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Wednesday, August 13, 2025
TopicMinistry of Finance

Topic: Ministry of Finance

India defers retaliatory tariffs on US imports keeping door open for agreement

Karthikeyan Sundaram -
The move comes as an opportunity for an agreement to avert a trade war between the two nations.

Ending ‘lahu ka lagaan’, GST council scraps the tax on sanitary napkins

PTI -
Keeping in mind the budget of the middle class, the council also reduced GST on selected consumer durables from 28 to 12 percent

Govt set to infuse about Rs 2,000 crore into Punjab National Bank by next week

Siddhartha Singh -
PNB will issue preferential shares to the government to raise the capital to meet interest obligations on perpetual bonds.

Arvind was not a spokesman, but an adviser who had to think several steps ahead

Arun Jaitley -
He elevated the quality of the analysis and the presentation of ideas for public deliberation in his four 'Economic Surveys', says finance minister Jaitley.

Modi cabinet reshuffle: Piyush Goyal made acting finance minister, Irani removed from I&B

Kumar Anshuman -
Goyal will handle the ministry until the time Arun Jaitley recovers from kidney transplant, Irani reportedly pays the price for controversies.

Ministry of Finance continues to reject the most RTI applications

Nikhil Rampal -
Ministry of Finance rejected the most applications. However, the percentage of applications being rejected by ministries has come down.

Rs 50,000 crore green fund stuck in turf war between environment and finance ministries

Anubhuti Vishnoi -
Environment ministry is worried that the fund meant for restoring India’s forest cover could be diverted by the government to meet other expenses.
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Memorandum of understanding between SMPP and ADFC was signed during state visit of Philippines’ President to India earlier this month.

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Shekhar Gupta -
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.

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