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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

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Government grants further extension in timelines of compliances

Also announces tax exemption for expenditure on COVID-19 treatment and ex-gratia received on death due to COVID-19 The Government has granted further extension of timelines of compliances under Income Tax Act. It has also announced tax exemption for expenditure on...

Digital payments for charitable causes and the logistics sector grow by 575% and 217% respectively in Lockdown 2.0: PayU Insights Report

Donations to social causes witness a massive 731% growth in the number of transactions & 2308% growth in expenditure in lockdown 2.0 vis a vis pre-lockdown 2.0 The number of retail and e-commerce transactions grew by a record...

Ministry of Labour and Employment and UNICEF Sign Statement of Intent

Union Minister of State for Labour & Employment (Independent Charge) Shri Santosh Gangwar has said that India is committed to improve employment outcomes for all youth in India, including women and vulnerable section of the people, through an enduring,...

GeM providing increasing market access to seller groups like MSEs, Women SHGs and Startups to reinforce the Make in India Initiative

Instantaneous loans for Sellers at ‘GeM SAHAY’ app; GeM has now over 6,90,000 MSE sellers and service providers onboard; Since its inception GeM has facilitated 67.27 lakh orders worth Rs. 111,113 Crores for 52,275 Govt buyers; GeM providing online market access to...

India registered excellent growth in Agriculture Exports during 2020-21

Export of agriculture and allied products during 2020-21 jumped to USD 41.25 billion, indicating an increase of 17.34% Organic exports registered a growth of 50.94% Measures taken during COVID-19 pandemic ensured uninterrupted exports Secretary, department of Commerce, Government of India Dr Anup...

NITI Aayog Releases SDG India Index and Dashboard 2020–21

The third edition of the SDG India Index and Dashboard 2020–21 was released by NITI Aayog today. Since its inaugural launch in 2018, the index has been comprehensively documenting and ranking the progress made by States and Union Territories...

Recommendations of 43rd GST Council meeting

COVID-19 related medical goods including Amphotericin B for free distribution given full exemption from IGST upto 31.08.2021 Custom duty exemption also given to Amphotericin B Amnesty Scheme to provide relief to taxpayers regarding late fee for pending returns ; Late fee...

National Technology Day celebrations highlight surge in entrepreneurship spirit for cost effective tech

The National Technology Day celebrations highlighted an increase in entrepreneurship spirit to develop cost effective indigenous solutions. The day is a significant milestone in the history of India’s technological innovations as India successfully tested nuclear bombs in Pokhran on May...

Credit Support Measures announced for Individuals, Small Businesses and MSMEs

Banks given Liquidity Facility of ₹ 50,000 crore to improve access to Emergency Health Services RBI relaxes overdraft facility for state Governments Come forward to address challenges posed by second wave, while remaining on guard against future waves: RBI Governor The RBI...

Van Dhan Vikas Yojana is promoting and backing tribal entrepreneurship in a big way

A mega plan to market Van Dhan products from north-east states both in India and abroad to be launched soon: MD, TRIFED, Sh Pravir Krishna Van Dhan Vikas Yojana is promoting and backing tribal entrepreneurship in a big way. In less than...

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GeM Partnership with Sikkim: Boosting Digital Procurement Across India

The Indian government’s public procurement portal, Government e-Marketplace (GeM), has recently signed a landmark agreement with the Sikkim government....