Amit Shah pushes district-level plans and security grid along borderUnion Home Minister Amit Shah has instructed border district administrations to create specific Standard Operating Procedures. These will h...
30 May, 2026, 11.36 PM IST
Vijay's transformation as 'Muthalvan' from 'Thalapathy'Actor-turned-politician Vijay was sworn in as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister after his party TVK defeated the DMK in the 2026 Assembly elections...
10 May, 2026, 12.37 PM IST
Vijay's transformation as 'Muthalvan' from 'Thalapathy'Actor Vijay has made a remarkable leap from cinema to politics. He launched his party, TVK, and has now become Chief Minister in his debut ...
04 May, 2026, 08.26 PM IST
CII proposes comprehensive reforms to streamline industrial land access in IndiaThe Confederation of Indian Industry has presented a plan to fix issues in India's industrial land system. This aims to boost manufacturing...
20 Apr, 2026, 11.19 AM IST
Pharmexcil seeks aligning GST rates on formulations, APIsPharmexcil urges GST rate alignment for active pharmaceutical ingredients and formulations. Current tax differences create financial strain...
25 Aug, 2025, 04.22 PM IST
Crop protection industry seeks tax cuts, R&D incentives in BudgetBudget 2025: CropLife India urges the government to lower GST on agrochemicals to 12% and maintain a uniform 10% customs duty on raw materi...
24 Jan, 2025, 02.19 PM IST
NPPA asks companies to cut prices of three cancer drugs post tax reliefIn a move aimed at providing relief to cancer patients, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has directed drug manufacturer...
07 Nov, 2024, 12.14 AM IST
Pharma industry seeks relief from price cap rule for cheap drugsIndia’s FoPE seeks a 10-year exemption for patented and low-cost drugs from price controls. Requests include DPCO and 12% GST adjustments d...
15 Jul, 2024, 12.29 AM IST
Retain uniform basic customs duty of 10% on agrichemicals in upcoming budget: CropLife IndiaWe urge the Indian government to implement a science-based, progressive and predictive regulatory regime for the sector to achieve its true...
28 Oct, 2021, 07.29 PM IST
NPPA directs manufacturers, marketing cos to pass on benefit of reduced GST to customersManufacturers can ensure price compliance at retailer level through revised price list, the authority said in an office memorandum issued W...
16 Jun, 2021, 08.04 PM IST
GST: Positive for bigger companies in pharma & chemical sector, while unorganised sector has struggledManshukh Mandaviya, the Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilizers, has informed that there will be almost no impact on the prices of no...
11 Jun, 2018, 03.33 PM IST
NPPA fixes retail prices of 14 formulationsDrug price regulator has also asked manufacturers to furnish quarterly return regarding production, import and sale of their products.
02 Jan, 2018, 04.45 PM IST
NPPA fixes ceiling prices of 814 scheduled formulations"Price of drugs where partial increase is expected due to roll out of GST will not be passed on to consumers as NPPA is working out a mecha...
01 Jul, 2017, 09.11 PM IST
Prices of many essential drugs to rise up to 2.29% post-GSTThe government has fixed GST rate of 12 per cent on most of the essential drugs as against the current tax incidence of around 9 per cent.
13 Jun, 2017, 02.08 PM IST
Congress not opposed to GST bill: P ChidambaramCongress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram said if the government is "clever" it can come up with a formulation to keep GST ...
20 Jul, 2016, 09.49 PM IST
TMC, JD(U) support Congress on Herald issue; unlikely to block GSTDespite Congress’ aggressive parliamentary stance over the issue of the National Herald case, BJP is still hopeful of the goods & services ...
10 Dec, 2015, 06.24 AM IST
GST can be an enabler for Make in India initiatives: AssochamThe new tax regime can lead to efficient resource allocation within the economy, improve tax compliance and positively impact GDP growth.
21 Jul, 2015, 05.11 PM IST