The redevelopment of the slum pocket will give a fillip to the real estate market around its periphery which include areas like Bandra-Kurla Complex, Dadar and Sion

Govt to sell assets of 3 HMT units to offer VRS for employees

06 Jan 2016

Govt to operate gold-monetisation scheme through certified jewelers

06 Jan 2016

Railways to have independent regulator for development

05 Jan 2016

Govt to extend health and social security benefits to un-organised sector workers

05 Jan 2016

India bends backwards; set to endorse WTO’s trade facilitation deal

04 Jan 2016

The TFA, which aims at easing customs rules and expediting the movement and clearance of goods to facilitate trade, is all set to bury the “development agenda” of the WTO’s ongoing Doha Round of trade negotiations

Govt hikes excise duty on petrol, diesel for a second time in two weeks

02 Jan 2016

Kerosene subsidy to be paid to beneficiary accounts from 1 April

02 Jan 2016

Govt boosts textile technology upgradation with Rs17,822 cr allocation

31 Dec 2015

Cabinet approves Rs5,000-cr subsidy for solar rooftops

31 Dec 2015

The cabinet decision will help provide subsidies for residential and institutional solar rooftop power generation and ensure speedy payment by power distribution companies to roof-top power suppliers

Centre does away with interviews for junior level jobs in PSUs, departments

30 Dec 2015

Centre setting up homoeo, unani research centres in Navi Mumbai

29 Dec 2015

Govt to extend maternity leave in private sector from 12 weeks to 26 weeks

29 Dec 2015

Govt says over 530 million benefitted from Rs2-a-kg wheat and Rs3-a-kg rice

28 Dec 2015

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