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

Govt simplifies procedure for sanction of pension

25 Feb 2014

Parliament finally clears easier access to pain-killer morphine

22 Feb 2014

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

Government notifies guidelines for pricing domestic natural gas

11 Jan 2014

Govt to notify gas pricing policy; to partially roll back price hike for bulk diesel

09 Jan 2014

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   

Govt promises better air travel experience for NRIs

09 Jan 2014

Sharma seeks stakeholders’ views on FDI in e-retailing

09 Jan 2014

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

Sharma hints at further liberalisation of India’s FDI policy

02 Jan 2014

LPG price up Rs3.46 per cylinder as oil firms hike dealer commission

10 Dec 2013

Pawar panel recommends Rs7,200-cr interest-free loans to sugar mills to clear cane dues

07 Dec 2013

Unlisted Indian firms can now list directly on foreign bourses

07 Dec 2013

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