The central government recently announced a reduction in GST (Goods and Services Tax) rates on essential commodities, lowering prices on almost 99% of daily-use products. The move was aimed at ...

Why is the rollout of the ‘e-sign’ feature by Election Commission important for your UPSC exam? What significance do topics ...

The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has issued guidelines for applicants on updating their details with the board when they get a new phone number. It stated that applicants who change their SIM ...

Updating mobile number on Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) account is important to receive timely notifications and updates. With the digitalization of services, the process has become a lot easier and ...

Chennai:The price-based thresholds for fixing GST rates will create market distortions, promote grey market activity and misreporting, finds retailers’ body. The move will also discourage organised ...

Even as the government ushers in a simplified GST 2.0 regime effective September 22, 2025, advertisers can breathe easy, tax rates on advertising remain untouched. Despite sweeping changes that ...

The government needs to expedite clarity on Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates as its decision to restructure the levy has resulted in uncertainty among buyers, which is impacting new vehicle sales, ...

The Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) in an advisory dated August 28, 2025 said that the GST system has been enhanced to allow for claiming Goods and Services Tax (GST) refunds when individual ...

New GSTN Advisory: The GSTN has enhanced the GST portal, effective August 28, 2025, to streamline GST refund claims. Taxpayers can now claim refunds even with positive or zero cumulative balances, ...

NEW DELHI: India’s mobile and electronics manufacturers have urged the government to place mobile phones and their components in the 5% GST slab reserved for essential goods. The India Cellular & ...

An industry body has called for mobile phones to become cheaper after the upcoming GST reforms because they are essentially essential goods. India’s mobile phone sector has emerged as one of the ...

Introduction – What is GST and why is it necessary in 2025? GST (Goods and Services Tax) is an indirect tax that was implemented in India on 1 July 2017. Its main aim was the concept of “One Nation, ...