'Curb unfair practices by drivers': Court orders Ola to pay Rs 50,000 to passenger driven 25 km away from destinationA consumer court in Andhra Pradesh held Ola responsible after a driver stranded a woman en route to a judicial exam. The platform was order...
29 May, 2026, 09.59 AM IST
Fuel imports keep India's economy under pressure despite gold duty curbs: Kotak Securities officialIndia's economy is under pressure from high crude oil prices due to global crises. Experts warn that government actions may not fully resol...
21 May, 2026, 02.56 PM IST
Will registration at Rs 100 in Maharashtra: Why homeowners in cooperative societies, senior citizens should not delay estate planningA Will has always been optionally registrable under Section 18 of the Registration Act, 1908, and registration is not mandatory for validit...
08 May, 2026, 05.18 PM IST
India–New Zealand sign 'once-in-a-generation' FTAIndia and New Zealand signed a “once-in-a-generation” free trade agreement on Monday that gives New Delhi duty-free access to 100% of tarif...
28 Apr, 2026, 01.00 AM IST
Higher EPS Pension: EPFO can’t use the excuse of employer’s deficient system of recordkeeping as a ground to deny higher pension to employees, rules Bombay HCBombay High Court ruled in favour of six employees seeking higher pensions. The court stated the Employee Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO...
23 Apr, 2026, 04.39 PM IST
Which duty is it- CVD, safeguard or dumping?The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has proposed a 12% provisional safeguard duty on certain steel products for 200 days to pr...
21 Mar, 2025, 12.27 AM IST
India introduces Diamond Imprest Authorization Scheme to boost exportsThe Diamond Imprest Authorization (DIA) Scheme, effective April 1, 2025, allows duty-free import of natural cut and polished diamonds under...
22 Jan, 2025, 06.29 AM IST
SC stays Customs' Rs 10.69 cr interest demand on Hindustan Zinc's solar panel importsThe Supreme Court stayed a customs interest demand of ₹10.69 crore on Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL). HZL had imported solar cell panels from...
12 Dec, 2024, 08.30 PM IST
Steel solution: Govt-industry discuss safeguard duty, Chinese overcapacity, stuck consignmentsThe Centre deliberated on imposing a safeguard duty on steel to counter cheap imports and rising steel overcapacity in China. The steel min...
03 Dec, 2024, 06.00 PM IST
Renewable energy industry looks to Budget to offset lull“The government has to do something about payment security. You can fundamentally improve the health of discoms. This could be done in the ...
31 Jan, 2020, 06.04 PM IST
Government may ask RBI to classify renewable energy projects under priority sector lendingThis comes as stress in the conventional power sector is reflecting negatively on the renewable energy sector, and project developers raise...
20 Sep, 2018, 11.14 AM IST
Revenue dept withdraws circular on suspension of safeguard duty on solar cellsIn July, India had imposed safeguard duty on solar cells imports from China and Malaysia for two years to protect domestic players from ste...
16 Sep, 2018, 12.12 PM IST
Supreme Court lifts stay on safeguard duty on solar importsThe Orissa High Court will continue to hear a petition filed against the safeguard duty, but there will be no stay on imposing it, the peop...
11 Sep, 2018, 07.47 AM IST
For now, no safeguard duty on solar equipment importsThe Madras high court made it clear in its order dated August 10 that Shapoorji Pallonji would have to pay the duty if the Odisha high cour...
14 Aug, 2018, 06.45 AM IST
Finance ministry temporarily stays imposition of safeguard duty on solar cellsDGTR had recommended imposing safeguard duty of 25% on solar panels and modules imported from China and Malaysia for a year, followed by 20...
13 Aug, 2018, 09.01 PM IST
Rising CAD no worry as forex kitty adequate: Finance Minister Arun JaitleyCAD had declined to 1.7 % of GDP in FY14 from a record high of 4.7 % in the previous fiscal after the govt announced curbs and gold imports.
10 Dec, 2014, 12.56 AM IST
Budget 2014: Very few industry expectations for indirect taxes metAn additional duty of excise is being levied at the rate of 5 per cent ad valorem on waters, including aerated waters, containing added sug...
15 Jul, 2014, 06.00 PM IST