The administration’s decision comes in the wake of growing concerns raised by civil society, religious organizations, and medical experts r...

Ladakh's new Excise Policy permits hard liquor sales, reduces license documents from 16 to six, and expands availability to four more distr...

The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday sought responses from the Centre and other authorities on a plea seeking an immediate ban on the sa...

Karnataka has implemented a new Alcohol-in-Beverage (AIB)-based excise duty system, resulting in updated liquor prices statewide. The excis...

Bengaluru has a new excise duty on alcohol-in-beverage. Prices are now set by producers. The government cut liquor price slabs to make drin...

Karnataka becomes India's first state to adopt an Alcohol-in-Beverage excise duty structure. This new policy, effective May 11, deregulates...

India's liquor sales saw a rebound in the year ended March, with spirits volume growing 4% and beer volumes also rising 4%. This recovery w...

Local alcohol manufacturers in Karnataka have urged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to review the proposed liquor tax system, saying it favours...

India's free trade agreement with New Zealand is set to boost Indian liquor exports. Duty concessions will make Indian single malt whisky a...

Supply chain disruptions caused by the US-Israel-Iran conflict have a second-order impact on several industries. The liquor sector is no ex...

Alcoholic beverage manufacturers in Bengaluru are seeking a review of proposed excise duty rules, fearing a European model's negative impac...

Major liquor companies are challenging a new Maharashtra government policy in the Bombay High Court. They claim the policy unfairly benefit...

The rates of excise duty in respect of military or paramilitary units shall be 50 per cent of the rates of excise duty fixed to be paid bef...

If the hike is effected, liquor officially sourced from permit shops can become expensive by Rs 37.50 to Rs 200 per bottle depending on the...

The Delhi Cabinet has approved the new excise policy for 2017-18 although it was supposed to be approved earlier, a senior government offic...

Government sources said there is no need to revise excise duty for 2016-17 as liquor prices, across various segments, had been increased by...

The higher the level of excise duty, the higher the gain from evasion, the greater the incentive to evade, the greater the bribes to be pai...