A crowded November filing calendar will require businesses to coordinate return submissions, tax payments and invoice reporting while reviewing prior-year input tax credit claims and correcting data mismatches. November 2026 is a crowded month for goods and services tax compliance,…
New Delhi is seeking to move beyond chip assembly, but its semiconductor ambitions remain exposed to imported materials, chemicals, gases and substrates. India’s push to build a stronger semiconductor industry still hinges on a problem that is easy to overlook:…
Average salaries in India are projected to rise 9.1% in 2027, but tax, provident fund deductions and household costs could substantially reduce the increase workers actually feel. A 9.1% salary increase may sound generous, but the figure only tells part…
The six-year BHAVYA programme will fund serviced industrial sites with roads, utilities and logistics links to shorten the path from investment decisions to factory production. India is moving to reshape its manufacturing base through a new industrial park programme that…
The Income Tax Department has targeted practitioners whose audit-report filings have fallen sharply, as the revised 21 October deadline approaches. The Income Tax Department has stepped up pressure on tax professionals to clear a backlog of audit reports, sending messages…
A 12-point framework calls for governments, banks, technology platforms and telecoms firms to co-ordinate across borders as online scams grow more sophisticated. The International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group have unveiled the Bangkok Blueprint, a policy framework designed to…
A uniform pricing model will replace bilateral deals from 1 November 2026, funding the infrastructure behind India’s consent-based financial data-sharing network while keeping consumers free from direct charges. India’s Account Aggregator network is about to move into a new commercial…
US shares ended mixed and the dollar retreated from an 18-month high as investors positioned for September inflation data and reassessed the chances of another Federal Reserve rate rise this year. US stocks ended a mixed session on Tuesday as…
Governor Sanjay Malhotra says the RBI’s 20% reserve requirement on some large rupee-linked derivatives is intended to curb speculation and keep markets orderly, while leaving investment flows and repatriation unrestricted. RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra has sought to calm concerns that…
Policies worth more than ₹2 crore accounted for 34% of term insurance sales in FY26, but the right level of cover depends on income, debts, dependants and future goals , not a headline figure. A cover amount of ₹2 crore…
