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Next-Gen GST and India’s next phase of growth
India’s ambition to become a Viksit Bharat requires an economy in which enterprises of every size can grow, wherever they begin. Over the past 12 years, our government has worked to create those conditions. The introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in 2017 established a common national framework for indirect taxation. Next-Gen GST…
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Nayara Energy hikes petrol by ₹5, diesel by ₹3
Nayara Energy, India’s largest private fuel retailer, has raised petrol prices by ₹5 per litre and diesel by ₹3 with immediate effect, seeking to narrow the gap between retail prices and rising international oil and refined-product costs, people familiar with the matter said. The latest increase comes amid renewed pressure on fuel retailers from higher…
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What are the objectives of the National PNG Drive 3.0? | Explained
The story so far: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB), along with city-gas distributors and oil-marketing companies, on Thursday (October 1, 2026) launched the National PNG Drive 3.0 with the target of enrolling 50 lakh domestic-piped natural gas (D-PNG) connections by the end of the fiscal year 2027. The broader objective is to…
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Commerce Minister Goyal defends India against U.S. forced labour and excess capacity investigations
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal informed the G20 Trade Ministers gathered in the U.S. that India does not have structural excess capacity in the sectors identified by the U.S., and that it has taken steps to prohibit the import of goods made using forced labour. This comes at a time when the U.S. has already levied…
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USTR Greer says he does not think “something is imminent” on trade deal with India
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer speaks during a press conference Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, at the G20 Trade Ministerial in Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Photo Credit: AP While negotiations on an India-U.S. trade deal are nearing the end, the deal itself is not “imminent”, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer indicated on Friday (October 2, 2026) India…
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SRMIST signs MoU with South Korea’s Jeonbuk National University
The SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with South Korea’s Jeonbuk National University (JBNU), creating opportunities for academic exchange and collaborative research between the two institutions. The agreement provides for the exchange of students, faculty, and staff, joint research and publications, participation in seminars and academic meetings,…