Government policies
Govt launches ETF for divestment in 22 public sector units
05 Aug 2017
Compared to the earlier energy-heavy CPSE ETF, `Bharat 22' is a well diversified portfolio with six sectors, including basic materials, energy, finance, FMCG, industrials and utilities
Cabinet clears proposal for proxy voting by NRIs
03 Aug 2017
Right to privacy can’t be secondary to economic rights: SC
02 Aug 2017
"Can two square meals be promised in return for barring people from protesting, forming an association or giving up other fundamental rights? This can never be" the Supreme Court observed during the ongoing hearing on the right to privacy
LPG subsidy to go by March 2018, prices to rise Rs4 every month
01 Aug 2017
Subsidised LPG now costs Rs477.46 per 14.2-kg cylinder in Delhi, against Rs419.18 in June last year, while non-subsidised domestic LPG, now costs Rs564 a cylinder
Right to privacy can't be a fundamental right, centre tells SC
26 Jul 2017
Right to privacy cannot be elevated to the level of a fundamental right and it cannot be equated with right to life and liberty, the centre has maintained while defending the Aadhar issue before the Supreme Court
Centre says 'no’ to new window for banned notes
18 Jul 2017
The centre has told the Supreme Court that black money holders had enough time to think anew and cook up new ''genuine reasons'' for delay in exchanging the discarded notes
GST Council hikes cess to offset cigarette makers’ GST windfall
18 Jul 2017
While any reduction in tax incidence on items of mass consumption would be welcome, the same would be unacceptable in case of demerit goods like cigarettes, the finance ministry said
GST roll-out: Anti-profiteering body to be set up in a month
07 Jul 2017
The National Anti-Profiteering Authority will have powers to force a company lower prices and refund money to consumers or deposit it in the Consumer Welfare Fund and even cancel the registration of the company
J&K assembly adopts GST resolution
06 Jul 2017
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