December 17 marks the Foundation Day of the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), founded by Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis in 1931. Ninety years have elapsed. On the latest Foundation Day, the institute ...

The head of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council has forecast that the government will substantially reduce personal income taxes to spur demand and boost economic growth which is at a six...

The Union government is keen on a debate on public expenditure at a time centrally sponsored schemes are up for evaluation. Incidentally, the term of these schemes as well as that of the 14 th Finance...

The central government is looking to repeal the Plantation Labour Act, 1951, as part of its efforts to streamline 54 central laws into four labour codes. The Act covering plantation sectors such as te...

Corporates should not always wish for exemptions under a simplified direct tax structure, according to Bibek Debroy, chairman of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council.His views came on a da...