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Gold smuggling leads to growth of mafia groups, is a heavy drain on India'
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
In a report -- Smuggling in India Report 2021 -- which was released by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday, the government agency said it had always risen to the challenge and made great inroads into breaking the gold smuggling syndicates over the years.
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Cocaine started coming into India, says Sitharaman asking DRI to ensure sm
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
In 2021-22, seizures of cocaine increased 3,479 per cent from 8.667 kg to 310.21 kg, an annual report produced by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence said on Monday. In 2019-20, the seizure was 1.108 kg.
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Cocaine seizure in India increased 3,479 pc in 2021-22: DRI report
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said cocaine has started coming into India and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence needs to figure out if the country is becoming a consuming country.
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Tax arbitrage makes smuggling of cigarettes into India favorable: DRI Repo
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
In order to evade the high rate of tax and cess levied on cigarettes and tobacco products as also to avoid printing of the pictorial and textual warnings, illegal means of importation of cigarettes and tobacco products is resorted to, to meet the demand in the market and rake in exorbitant p
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FM Sitharaman to inaugurate 65th founding day of DRI tomorrow
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
During the event, DRI said it will take the opportunity of its founding day to organise Regional Customs Enforcement Meeting (RCEM) for effectively engaging with partner Customs organisations and International agencies like World Customs Organisation, INTERPOL for enforcement-related issues.
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US envoy Elizabeth Jones praises India for making great strides in entrepr
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
US Charge d' Affaires to India, Elizabeth Jones on Friday praised India for making great strides in the field of entrepreneurship.
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Sitharaman commends efforts made for financial, public asset management in
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
She said, "In 2021-22, the economic growth rate of Madhya Pradesh was 19.74 percent, which is the highest in the country. Madhya Pradesh's efforts towards fulfilling the target set by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make the country's economy 5 trillion dollars by 2025 are commendable."
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Nirmala Sitharaman concludes pre-Budget meetings for forthcoming Union Bud
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
More than 110 invitees representing seven stakeholder groups participated in eight meetings scheduled during this period. The stakeholder groups include representatives and experts from agriculture and agro-processing industry; industry, infrastructure and climate change; financial sector an
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FM Sitharaman concludes pre-budget meeting for Union Budget 2023-24
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
The week-long pre-budget consultation meetings for Budget 2023-24 chaired by Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman concluded on Monday.
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Pre-Budget 2023 consultation: Finance minister meets stakeholders of labou
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
The 7th Pre-Budget 2023 meeting was attended by Ministers of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary and Bhagwat Kisanrao Karad; Finance Secretary T V Somanathan; Department of Economic Affairs Secretary Ajay Seth; DIPAM Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey and Department of Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malh
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FM urges startups to focus on climate change solutions
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 28 (ANI/PRNewswire): Vananam Ventures Pvt Ltd, a Bengaluru- based alternative investment platform, held a Start-Up Inclusion Summit on Saturday, Nov 26, where the Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Government of India, Nirmala Sitharaman was th
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CPI miffed with Sitharaman for time limit to trade unions for pre-budget c
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Binoy Viswam, in a letter to the Union Finance Minister, said, "I write this letter to express my protest and to vehemently oppose the absurd decision of the Finance Ministry to limit the pre-Budget consultation meeting with the trade unions for just 75 minutes alone, that too in virtual mod
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