The Tax Department has found a significant volume of bogus claims made by taxpayers to reduce tax liabilities. The Income Tax Department has issued FAQs related to Section 80G as part of the nudge campaign. This article summarises the key FAQs on Section 80G.

For floating-rate personal loans, interest rates can change with time, too, but they’re linked to BPLR (base rate), which changes as per the lender’s cost of funds and operating costs. 

The move is aimed at aligning deposit costs with the lower lending rates in the system, and it is expected to impact returns for both retail and senior citizen depositors, prompting investors to reassess their savings and investment strategies.

SWAP Top-Up will allow unitholders of HDFC Mutual Fund schemes to opt for an annual increase in their withdrawal amount through SWAP on completion of one year from the date of registration of SWAP. The SWAP facility will be available through offline mode from December 22, 2025 for all new and existing SWAP registrations.

Insurance Amendment Bill 2025 requires insurers to maintain highly detailed and verified records of policyholders’ personal information to prevent errors during claims.

The master direction applies to rupee interest rate derivatives (IRD) transactions undertaken in the over-the-counter (OTC) market and on recognised stock exchanges in India.

Gold is a valuable safe-haven asset, with unique traditional and religious significance in South Asian countries. 1 tola is a measurement unit used in India and South Asia, and the price of 1 tola of gold is determined by the current market rate.

RBI Alert List contains names of entities which are neither authorised to deal in forex under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) nor authorised to operate electronic trading platform (ETP) for forex transactions in India.