Government policies
Foreign funds move Bombay HC against MAT as Jaitley offers relief
30 Apr 2015
Replying to the debate on the Finance Bill, 2015 in Lok Sabha, Jaitley exempted social security schemes from service tax, reduced duties on raw silk, iron ore and rubber and offered a simplified IT returns form
Reliance Power terminates PPA for Rs36,000-cr Tilaiya project
28 Apr 2015
Reliance Power, which had won the right for setting up a 3,960 MW power plant at Hazaribagh in Jharkhand way back in August 2009, after bidding a levelised tariff of Rs1.77 per unit, iy yet to get land for implementing the project
CJI opts out of panel to select NJAC members
28 Apr 2015
The Supreme Court bench hearing the petition challenging the NJAC Act has informed Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi that the CJI has opted out of the selection panel that has no Constitutional validity as yet
SAARC countries to strengthen health cooperation
24 Apr 2015
Land bill delayed, but Modi govt won’t take onus of farmer suicides
24 Apr 2015
The Narendra Modi-government has delayed a bill making it easier for industry to buy farmland amidst rising rural anger over neglect of farmers distressed by successive crop failures
Ford Foundation on home ministry’s watch list
23 Apr 2015
Cabinet approves bill for setting up commercial divisions of high courts
23 Apr 2015
The establishment of commercial courts is a prelude to bringing about reform in the civil justice system in India.
Samsung to set up $100-mn unit in Telangana
22 Apr 2015
PM vows to cut red tape for foreign investments
13 Apr 2015
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, visiting Germany on Sunday, vowed to remove unnecessary regulations and procedures in the process of foreign investment in India, as well as to make it easier for other countries to initiate business deals
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