Government policies

Budget may prune excise duty exemptions to offset salary burden

22 Dec 2015

Centre to encourage states to procure foodgrains

16 Dec 2015

Centre clears Rs19,170-cr outlay on AMRUT action plans for 474 cities

16 Dec 2015

World Bank provides $1.5-bn support to Clean India mission

16 Dec 2015

PAN made mandatory for all transactions above Rs2 lakh

16 Dec 2015

India needs radical restructuring of its health care delivery system: report

12 Dec 2015

Delhi can’t shut down power plant arbitrarily: Goyal

12 Dec 2015

Coke, Pepsi unhappy at being clubbed with tobacco for ‘sin tax’

12 Dec 2015

Ban on diesel cars arbitrary, ill-considered: SIAM

12 Dec 2015

Ban on new diesel cars in Delhi to hit carmakers hard

12 Dec 2015

The National Green Tribunal order banning the registration of diesel cars in the National Capital Region could mean a loss of sales of 10,000 to 12,000 units, according to a rough calculation

Cabinet approves bill to regulate real estate business

10 Dec 2015

Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2015 aims at providing a uniform regulatory environment, so as to ensure speedy adjudication of disputes and orderly growth of the real estate sector

Govt to soon launch bulk drug/medical equipment parks

09 Dec 2015

India to set up observatories to monitor climate change impact

08 Dec 2015

Direct benefit transfer scheme to be extended to cotton farmers soon

07 Dec 2015

CJI Thakur endorses Kejriwal’s odd-even car plan

07 Dec 2015

Gadkari moots equity for farmers in road projects

05 Dec 2015

All railway contracts to be by e-tender soon: Prabhu

05 Dec 2015

Skepticism over Delhi’s odd-even formula to curb smog

05 Dec 2015

Implementation could prove to be a major challenge, considering the over two million vehicles that have to be kept off the roads every day and the possibility of VVIPs and cheaters foiling the plan

PMO hands over first batch of Netaji files to National Archives for declassification

05 Dec 2015

Govt not forcing temples to part with gold, says finance ministry

04 Dec 2015

India may scrap trucks over 15 years old to ease air pollution

04 Dec 2015

In addition to addressing the issue of pollution, the decision to scrap older vehicles would create incremental demand for new vehicles

Govt moves to allow mining by private sector, foreign firms

04 Dec 2015

Five states have issued notices inviting interest for auctioning of mines in 28 blocks and the draft National Mineral Exploration Policy will be ready in the few months, official sources said

Green panel directs Delhi government to notify citizens of ‘pollution hotspots’

03 Dec 2015

Assam, Tripura see fastest rise in HIV among N-E states

03 Dec 2015

India vows to restore central funding for AIDS control

02 Dec 2015