Angel Tax: No assessment of startups registered with DPIIT
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has clarified to the field formations that assessing officers will not pick up cases for scrutiny for startups registered with the Department for…
Spending so much on highways and trains, but is it helping people? Govt wants to know
The finance ministry has proposed productivity tests for railways, road transport, shipping, and metro rail projects to evaluate their impact on the economy and people's lives. The Niti Aayog will…
Government rolls out mandatory quality norms for solar cables, cast iron products
The government has issued mandatory quality norms for solar cable and cast iron products to curb the import of sub-standard goods and boost domestic manufacturing of these goods. A notification…
DPIIT to roll out mandatory quality norms for home electrical appliances; one order to cover 85 standards
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) will soon roll out mandatory quality control and safety standards for a number of household electrical appliances, a senior official…
Industry should take up issues on e-logs platform: DPIIT
Industry associations should participate on the e-logs platform and deliberate their issues to help service investment group (SIG) address them on a fast-track mode, an official statement said on Thursday.…
Concerned departments may consider course correction if PLI scheme not picking up: DPIIT
Concerned departments where the production-linked incentive scheme is not picking up may consider some course correction in the plan, a top government official said on Tuesday. Secretary in the Department…
Hand holding states, government sellers to integrate with ONDC: DPIIT Joint Secretary
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is hand-holding states and central government sellers like handicraft emporiums to gradually integrate with Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC),…
Considering extension of PLI scheme to some labour-intensive sectors: DPIIT Secretary
The benefits under the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme are yielding positive results and there is an intention to roll out these support measures for more labour-intensive sectors such as toys,…
Government working to bring in e-commerce policy, rules under consumer protection act on same page
The government is working on a proposal to bring out the policy for online retailers and e-commerce rules under the consumer protection act on the same page to protect consumers,…
DPIIT working on quality control orders for several products: Official
The department for promotion of industry and internal trade (DPIIT) is working on quality control orders for several products, such as lighters, with a view to promote domestic manufacturing of…