Even as experts were debating pros and cons of the waiver, came the first-ever announcement in the history of commodity markets anywhere in the world the introduction of Commodity Transaction Tax and this, coupled with service tax imposed on commodity exchanges, was a blow to the nascent commodity Futures industry in the country.
The text of US President George W Bush's final State of the Union address delivered to Congress on Monday.
A clutch of innovators, entrepreneurs and researchers are heralding a revolution that combines the academic and the real world within the IIT Madras campus.
What is a non-banking financial company (NBFC)? How does it differ from a bank? Get the answers to these and many more questions on NBFCs.
This Statement consists of two parts: Part I. Annual Statement on Monetary Policy for the Year 2007-08; and Part II. Annual Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies for the Year 2007-08.
Population expert \n\nProfessor Tim Dyson on how the huge growth of population in north India will affect the country.
The policies that kept the Left Front in power for 30 years are proving major obstacles in the state's bid to industrialise.
Finance Minister P Chidambaram's speech.
Finance Minister P Chidambaram presented the Union Budget for 2007-08 in Parliament on Wednesday.
G K Pillai, chairman of India's Board of Approval for SEZs, demystifies SEZs and the controversy surrounding them.
G K Pillai, who heads the government's SEZ panel, demystifies SEZs and the controversy surrounding them.
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice hails Indian Americans and the nuclear deal.
'Both sides welcomed the successful completion of discussions on India's separation plan and looked forward to\nthe full implementation of the commitment in the July 18, 2005, joint statement on nuclear cooperation.'
The text of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's address from the Red Fort on Monday.\n
The Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday cut the bank rate by 0.25 per cent to 6 per cent with effect from close of business hours.
Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday announced in the Budget for 2005-06 that the Planning Commission has drawn up Tsunami relief programme costing Rs 10,260 crore (Rs 102.6 billion).
The text of President A P J Abdul Kalam's address to the joint sitting of Parliament.
The finance minister presented the Interim Budget for 2004-05 in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
The following are the highlights of the mid-term review of Monetary and Credit Policy for the year 2003-04.
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