The two bills are listed for introduction by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on December 1, 2025. Photo: Sansad TV via PTI Photo The government will introduce two bills in the Lok Sabha on Monday (December 1, 2025) to levy excise duty on tobacco and tobacco products, and a new cess on manufacturing of pan masala….
The story so far: On November 21, Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced the implementation of four Labour Codes — the Code on Wages, 2019, Industrial Relations Code, 2020, Code on Social Security, 2020 and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSHWC) Code, 2020. Parliament had passed these codes between 2019 and 2020. Why…
By cutting off a nation’s access to resources, finance, and trade, sanctions aim to put economic pressure on the government or leaders to alter their policies. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Economic sanctions are measures imposed on a country, group, or individual to change their attitude or behaviour. They can also be tools of foreign…
“We will continue to see relentless growth,” Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said, adding India’s merchandise and services exports too have recorded high growth during April-October this fiscal. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday (November 29, 2025) said a host of steps and reforms undertaken by…
A view of the RBI logo outside its headquarters in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday (November 28, 2025) issued 244 consolidated Master Directions (MD) after undertaking a review exercise pertaining to approximately 3500 directions, circulars, and guidelines issued over the years, to reduce compliance burden on the…
Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto India’s real GDP has been estimated to have grown by 8.2% in the July-September quarter of the current financial year 2025-26 over the growth rate of 5.6% in the same quarter of the previous fiscal, official data showed on Friday (November 28, 2025). The…
Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: Reuters “India’s industrial production data for October 2025 will be released on December 1, 2025,” an official statement said on Friday (November 28, 2025). The All India Index of Industrial Production (IIP) data is usually released on the 28th of every month or the next working day if…
Former Delhi CM and AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal | Photo Credit: ANI Former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday (November 28, 2025) demanded that the Central government immediately remove 18% GST imposed on air and water purifiers, in view of the worsening air quality in Delhi-NCR. In a post on X in Hindi, he…
A view of the International Monetary Fund. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Indian government has objected to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) baseline assumption that the U.S.’ 50% tariffs would continue, saying they would not remain in place “indefinitely”. The government added that the IMF’s assessment of the growth impact of the tariffs was “on…
The International Monetary Fund logo is seen outside the headquarters building in Washington. Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) annual review has given India’s national accounts statistics, which includes key figures such as Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Gross Value Added (GVA), a grade of ‘C’,…
