Government policies
Centre woos government staff with DA hike to 100% of basic pay; VRS
28 Feb 2014
The union cabinet today announced a hike in dearness allowance for its 5 million employees and 3 million pensioners, bringing the rate to 100 per cent of basic pay from the existing 90 per cent
India’s IPR laws WTO-compliant, can’t be challenged by US: official
26 Feb 2014
India has said its patent laws cannot be successfully challenged by the US either bilaterally or in a multilateral forum, as they strictly comply with the intellectual property agreement of the World Trade Organization
LPG cylinder cap raised to 12, Aadhar-linked subsidy suspended
30 Jan 2014
The Cabinet today approved a hike in the annual quota of subsidised domestic LPG cylinders from nine to 12, raising the annual subsidy burden to around Rs80,000 crore
Govt launches national LPG portability scheme
22 Jan 2014
The procedure to opt for portability is simple, and requires LPG consumers to register for portability on the respective web sites of the OMCs.
Government decides to sell 10% IOC stake to ONGC, OIL
17 Jan 2014
A ministerial panel yesterday opted to go in for a block deal on the exchanges to divest the stake, modalities for which are being worked out
Government decides to sell 10% IOC stake to ONGC, OIL
17 Jan 2014
A ministerial panel yesterday opted to go in for a block deal on the exchanges to divest the stake, modalities for which are being worked out
Government decides to sell 10% IOC stake to ONGC, OIL
17 Jan 2014
A ministerial panel yesterday opted to go in for a block deal on the exchanges to divest the stake, modalities for which are being worked out
Government decides to sell 10% IOC stake to ONGC, OIL
17 Jan 2014
A ministerial panel yesterday opted to go in for a block deal on the exchanges to divest the stake, modalities for which are being worked out
Coalgate: Maharashtra, AP join opposition states to blame centre
09 Jan 2014
The Supreme Court said any investment made in anticipation of clearances cannot be justified and such blocks cannot be protected if the companies fail to get clearances within a time frame fixed under the law
New price norms for RIL’s D6 gas not beyond review: SC
06 Jan 2014
The Supreme Court today observed that the matter of the government allowing RIL to hike prices of gas from its D6 block in the offshore Krishna-Godavari Basin is not final and is subject to review
No non-compete clause in pharma sector takeovers: govt
02 Dec 2013
Promoters of a company would be free to invest in a similar pharma unit after they sell-off an existing unit
Cabinet refuses to peg pharma sector FDI at 49%
29 Nov 2013
Despite an alarming rate of rejection of Indian pharmaceutical manufacturing and R&D facilities by foreign acquirers, the union cabinet has refused to revisit the pharma sector FDI policy
Reliance to gain as Moily swears by gas price hike
27 Nov 2013
The revised pricing formula allows RIL and other producers to sell domestically-produced natural gas at $8.66 per million British thermal units from April 2014, against $4.22 per mmBtu at present
Full diesel price deregulation in 6 months: Moily
20 Nov 2013
Moily did not explain how PSU oil retailers will cover the Rs9.58-per litre shortfall in diesel price recovery in another six months with monthly hikes of 45-50 paise
Commerce ministry bats for limiting pharma FDI at 49%
15 Nov 2013
A cabinet note prepared by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion has sought stricter R&D and investment norms for FDI in pharma sector