Of these 329 mines, 281 are non-working while 48 are working mines. The maximum 184 mineral blocks are in Goa, followed by 48 in Karnataka and 31 in Odisha, among others
1 min read4 Nov 2018With the replacement of old taxes with GST, the empowered committee of state finance ministers has completed the task assigned to it, says Sushil Kumar Modi
1 min read9 Dec 2017In the last meeting of the states in Kolkata in June, state finance ministers had pointed out that a very low tax rate may cause revenue loss to them
2 min read22 Jul 2016An empowered committee of state finance ministers is holding a two-day meeting to finalize the fine print of GST
1 min read14 Jun 2016The empowered committee of state finance ministers, chaired by Amit Mitra, will converge in Kolkata on 14-15 June to finalize the GST design
2 min read13 Jun 2016Govt hopes to implement GST from 1 April 2017, but the passage of the bill in the monsoon session, beginning in July, will be crucial to meet this new deadline
1 min read9 Jun 2016The panel will be key in putting together final contours of GST design, spearheading implementation, achieving consensus between states as well as between centre and states
1 min read20 Feb 2016Court asks Central Empowered Committee what happened to funds collected from sale proceeds of material confiscated from illegal iron-ore mining
1 min read29 Jul 2015The centre has proposed to roll out GST from April 2016
1 min read15 Jun 2015Mani will have the crucial task of achieving consensus among states on the design of the goods and services tax
1 min read26 Mar 2015The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared