Government policies

Textiles minister seeks a boost to India's handloom clusters

21 Dec 2009

Government plans law to regulate marine fisheries beyond 12 nautical miles

17 Dec 2009

Competition Appellate Tribunal to take up all pending MRTPC cases

17 Dec 2009

India to raise strategic oil reserves to 8.5mt by 2012

16 Dec 2009

Copenhagen talks in limbo as poor nations walk out

14 Dec 2009

The climate talks in Copenhagen were suspended on Monday after poor nations and developing countries walked out of the summit, accusing rich countries of trying to wreck the existing Kyoto Protocol.

India sets 15 December deadline for negotiations at Copenhagen

14 Dec 2009

India has set a clear deadline for all negotiations at Copenhagen, saying they must be firmed up by 15 December as the PM won’t be arriving there to negotiate.

OVL to set up refinery in Nigeria; may bag two offshore blocks

08 Dec 2009

ONGC Videsh has proposed to set up a greenfield refinery in Nigeria as part of an overall deal where Indian companies also receive oil blocks.

Government not forcing banks to merge: Pranab

08 Dec 2009

India, Russia ink crucial nuclear, defence agreements

07 Dec 2009

In an attempt to inject life into a lacklustre relationship, Russia and India signed an agreement Monday to cooperate in the peaceful use of nuclear technology and also inked three agreements related to defence.

Upswing in Indo-Russian relations at Moscow summit

05 Dec 2009

Making a change in current Indo-Russian relations, from benign neglect to a proactive one, the Manmohan Singh-Dmitry Medvedev summit in Moscow may result in a number of big-ticket agreements and expanded security, business and political relations.

Obama, Singh discuss Af-Pak, climate change

01 Dec 2009

US president Barack Obama on Tuesday called prime minister Manmohan Singh and discussed the situation in Afghanistan and also the forthcoming summit in Copenhagen.

Ministry looks at Nilekani's UIDAI for online birth registration

27 Nov 2009

French parliament ratifies Indo-French nuclear pact

27 Nov 2009

France becomes the second country after Russia to give India unconditional rights to reprocess spent nuclear fuel.

Centre reviewing Sterlite's bauxite mining project in Orissa

27 Nov 2009

Pre-State dinner, Indian PM chews up China

24 Nov 2009

Indian prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh made a meal out of the much-touted China growth story saying it was achieved without consideration for values.

Indian PM arrives in US on landmark visit

23 Nov 2009

Indian prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh arrived in Washington on Sunday to a red carpet welcome as the first state guest of president Barack Obama. His visit is expected to provide a fillip to the Indo-US strategic relationship.

Indian PM departs for Washington summit

21 Nov 2009

As he prepares to depart for Washington for a summit meet with US president Barack Obama, Dr Manmohan Singh said a "sustained and dynamic" Indo-US partnership was essential to meet major global challenges.

No fixed timetable for 3G auction, says minister

20 Nov 2009

Finance ministry seeks a 10 per cent cut in non-plan expenditure

20 Nov 2009

Union cabinet clears N-liability bill

20 Nov 2009

Ministers' panel meet fails to clear air for 3G auction

19 Nov 2009

Government proposes tripling the level of food processing in India

19 Nov 2009

Harper confident of Indo-Canadian civil nuclear deal in coming weeks

19 Nov 2009

India-Iran: Treading common ground

By Rajiv Singh | 17 Nov 2009

Iranian foreign minister, Manouchehr Mottaki’s, two-day visit to India is likely to be a significant one, marking the closing of old chapters and the opening of new ones

Reliance told to allocate 5.67 mmscmd of KG D6 gas to Ratnagiri power company

16 Nov 2009

The empowered group of ministers has allocated the bulk of additional gas produced from Reliance-operated KG D6 offshore block in the east cost to power companies, including NTPC.