulation, advises updating supporting documents

The amendment made to the Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) Regulations said users may update their documents to ensure the continued accuracy of their information in CIDR

Common ITR form for all proposed by govt, here's what you need to know

It is expected that the proposed ITR form will be applicable from FY 2022-23 onwards

GM mustard approval after long, exhaustive process: Centre to SC

This comes after the court told the Centre on November 3 not to allow the planting of genetically modified (GM) mustard until the next hearing

New TV guidelines: Will take Rs 5-cr hit per event, say sports channels

I&B Ministry has not exempted sports channels from paying Rs 1 lakh processing fee for live telecast of events; broadcasters may petition govt for waiver

India in talks with other countries to export green hydrogen, official says

"We are in a position to make green hydrogen as our main source of energy in the future," Prabhat Kumar, an additional secretary of the external affairs ministry, said at an industry event.

Indian govt to sell 1.55% stake in Axis Bank via offer for sale: SUUTI

Floor price for the offer is 830.63 rupees per share, it added. The offer will be concluded over Thursday and Friday, with non-retail investors bidding on first day and retail investors on second day