Regulation

GST rate cut: Real estate sector eyes massive demand spurt

Widening of 'affordable housing' category and rate reduction expected to give a push to Narendra Modi government's 'Housing for All 2022' programme.

Feb 25, 2019

Sebi bans commodities arms of Motilal Oswal, India Infoline from trading

Sebi has directed all clients of the two commodity broking firms to transfer their securities within 45 days to other brokers.

Feb 23, 2019

High-profile fugitives: Cautious CBI issues lookout notice for Chanda Kochhar

Enforcement Directorate had earlier registered a money-laundering criminal case against Chanda Kochhar, Deepak Kochhar and Videocon's Venugopal Dhoot.

Feb 22, 2019

New RBI governor Shaktikanta Das. Photo: Reuters

Banks may resist RBI pressure to cut lending rate despite repo rate reduction

Bankers believe reducing the interest rate on advances without cutting rates on deposit will affect banks' ability to lend more unless SLR or CRR is eased.

Feb 19, 2019

RBI confident NBFC liquidity situation will improve

Easing of NPAs and banking sector turnaround will help steady NBFCs, governor Shaktikanta Das says

Feb 15, 2019

RBI monetary policy: Repo rate cut to 6.25% expected to push further growth

The shift in RBI policy stance to 'neutral' from 'calibrated tightening' is expected to help Prime Minister Modi's re-election bid by easing liquidity.

Feb 7, 2019

L&T's Rs 9,000 crore mega share buyback plan hits Sebi compliance hurdle

L&T sought the regulatory nod for the share buyback in compliance with the required debt-equity ratio on the basis of its standalone financial statements.

Jan 20, 2019

Large borrowers defaults fall sharply after RBI orders 1-day default norm

RBI data show the defaulted loans fell more than 60 per cent to Rs 55,070 crore on September 30, 2018, from Rs 1.53 lakh crore on June 30, 2018.

Jan 16, 2019

Traders cheer Sebi's new guidelines for equity derivatives and cash segments

Securities trade regulator Sebi to implement new uniform membership structure for equity derivatives and cash segments from April 1.

Jan 14, 2019

Under new management, RBI to pay Rs 40,000 crore dividend to government

Payouts to the governments was one of the key issues that roiled the relationship between former RBI governor Urjit Patel and the finance ministry.

Jan 7, 2019

Make in India push: Public procurement policy booster dose to pharma sector

The Department of Pharmaceuticals-mandated preference to local makers aims at achieving 75 per cent local content in public procurement programmes this fiscal and 90 per cent by 2025.

Jan 2, 2019

Modi govt's re-election push: MSMEs to get GST, loan restructuring breathers

Prime Minister Modi wants GST Council to raise compliance threshold for MSMEs to Rs75 lakh while RBI nod for one-time restructuring covers loans of up to Rs25 crore

Jan 2, 2019

FSSAI bans use of recycled plastic and paper for food packaging

The country's top food regulator has worked on new food packaging regulations that are in the process of being notified which are scheduled to come into effect from July 1.

Dec 30, 2018