Government policies

Govt hikes procurement prices of ethanol for OMCs

04 Sep 2019

Govt measures to revive auto sales fail to make any impact: SIAM

03 Sep 2019

The demand comes after the country’s top car maker Maruti reported a 33 per cent drop in August sales and Tata Motors saw sales plummet 58 per cent during the month, while Mahindra & Mahindra reported a 26 per cent drop in August sales

Govt, LIC to share Rs9,250-cr capital Infusion in IDBI Bank

03 Sep 2019

Repositioning PSBs for a $5 trillion economy

03 Sep 2019

ED issues lookout notice for P Chidambaram as SC rejects urgent bail

21 Aug 2019

A Supreme Court bench headed by Justice NV Ramana refused to give Chidambaram interim relief from possible arrest in the INX Media case and instead referred the petition challenging the Delhi High Court rejecting anticipatory bail to Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi

Cigarette packs to carry specified images warning users

21 Aug 2019

Chidambaram goes missing as Delhi HC rejects anticipatory bail plea

21 Aug 2019

Chidambaram was untraceable when a CBI team laded at his posh Jor Bagh residence, hours after the Delhi High Court denied anticipatory bail for the former union finance minister in the INX Media case

Finance minister sees gradual reduction in tax rates for bigger corporates

20 Aug 2019

Task force on direct tax code submits report

20 Aug 2019

The task force, headed by Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Akhilesh Ranjan, is reported to have recommended significant relief for taxpayers, including an across-the-board 25 per cent tax rate for corporates and a new 5-20 per cent slab to benefit middle and upper middle class

ED sends notice to former FM P Chidambaram in aviation scam case

19 Aug 2019

Textile ministry, 16 state govts sign MoUs for training, employing 3.5 lakh workers

16 Aug 2019

Govt extends Rs1,00,000-cr credit support to NBFCs/HFCs

14 Aug 2019

Under the scheme, government would provide a one-time partial credit guarantee to PSBs for purchase of high-rated pooled assets of financially sound non-banking finance companies and housing finance companies

Govt issues guidelines for steel scrap recycling ahead of scrappage policy

11 Aug 2019

Jammu & Kashmir freed of elements that retarded state’s progress: PM

09 Aug 2019

India Inc seeks Rs1 lakh cr stimulus package to beat slowdown

09 Aug 2019

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s meeting with industry captains follow last week’s meeting with heads of PSU banks and major private sector banks to review credit growth in various sectors like MSMEs, retail, auto, NBFCs and HFCs

Centre sanctions 5,595 electric buses under Fame Phase-II

08 Aug 2019

Mahindra asks govt to reduce GST, registration charges as auto sector limps

08 Aug 2019

Kashmiris welcome abrogation of Article 370, Congress party opposes move

07 Aug 2019

Consumer Protection Bill gets Parliament approval

06 Aug 2019

Coal ministry begins auction of 27 coal mines

06 Aug 2019

No decision on raising minimum public shareholding in companies to 35%

06 Aug 2019

Govt issues draft guidelines for protection of on-line shoppers

06 Aug 2019

Govt scraps special status for Jammu & Kashmir, splits state

05 Aug 2019

Henceforth, there will be no Jammu and Kashmir and instead there will be a union territory of Ladak and Jammu without a legislature and a Delhi-like state of Kashmir – both devoid of Article 370 comforts

J&K’s Omar Abdulah, Mehbooba Mufti, Sajad Lone under house arrest

05 Aug 2019

The house arrests come after Mehbooba Mufti, Omar Abdullah and other leaders held a meeting and issued a resolution warning the government of "consequences" if it changed the special status of Jammu and Kashmir

Parliament passes Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2019

02 Aug 2019