Global Crude oil price of Indian Basket was US$ 50.83 per bbl on 02.08.2017

The international crude oil price of Indian Basket as computed/published today by Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas was US$ 50.83 per barrel (bbl) on 02.08.2017. This was lower than the price of US$ 51.24 per bbl on previous publishing day of 01.08.2017.



Former President Pranab Mukherjee shares the letter from PM, received on his last day in office as the President

Former President Shri Pranab Mukherjee has shared a letter from the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, received on his last day in office as President of India. Shri Pranab Mukherjee said that the letter from the Prime Minister touched his heart.



Appeal to people not to start circulating wrong messages on social media as no distinction is made in the GST Law on any provision based on religion.

Appeal to people not to start circulating wrong messages on social media as no distinction is made in the GST Law on any provision based on religion.



With The Roll-Out of GST, Check Posts Get Abolished Across 22 States in India

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) was rolled out on 1st of July 2017. With the roll-out of the GST, 22 States in India have abolished their check posts. The details are as under –



Cabinet Secretary reviews post GST situation with Secretaries and Senior Officers of different Departments; Ask them among others to ensure that there is adequate supply of commodities especially essential and consumer items to keep their prices under check.

The Cabinet Secretary, Shri P.K. Sinha reviewed the post GST implementation situation here today with the Secretaries and Senior Officers of the different Ministries/Departments of the Government of India. The Review Meeting was attended by the Secretaries/Senior Officers of different Ministries/Departments including Revenue, Textile, Food, Agriculture, Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution, Food Processing, Railways, MSME, Rural Development, Tourism, Fertilizers, Pharma and Department of Financial Services (DFS), Chairperson and Members of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Additional Secretary,GST Council among others?.