New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The Financial Intelligence Unit‑India and the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) signed a comprehensive memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen intelligence sharing and coordination in the fight against cyber‑frauds and financial crimes, the government said on Thursday.The MoU aims to enable both agencies to establish robust feedback mechanisms for enhancing fraud detection protocols at the national level and facilitate the development and dissemin…
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Thimphu, April 7 (IANS) India and Bhutan held the 17th Monthly Coordination Meeting in Thimphu, where both sides discussed progress and charted next steps for projects underway in the Himalayan nation with the Indian government’s support. The meeting organised on Monday was co-chaired by the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of India in Thimphu and the Director General of the Department of Macro-Fiscal and Development Finance (DMDF) in Bhutan’s Ministry of Finance.During the meeting, Indian…
Vientiane, April 6 (IANS) More than 6,000 people in Laos die annually from tobacco-related diseases, resulting in economic losses exceeding 3.6 billion Lao kip (some $1.6 million), health officials said.The figure was delivered at a meeting of the National Committee for Tobacco Control, chaired by Lao Minister of Health Baykham Khattiya. The session reviewed progress in implementing tobacco control measures, Lao News Agency reported on Monday.Officials also highlighted ongoing challenges, such a…
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Round-the-clock monitoring and calibrated response must for India to stay prepared and deal with any eventuality amid the evolving West Asia crisis, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday.The second meeting of the Informal Group of Ministers (IGoM), set-up to monitor the evolving situation in West Asia and suggest proactive measures for its minimum impact on India, was held under the chairmanship of Rajnath Singh here.The meeting deliberated upon the recent dev…
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The Centre, on Wednesday, announced the release of more than Rs 1,536.14 crore to strengthen rural local bodies in Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Odisha, Rajasthan, Telangana and Uttarakhand during Financial Year (FY) 2025–26 as part of the 15th Finance Commission’s tied and untied grants. The releases cover regular instalments as well as withheld portions pertaining to various financial years.A sum of Rs 466.79 crore was released for Rajasthan as tied gr…
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has operationalised comprehensive reforms to streamline e‑commerce exports and courier-based trade, including the removal of the Rs 10 lakh value cap per courier consignment, the government said on Tuesday.The reforms, effective April 1, are expected to significantly boost exports, especially for e-commerce exporters, by allowing greater flexibility in shipment value and enabling seamless exports through the courier mod…
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs held a hybrid outreach programme on the Duty Deferment Scheme for eligible manufacturer importers to speed clearances, an official statement said on Saturday.The statement from the Ministry of Finance said the scheme allows eligible manufacturer importers to clear goods without upfront duty payment and to pay duties on a monthly basis.Customs officials, representatives from trade bodies, industry, and key stakeholders par…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognisance of a complaint alleging that persons with hearing and speech disabilities are being denied access to life insurance benefits due to the refusal of insurance companies to extend coverage to them.According to the complaint received by the Commission, individuals with such disabilities are unable to avail themselves of life insurance policies, raising concerns over discriminatory practices within the insuran…
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The Centre, on Saturday, introduced major modifications to the Mutual Credit Guarantee Scheme for MSMEs (MCGS-MSME), aimed at improving credit access and supporting growth in the micro, small and medium enterprises sector, the Ministry of Finance said.Launched in January 2025, the scheme provides 60 per cent guarantee coverage by the National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Limited (NCGTC) to member lending institutions for loans of up to Rs 100 crore extended to elig…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued regulatory guidelines on digital lending, including loans through mobile apps and online platforms, and operationalised a public directory of digital lending apps to help borrowers verify their associations with regulated entities, the government said on Tuesday.”RBI has issued regulatory guidelines on digital lending, which aims at firming up the regulatory framework for digital lending, including loans through mobile apps, w…