GST return filers up 65 per cent to 1.13 crore in 5 years

GST return filers up 65 per cent to 1.13 crore in 5 years

Monday, 18 December 2023 | PTI | New Delhi

The number of GST return filers rose about 65 per cent to 1.13 crore in 5 years till April 2023 as compliance by taxpayers improved, the Finance Ministry said on Sunday. Also, the number of active taxpayers registered under GST increased from 1.06 crore as of April 2018, to 1.40 crore. As...

Using of sugarcane juice for making ethanol approved

Sunday, 17 December 2023 | PTI | New Delhi

The food ministry has issued a fresh order reversing ban on the use of sugarcane juice for making ethanol and allowed utilisation of the juice as well as B-heavy molasses to produce the green fuel in the 2023-24 supply year. The revised order comes days after the Centre on December 7...

FCI sells 4.29 lakh MT wheat in Bengal through e-auction

Sunday, 17 December 2023 | PTI | Kolkata

The Food Corporation India (FCI) has sold 4.29 lakh metric tonnes of wheat and 14,760 metric tonnes of non-fortified rice through 25 open market e-auctions in West Bengal from June to December this year, an official of the agency said on Saturday. FCI Deputy General Manager (West Bengal region) Pradeep Singh...

13 States, UTs achievers in logistics performance index

Sunday, 17 December 2023 | PTI | New Delhi

Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Chandigarh, and Gujarat are among the 13 states and Union Territories that have again been categorised as “achievers” in the logistics index chart 2023, according to a report released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry on Saturday. The index is an indicator of the efficiency of...

Steel Ministry holds review meeting on surging steel imports from China, Vietnam

Steel Ministry holds review meeting on surging steel imports from China, Vietnam

Saturday, 16 December 2023 | PTI | new delhi

The government has reviewed the steel import situation amid concerns raised by the domestic industry over the increased inward shipments, according to an industry official. Steel players have been raising concerns with various ministries including steel and commerce over the surge in steel imports from select countries like China and Vietnam. The...

NCLAT issues notice to Zee Entertainment, refuses to stay merger

Saturday, 16 December 2023 | PTI | new delhi

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal on Friday issued notices to Zee Entertainment Enterprise Ltd (ZEEL) over the petitions filed by IDBI Bank and AXIS Finance against an NCLT order that approved the media company’s merger with Culver Max Entertainment. However, a two-member NCLAT bench comprising Chairman Justice Ashok Bhushan and...

Domestic air passenger traffic rise 9 per cent in November

Saturday, 16 December 2023 | PTI | new delhi

Domestic air passenger traffic rose 9 per cent to more than 1.27 crore in November, according to official data released on Friday. Last month also saw daily air traffic touching new highs multiple times. IndiGo remained the country’s largest domestic carrier but its market share declined to 61.8 per cent in November...

Business brief

Saturday, 16 December 2023 | Agencies

Cab gets notice for not carry para shooter  New Delhi: The Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities issued notice to Ola Cabs for ill-treatment meted out to a para shooter, Wing Commander Shantanu, a person with 80 per cent locomotor disability. In his complaint to the CCPD, the former Air Force...

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