– Govt permits invoicing, payment and settlement of trade in rupee
– Govt slashes windfall profit tax on domestic crude oil, ATF, diesel export
– Govt. revises paid-up capital and turnover thresholds for small companies to help reduce compliance burden on more entities
– India’s foreign exchange reserves down 2.23billionto550.87 billion
– Central govt caps platform channels on DTH at 5% of total capacity
– NCLT (National Company Law Tribunal) approves merger of Exide Life Insurance with HDFC Life Insurance
– Holcim of Switzerland sells Ambuja Cements and ACC to Adani group for $6.4-billion
– Govt launches diabetes drug Sitagliptin, its combinations at Rs 60 per pack
– Industrialist Swati Piramal conferred France’s top civilian honour — The Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur or Knight of the Legion of Honour
– Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh presents INSPIRE awards to 60 Start-Ups and financial support to 53,021 students
– Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses 75th Annual General Meeting of Indian Banks’ Association in Mumbai
