Workshop on leveraging Private Investment in Indian Railways Organized by the World Bank and Indian Railways Held on March 29th, 2017

The Ministry of Railways and the World Bank organised a knowledge sharing workshop on leveraging private investment in Railways on March 29, 2017.




Ministry of Power reviews Power supply Position and preparedness for Summer, 2017

Union Ministry of Power has taken a review regarding power supply position in the country, especially




Buffer Stock of Pulses Crosses 16.88 lakh MT

Government has procured around 16.88 lakh tonnes including 3.79 lakh tonnes of imports towards building the buffer stock of pulses of upto 20 lakh tonnes as on 28.03.2017.




CBDT notifies new Income Tax Return Forms for AY 2017-18: Introduces one page simplified ITR Form-1(Sahaj)

The Central Board of Direct Taxes has notified Income-tax Return Forms (ITR Forms) for the Assessment Year 2017-18.




Japan’s Official Development Assistance Loan to India for FY 2016: Loan Packages for an amount of Yen 371.345 billion (=Rs.21590 crore approx.)

The Notes were exchanged today between Mr. S. Selvakumar, Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Government of India and H.E. Mr. Kenji Hiramatsu, Ambassador of Japan to India.