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A Financing Agreement for IDA credit of US$ 50 million (equivalent) for the “Nai Manzil- Education and Skills Training for Minorities” was signed here with the World Bank. The Financing Agreement was signed by Mr. Raj Kumar, Joint…

A per reports received from the State Governments, till yesterday, 1,12,545.96 MT pulses seized under de-holding operations have been auctioned or offloaded through other options in the market to increase availability. This will help to…

It is the endeavour of the Income tax Department to digitise various functions of the Department for providing efficient taxpayer services. As another significant step in this direction, electronic filing of appeal before CIT(Appeals) is…

The Department of Commerce’s DAVA (Drug Authentication and Verification Application) project has won the 2015 eASIA Award under Trade Facilitation category as announced by Asia Pacific Council for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business…

The union cabinet on Wednesday approved signing of an agreement for exchange of information related to taxes between India and the Maldives. "The agreement will stimulate effective exchange of information between the two countries which…

The New Year 2016 is set to be a landmark in the annuls of urban development in the country with the announcement of first batch of 20 Smart Cities early next month besides the new initiatives of the Union Government under new urban…

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the signing of a Protocol amending the Convention between India and Slovenia for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with…

The First Meeting of the Governing Council of National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) under the Chairmanship of the Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley was held here today to oversee and provide the broad road map for future…

Over 11 crore households consisting of 53 crore beneficiaries are being allocated highly subsidised foodgrains under National Food Security Act (NFSA), at Rs. 2 /Kg wheat and Rs. 3 /Kg rice. Now 25 States/UTs have started implementing the…

As per preliminary reports received from the States, the total area sown under Rabi crops as on 23rd    December, 2015 stands at 520.07 lakh hectares. Wheat has been sown/transplanted in 259.37 lakh hectares, pulses in 125.95 lakh…