The Supreme Court directed the Centre to persuade traders to clear GST dues voluntarily without using force during search and seizure operations. The bench emphasized the need for payment to be voluntary and without coercion, allowing individuals time to seek advice and settle liabilities.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has lifted restrictions on Bank of Baroda's BoB World app, allowing the bank to onboard customers through the application immediately.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed stringent new rules for project finance, aiming to minimize risks associated with long-gestation infrastructure projects. These regulations include higher provisioning during construction phases and classification of delayed projects as non-performing assets. However, banks and NBFCs fear these rules may hinder project viability and impede India's capital expenditure momentum.
Quick commerce, or super-fast deliveries, is becoming increasingly popular among millennials and Gen Z, with companies delivering various items to doorsteps in no time. Quick commerce makes up about 5-6 per cent of a household's grocery spending, with platforms like Blinkit valued at around $13 billion. It is mostly popular in big cities but is also gaining traction in places like Vizag, Nagpur, Kochi, Jaipur, and Lucknow.
Under the new plan, IIHL is looking to set up a banking, financial services, and insurance portfolio worth $50 billion (Rs 4.2 lakh crore) by 2030. This is including its investment in IndusInd Bank, apart from the new businesses under Reliance Capital, which IIHL won in insolvency proceedings.
Several top executives of the three companies and auditors associated with some of them now face criminal charges due to the irregularities. Additionally, both auditors and their firms are undergoing disciplinary procedures. Meanwhile, the new leadership has divested a substantial portion of assets to settle a significant portion of debts owed to creditors.
In April, India's services sector saw a slight moderation, but maintained strength due to robust domestic and international demand, boosting business confidence to a three-month high. Despite a dip in the HSBC Services PMI to 60.8 from March's 61.2, it remained among the fastest growth rates in nearly 14 years.
Atanu Chakraborty has been reappointed as the part-time chairman of HDFC Bank by the Reserve Bank of India for a three-year term from May 5, 2024, to May 4, 2027. With a 35-year tenure in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in the Gujarat cadre, Chakraborty has extensive experience in finance, economic policy, infrastructure, and petroleum and natural gas sectors. He held key positions in the Union Government, including Secretary in the Ministry of Finance-Department of Economic Affairs, where he oversaw economic policy-making and budget formulation.
In March 2024, India's services exports dipped by 1.3% to $30 billion, while imports decreased by 2.1% to $16.61 billion, according to Reserve Bank data. The trade surplus for the month stood at $13.4 billion. Although both exports and imports of services had shown growth in the preceding two months, the trend reversed in March. The commerce ministry estimates services exports for fiscal 2023-24 at $339.62 billion and imports at $177.56 billion, resulting in a trade surplus of $162 billion for the year.
Jindal Stainless unveiled a Rs 5,400 crore investment plan focusing on expanding its melting and downstream capacities. This includes a joint venture in Indonesia for a stainless steel melt shop, expected to increase melting capacity by 40%. Additionally, investments in Odisha and a stake acquisition in Chromeni Steels aim to enhance operations.
At the time of the announcement, Manian said that he was tendering his resignation from Kotak Mahindra Bank to pursue other opportunities in the financial services sector that he is currently exploring. Manian also stepped down from his position on the board of the bank.
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