Government policies

All-party delegation in J&K on Monday; NC gets lease of life

16 Sep 2010

With an all-party delegation due to visit J&K on Monday to assess the ground situation, Valley politics took an abrupt turn with Rahul Gandhi endorsing Omar Abdullah’s continuation as CM.

All-party delegation to visit Kashmir

15 Sep 2010

After a five hour long meet the all-party meet summoned by the Indian PM to discuss the situation in the Kashmir Valley has decided that an all-party delegation will soon visit the state.

All-party meet on J&K kicks off in Delhi

15 Sep 2010

With administrations at Srinagar and Delhi mulling an appropriate response to separatist-inspired violence in the Kashmir Valley, PM Manmohan Singh has summoned an all party meet at his residence today.

China tells foreign companies to stop whining

14 Sep 2010

In the face of persistent claims by foreign companies and their governments that the pitch is queered for their businesses, China has brusquely responded by asking them to stop whining.

For Japan’s PM, time to confront issues

14 Sep 2010

Having defeated party challenger Ichiro Ozawa, Japanese prime minister Naoto Kan now faces the sticky task of tackling a long list of woes afflicting his country.

India needs foreign capital and technology, not alliances: PM

13 Sep 2010

India is too large a country to be boxed into any alliance or regional or sub-regional arrangements, whether trade, economic or political.

Cabinet clears 20-% divestment in Manganese Ore India

09 Sep 2010

Government opts for enumeration of castes other than SC/ST

09 Sep 2010

India interested in tapping seabed route for Iranian gas: Report

09 Sep 2010

Iran has indicated that India may resume negotiations for importing natural gas from Iran via a sea pipeline, separate from the land-based ‘Peace Pipeline’ that will traverse the Pakistani landmass.

Coal ministry may cancel allocation of 97 coal and lignite blocks

08 Sep 2010

Tariff wars: EU may investigate Chinese modem exports

02 Sep 2010

With its high-tech industry under increasing threat from low cost Chinese products, the EU has said it may investigate if China is unfairly subsidising makers of wireless modems.

Tariff wars: China slaps duties on US chicken

02 Sep 2010

In retaliation to the US Commerce Department imposing stiff countervailing duties on imports of its aluminum products, China, yesterday imposed anti-subsidy duties on US chicken products for a period of five years

Tariff wars: US penalises aluminum imports from China

02 Sep 2010

US offers India technology to exploit shale gas

26 Aug 2010

In a major initiative Washington has offered India and China its expertise in exploiting shale gas resources which would help both nations reduce their dependence on O&G imports.

Coal ministry asks CIL to review coal linkages

25 Aug 2010

N-liability Bill in the bag, India free to close N-deals

25 Aug 2010

The Lok Sabha finally cleared passage of the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill 2010. The proposed law is a critical component in nuclear deals that India strikes with various countries.

Debate on N-liability bill begins

25 Aug 2010

The Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill 2010 was tabled in the Lok Sabha before empty benches both on the treasury and the opposition sides as a consensus emerged between the government and the BJP.

Government panel to recommend changes in fertiliser subsidy

21 Aug 2010

Government buys peace; agrees to look into MPs' salary demand

21 Aug 2010

Opposition protest ended afer finance minister Pranab Mukherjee assured leaders of BJP, RJD and SP that the government is ready to address their concerns.

MPs spurn a 300 per cent salary hike

20 Aug 2010

Govt clears nuclear liability bill, removes offending addition

20 Aug 2010

Decks were cleared for passage of the civil nuclear liability bill when an attempted sleight-of-hand manoeuvre by the government, to subvert agreed upon content in the bill, backfired.

No ban on Union Carbide, says minister

19 Aug 2010

Government hikes sugar stockholding limit for bulk consumers

19 Aug 2010

US feeds India sentiments on visa hike issue

19 Aug 2010

The United States “is in touch” with India on the issue of a hike in visa fees for Indian professionals working in the US and is not aware of any moves by Delhi to approach the WTO on the matter.

Government to miss the GST deadline again

19 Aug 2010

Opposition BJP has rejected the second revised draft Constitution amendment bill for the introduction of the goods and services tax saying it still undermined the states' fiscal autonomy.