Business

September 5, 2025 8:48 AM

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Over 400 Rural Women from SHGs Across India to Showcase Products at Saras Fair

The 27th edition of Saras Aajeevika Mela will begin today in New Delhi. The fair will provide a vital marketing platform for rural women to showcase and sell their products. More than 400 rural women belonging to Self Help Groups from all States and Union Territories of the country will participate ...

September 4, 2025 9:28 PM

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Govt Introduces Digital Hallmarking System for Silver Jewellery with HUID

The central government has introduced voluntary hallmarking for silver jewellery, enhanced by a digital Hallmarking Unique Identification (HUID) system for quality assurance, with effect from the first of this month. In a statement, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution said...

September 4, 2025 8:11 PM

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Industry Bodies Welcome Next-Gen GST Reforms: CITI Secy Gen Chandrima Chatterjee

Industry bodies have welcomed the next generation GST reforms, saying that the simplification of the tax set-up will help in ease of doing business. Speaking exclusively to Akashvani, Chandrima Chatterjee, Secretary General, Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI), said that the Indian Texti...

September 4, 2025 5:30 PM

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IMC Hails GST Rationalisation, Calls it Landmark Reform

The IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industry has welcomed the Government’s recent decisions on rationalization of Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates. Mr. Arvind Bhansali, Chairman of IMC’s Indirect Taxation Committee, said the move to simplify GST slabs from four (5%, 12%, 18%, 28%) to two simplified ra...

September 4, 2025 11:44 AM

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CAIT Calls GST Reforms and Tax Rate Restructuring Historic and Revolutionary

The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has termed the recent GST reforms and restructuring of tax rates as historic and revolutionary. It said that these reforms will not only benefit small traders, consumers, and India’s economy but will also simplify the tax structure and significantly boos...

September 4, 2025 7:52 AM

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PM Modi hails GST reforms unveiled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hailed the next-generation reforms in GST announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. In a social media post, Mr. Modi said that the government has decided to cut GST rates, which will benefit the common man, farmers, MSMEs, middle-class, women and youth. He ad...

September 4, 2025 6:52 AM

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Minister of State Dr. L. Murugan: PM Modi Set Tone for Next-Generation GST Reforms

Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Dr. L Murugan, has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had set the tone for the next generation reforms on the 79th Independence Day. He said that Mr. Modi had decided to give the benefit before the Diwali festival.      Speaking about GST refor...