Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Mauritian counterpart Pravind Jugnauth jointly inaugurated the India-assisted social housing units project in Mauritius virtually.
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, in its 46th meeting, decided to defer the proposed hike in tax rate for the textiles sector to 12 per cent from 5 per cent, which was to be implemented from January 1.
The World Bank has sanctioned a loan worth $125 million (about Rs. 1,000 crores) to the government of West Bengal to support its effort to help the poor and vulnerable groups access social protection services.