The top three sectors that received maximum foreign funds are telecom, the services sector -- BFSI vertical, non-financial activities, outsourcing, R&D and courier services, among others -- and computer industry.

Retracting ill-conceived steps, introducing confidence-building measures, liquidity enhancement, commitment of interest rate transmission and a lot of promises for infrastructure, home buyers and automobile sector dominated FM Sitharaman's announcements

CBDT did not recognise the Rs 100-crore turnover definition of a small start-up put up by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade

The Central Board of Direct Taxes recently said if a start-up recognised by DPIIT is under limited scrutiny on angel tax, the contention of the start-up will be 'summarily' accepted by the assessing officer

The Swadeshi Jagran Manch said India's telecommunications network should be fully indigenised and reserved for domestic companies on security grounds

SJM has said that India must recognise the full extent of the national and economic security threat posed by foreign and especially Chinese equipment in India's ICT networks.

Seeking to allay concerns over angel tax, the apex body for direct taxes has assured that tax officers won't carry out any verification of issues raised with recognised startups. Also, tax scrutiny of those not recognised by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade will need the nod of supervisory officers

The government had issued the order on June 15, 2017, to promote manufacturing and production of goods and services in India and enhance income and employment in the country

According to the Annual Report 2018-19 of the DPIIT, FDI worth $286 billion were received in the country in past five years

The AAI will decide the names of these airports with annual passenger traffic over 1.5 million soon and recommend them to the Ministry of Civil Aviation

The Appointments Committee of Cabinet, which constitutes PM Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, transferred 12 secretaries and upgraded the post of the same number of senior IAS officers in their respective departments

Atanu Chakraborty will succeed Subhash Chandra Garg as the Economic Affairs Secretary. Garg had held the post since July 2017

Coffee Board has adopted blockchain in an attempt to provide an edge to growers and coffee from India

The DPIIT had proposed to formulate a national retail policy as part of its 100-day action plan to promote domestic retail, benefitting 6.5 crore small traders in the country