Government policies

DoT decision gave Reliance Jio a Rs3,367-cr windfall: CAG

09 May 2015

According to the CAG, by allowing migration at prices discovered for 4G spectrum in 2001, the DoT has failed to realise the time value of the airwaves

Mega food parks scheme now more in sync with the market

07 May 2015

Cabinet allows foreign investment flows to real estate investment trusts

06 May 2015

Govt refutes reports of probe into Gates Foundation

06 May 2015

GST will not hit states’ revenues: Jaitley

05 May 2015

Centre asks states to create 'eMarketing' infrastructure for agriculture 'eMandis'

02 May 2015

Foreign funds move Bombay HC against MAT as Jaitley offers relief

30 Apr 2015

Replying to the debate on the Finance Bill, 2015 in Lok Sabha, Jaitley exempted social security schemes from service tax, reduced duties on raw silk, iron ore and rubber and offered a simplified IT returns form

Govt hikes sugar import duty to 40%, scraps duty-free import scheme

29 Apr 2015

Govt makes Rs1,000 minimum monthly EPFO pension perpetual

29 Apr 2015

Reliance Power terminates PPA for Rs36,000-cr Tilaiya project

28 Apr 2015

Reliance Power, which had won the right for setting up a 3,960 MW power plant at Hazaribagh in Jharkhand way back in August 2009, after bidding a levelised tariff of Rs1.77 per unit, iy yet to get land for implementing the project

CJI opts out of panel to select NJAC members

28 Apr 2015

The Supreme Court bench hearing the petition challenging the NJAC Act has informed Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi that the CJI has opted out of the selection panel that has no Constitutional validity as yet

FIIs under tax treaty to be exempted from MAT claim

25 Apr 2015

Government may extend direct benefit transfer to more subsidy schemes

24 Apr 2015

SAARC countries to strengthen health cooperation

24 Apr 2015

Land bill delayed, but Modi govt won’t take onus of farmer suicides

24 Apr 2015

The Narendra Modi-government has delayed a bill making it easier for industry to buy farmland amidst rising rural anger over neglect of farmers distressed by successive crop failures

Ford Foundation on home ministry’s watch list

23 Apr 2015

Cabinet approves bill for setting up commercial divisions of high courts

23 Apr 2015

The establishment of commercial courts is a prelude to bringing about reform in the civil justice system in India.

Samsung to set up $100-mn unit in Telangana

22 Apr 2015

Online sanctioning of building plans introduced in 27 urban centres: minister

22 Apr 2015

India, Bangladesh to extend protocol on inland water transit and trade

21 Apr 2015

No shortage or price hike of essential medicines, says minister

21 Apr 2015

Coal ministry allows transfer of Panipat power plant’s fuel linkage to new bigger plant

17 Apr 2015

Full rupee convertibility crucial for India’s global play: Jayant Sinha

16 Apr 2015

Govt not to forgo Rs40,000-cr MAT claim on FIIs: Jaitley

15 Apr 2015

Govt not to forgo Rs40,000-cr MAT claim on FIIs: Jaitley

15 Apr 2015