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PASSENGER AMENITIES, SERVICES AND DIGITAL INDIA INITIATIVES · Provision of All India Security Helpline ‘182’ All India Security Helpline ‘182’ has been provided over Indian Railway to facilitate the travelling passenger. The service…

Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India has been compiling and releasing quarterly statistics on India’s External Debt for the quarters ending September and December every year. Now it has released Report on…

In yet another bid to curb generation of black money, quoting of the income tax Permanent Account Number (PAN) would be mandatory for cash transactions above Rs.2 lakh from January 1, 2016. “The government received numerous representations…

After reviewing the cash position, the Government of India, in consultation with Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has decided to notify the amounts for the issuance of Treasury Bills for the quarter ending March 2016 as under: The…

An Inter-Governmental Agreement between India and USA was signed for implementation of Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). The Government of India has also joined the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (MCAA) for Automatic…

The Government of India, in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has placed in public domain Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy (MTDS). The strategy has been articulated for a period of three years (2015-16 to 2017-18).…

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today interacted with Secretaries to the Government of India, for over 70 minutes. In course of the interaction, the Prime Minister appreciated the work done by the Secretaries over the last year…

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…

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has extended his New Year greetings to the nation. “As the year 2016 begins, my greetings and good wishes to everyone. May 2016 bring joy, peace, prosperity and good health in everyone's lives,” the…