India, US agree to work towards broader, deeper bilateral Drug Policy FrameworkIndia and the United States on Thursday agreed to work towards a broader and deeper bilateral Drug Policy Framework for the 21st Century, t...
21 Jul, 2023, 12.15 PM IST
Around 2,878 cases registered under NDPS Act in 2022: Assam DGPTalking to media persons on Monday, he said NDPS Act cases are closely supervised and followed up with timely charge sheets. The conviction...
17 Jan, 2023, 01.26 AM IST
A tax comes of age: Five years since rollout, areas where GST needs retouch and improvementThere have been hits — a total digitisation of tax compliance infra and e-invoicing, robust revenue collection, and near-consensus decision...
03 Jul, 2022, 09.34 AM IST
- Assam govt to set up SOP to regulate rehabilitation and de-addiction centres
“The International Day against Drugs Abuse and Illicit trafficking” was observed at the Assam Police Headquarters. On this occasion, a meet...
26 Jun, 2022, 09.22 PM IST
Online pharmacies are helping to lower health costs in IndiaWhat happened in general retail, with the entry of Flipkart, Amazon, is now happening in drug retail.
11 Nov, 2018, 10.13 PM IST
Record-high opium production in Afghanistan creates multiple challenges for region and beyond: UNThe UNODC report noted opium cultivation increased by 63 per cent; from 201,000 hectares in 2016 to an estimated 328,000 hectares in 2017.
22 May, 2018, 12.37 PM IST
Forfeit assets of drug traffickers, target kingpins: Rajnath Singh to officials"Drug law enforcement in India is a multi-agency task. All enforcement agencies should give high priority to this," Singh said.
24 Mar, 2018, 09.03 PM IST
Government extends anti-narcotics scheme for 3 more yearsThe purpose of the scheme is to assist state governments and Union Territories which are contributing in controlling the inter-state and cr...
14 Feb, 2018, 04.40 PM IST
Essar Foundation, TOI-ET CSR hold joint roundtable on India's soaring drug abuse problemThis conclave is first of the many initiatives that TOI/ ET CSR will be engaged in towards fighting the problem of drug abuse in India.
29 Jun, 2016, 02.12 PM IST
Disrupt finances of drug-terror nexus: IndiaThe "growing nexus of drug trafficking and terrorist networks endangers peace, security and stability across regions," Jaitley stressed.
20 Apr, 2016, 01.12 PM IST
Budget 2016: Full text of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's speechJaitley presented his third budget which took on the fiscal and physical health of the nation by setting the fiscal deficit target at 3.5% ...
29 Feb, 2016, 04.45 PM IST
Drug abuse causing alarm in some parts of the country: Rajnath SinghHome Minister Rajnath Singh today said drug abuse in some parts of the country is causing an alarm and youths should be protected from it.
17 Sep, 2015, 06.38 PM IST
Budget 2011-2012: Speech of Pranab Mukherjee, Minister of FinanceOur growth in 2010-11 has been swift and broad-based. The economy is back to its pre-crisis growth trajectory.
28 Feb, 2011, 07.11 PM IST
Key features of Budget 2011-2012Swift and broad based growth in 2010-11 has put the economy back to its pre-crisis growth trajectory. Fiscal consolidation has been impress...
28 Feb, 2011, 06.15 PM IST
- Free gold import first step to capital account convertibility
The DGFT issued notification on 28 January to allow gold and silver import freely to all persons without any restriction on import through ...
29 Jan, 2004, 12.09 AM IST