Government policies

Rangarajan panel recommends revenue sharing by sugar mills and farmers

12 Oct 2012

The committee has suggested doing away with the present mechanism of regulated release of non-levy sugar as also phasing out of the cane area reservation and allowing contract farming

Shome panel bails out Vodafone; recommends against retrospective tax

09 Oct 2012

The committee said retrospective application of tax law should occur in exceptional or rarest of rare cases, and with particular objectives

EGoM moots one-time fee for incumbent telcos

09 Oct 2012

Kejriwal alleges `nexus’ between DLF and Haryana govt

09 Oct 2012

The Haryana government selected DLF for the SEZ deal on the ground that it was the only firm having experience in making a golf course

Cabinet approves amendments to forward contracts, competition rules

04 Oct 2012

Foreign reinsurers to be allowed to open branches in India

04 Oct 2012

Cabinet set to approve pension, insurance bills

03 Oct 2012

Government to put an end to 3G roaming pacts

28 Sep 2012

Auction order specific to 2G spectrum: SC

27 Sep 2012

The Supreme Court bench headed by retiring Chief Justice S H Kapadia also made it amply clear that the court considers public good as superior to revenue maximisation

Cabinet panel approves financial restructuring package for state electricity distribution companies

24 Sep 2012

Finally, roaming charges to go from next year

24 Sep 2012

Government not for controls on internet: Sibal

24 Sep 2012

CVC asks CBI to probe irregularities in all coal block allocations since 1993

24 Sep 2012

PM seeks nation's support to carry on reforms

21 Sep 2012

PM today defended the government’s decisions to hike fuel prices and open up retail trade to foreign investment saying these are in the nation’s long-term interest

Walmart proposes to start retail operations in India in 18 months: Report

21 Sep 2012

New FDI rules in multi-brand retail, airlines take effect

20 Sep 2012

The government also notified relaxed guidelines for single brand retail trading and changes in FDI policy for broadcasting services and power trading exchanges

Gujarat Ambuja, Grasim Industries also lose coal blocks

20 Sep 2012

Coalgate: Firms linked to Subodh Kant Sahai, Navin Jindal face action

18 Sep 2012

Government opens up retail, aviation, broadcasting to FDI

15 Sep 2012

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, decided to ease sourcing norms for single brand retail trading where foreign investment of up to 100 per cent is allowed

Government opens up retail, aviation, broadcasting to FDI

15 Sep 2012

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, decided to ease sourcing norms for single brand retail trading where foreign investment of up to 100 per cent is allowed

Government opens up retail, aviation, broadcasting to FDI

15 Sep 2012

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, decided to ease sourcing norms for single brand retail trading where foreign investment of up to 100 per cent is allowed

Government opens up retail, aviation, broadcasting to FDI

15 Sep 2012

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, decided to ease sourcing norms for single brand retail trading where foreign investment of up to 100 per cent is allowed

Government lines up 4 PSUs for divestment

14 Sep 2012

Government expects to raise around Rs15,000 crore through divestment in four PSUs, viz, MMTC, Oil India Ltd, National Aluminium Company Ltd and Hindustan Copper Ltd

Up to 74 per cent foreign investment permitted in broadcasting services

14 Sep 2012

Diesel to cost Rs5 more; LPG restricted to 6 cylinders a year

13 Sep 2012

Branded diesel as also LPG over and above the 6-cylinder-a-year cap will be sold at market rates, which will be decided by the oil companies