Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT’s) APA Program crosses the 150 Milestone

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has entered into 9 Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs) during the last two days of the current financial year.




JAPAN’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) Loan of RS. 21,590 Crore to India for Financial Year 2016-17

The Joint Statement dated September 1, 2014 of the two Prime Ministers’ of India and Japan mentions the intention of Government of Japan to realize 3.5 trillion Yen of publicand private investment and financing from




Buffer Stock of Pulses Crosses 16.88 lakh tonnes

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.




The Union Government has announced revised rates of interest on Small Savings Schemes for the First Quarter of 2017-18 to bring them somewhat closer to market rates

The Union Government has announced revised rates of interest on various small savings schemes for the first quarter of the financial




Index of Eight Core Industries (Base: 2004-05=100) February, 2017

The summary of the Index of Eight Core Industries (base: 2004-05) is given