Government policies
Sebi issues relaxed norms for setting up IFSC; clears way for GIFT City
23 Mar 2015
Sebi has relaxed shareholding and net worth norms for Indian and foreign stock exchanges, clearing corporations and depositories for undertaking similar business in IFSC
India may import 8 mn barrels of Iraq oil to build stockpile
20 Mar 2015
The government is preparing to import eight million barrels of Iraq oil to fill its new concept of a strategic petroleum reserve (SPR), taking advantage of cheap oil prices
India set to build first strategic oil reserve: report
18 Mar 2015
India, which had approved a $330 million (£228million) budget to cover the filling of its first emergency tanks this year, is now reported to be buying up to 8 million barrels of crude
Coal ministry delays award of 5 more coal blocks
16 Mar 2015
DIPP clarifies on construction sector FDI policy
14 Mar 2015
Insurance bill cleared in Rajya Sabha
12 Mar 2015
The bill, which has now been approved by both Houses of Parliament, will now have to be signed into law by the President
Insurance bill cleared in Lok Sabha
04 Mar 2015
AAP cuts power rates by 50%; free water in Delhi
25 Feb 2015
The fate of the Land Acquisition Bill looks increasingly uncertain, with stiff opposition from allies as well as the entire parliamentary opposition, farmers and social groups
Sec 144 clamped in Ahmedabad as swine flu gets out of control
25 Feb 2015
Gujarat has registered the second-highest death toll from the outbreak of Swine flu after neighbouring Rajasthan
Swine flu: 812 dead, over 13,688 under attack, and still raging
23 Feb 2015
Nearly two months after the first cases of swine flu deaths were reported from Gujarat and Rajasthan, the disease has now assumed pandemic proportions
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COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
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By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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