Centre sets 13 lakh tonne sugar quota for second half of November
The Centre has fixed the sugar sale quota at 13 lakh metric tonnes for the second half of November, requiring mills to sell at least 40 per cent of their allocation during…
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Petrol, diesel prices unchanged on November 4 across major Indian cities
Petrol and diesel prices remained unchanged across major Indian cities on Wednesday, 4 November 2026, after the Centre cut the export duty on petrol to zero and raised the levy on diesel.…
Govt scraps petrol export duty, hikes diesel and ATF levies
The government has scrapped the special additional excise duty on petrol exports while raising levies on diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF), according to Finance Ministry notifications issued on Saturday, 31 October…
Govt defends IDBI Bank sale process, says reserve price untouched
The Finance Ministry on Thursday (29 October 2026) defended the strategic disinvestment of IDBI Bank, clarifying that the reserve price was neither reduced nor increased after initial bids failed to meet the…
India cuts customs duty on New Zealand wine, honey, kiwi from 20 October
India has issued the first list of customs duty concessions on imports from New Zealand under the bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), effective 20 October. The finance ministry’s notification of 16 October…
CEA Urges RBI to Revise MSME Loan Overdue Norms
Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on Friday, 9 October 2026, called on the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to revise non-performing asset (NPA) and Special Mention Account (SMA) classification rules for…
Small savings rates unchanged for 10th straight quarter
The government has kept interest rates on small savings schemes, including PPF, NSC, and Sukanya Samriddhi, unchanged for the 10th consecutive quarter, effective from 1 October 2026. The Sukanya Samriddhi Scheme continues…
Windfall tax on diesel, ATF exports cut from 1 October
The government on Wednesday, 30 September 2026, reduced the windfall gains tax on exports of diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) for the fortnight starting 1 October 2026, while keeping the levy…
Govt widens debt investment options for exempted PF trusts
The government has broadened debt investment options for exempted provident fund trusts, allowing them to invest rupee-denominated bonds issued by four global financial institutions: the World Bank’s IBRD, IFC, Asian Development Bank…
Sitharaman to attend AIIB annual meeting in Qatar from September 27
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will visit Qatar from 27 to 29 September for the 11th annual meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) board of governors in Doha. She leads a…
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IO Repro: Repro test after fix 2 Oct. Safe to trash.