Government policies
Government freezes bank accounts of over 2 lakh suspected 'shell' companies
06 Sep 2017
Directors and authorised signatories of these de-registered companies will not be able to operate bank accounts without the sanction of the National Company Law Tribunal
RBI says 99% of scrapped notes have returned into system
31 Aug 2017
RBI said Rs15.28 lakh crore, or 99 per cent of the Rs15.44 lakh crore of scrapped Rs500 and Rs1,000 notes, had come back into the banking system between 8 November last year and 30 June this year
Centre extends Aadhaar deadline to 31 Dec as SC defers hearing PILs
30 Aug 2017
A 3-judge bench of the apex court is hearing a total of 22 cases challenging several aspects of the government’s Aadhaar programme, including its use and sharing of data collected by private agencies
Aviation FDI policy excludes Air India
29 Aug 2017
Govt moves to speed up mergers of state-run banks
23 Aug 2017
The union cabinet has given in-principle approval for public sector banks to amalgamate through an Alternative Mechanism (AM), under which the decision will come from the bank boards
Jaitley unsure about the effectiveness of new NPA resolution mechanism
19 Aug 2017
While speed is the essence of the success of bankruptcy procedures, Jaitley said the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Code is meant to safeguard the health of both the borrower and the lender
Govt slashes ceiling prices of knee implants by up to 69%
17 Aug 2017
The price cuts, varying from 59 per cent to 69 per cent, are expected to result in overall annual savings of about Rs1,500 crore for the 1-1.5 lakh patients in India
GST Council moots 10% hike in cess on SUVs, luxury cars
07 Aug 2017
SUVs and luxury cars are likely to get more expensive as the GST Council has recommended raising cess on SUVs and luxury cars from 15 per cent to 25 per cent
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
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