Government policies
NITI Aayog to replace Planning Commission
01 Jan 2015
The revamped planning agency will foster a shared vision of national development with active involvement of states and develop mechanisms to closely monitor and evaluate programmes at the village level
Draft national health policy aims at more than doubling public health spending to 2.5% of GDP
01 Jan 2015
Draft bill seeks to exempt small firms from mandatory labour laws
01 Jan 2015
The draft bill exempts firms employing less than 40 persons from the requirement of payment of provident fund, bonus and ESIS cover while giving hire-and-fire powers to employers
Govt to end excise duty sops for cars, consumer durables
30 Dec 2014
The government is losing over Rs700 crore per month on account of the excise relief to the auto sector while the sector has gained as per the November figures
Microsoft CEO Nadella meets PM, seeks to partner ‘Digital India’
27 Dec 2014
During talks with communications and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Nadella even pushed his ideas on building a secure government controlled digital infrastructure using Microsoft’s cloud services
Insurance FDI cap takes ordinance route, coal auction to follow
24 Dec 2014
The Insurance Bill, which has been pending since 2008 in the Rajya Sabha, seeks to increase the composite foreign investment limit in insurance companies to 49 per cent from current 26 per cent
Govt weighs temporary cap on skyrocketing airfares
22 Dec 2014
Flyers who booked tickets on low-cost carrier SpiceJet for Rs5,000 per person round trip before the crisis, are now forced to pay Rs18,000, one way on the same route on other carriers
Panel moots coal linkages for power plants
22 Dec 2014
Jaitley keeps liquor out of GST, includes petrol
20 Dec 2014
Govt to revamp Pranab Mukherjee’s tax policies on SEZs
20 Dec 2014
The new government plans to review the UPA government’s decision to impose minimum alternate tax and dividend distribution tax on SEZs despite the stipulated tax holidays for these zones under the SEZ Act
Lok Sabha passes bill to legalise e-rickshaws
20 Dec 2014
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