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Take LIC public, limit govt holding in banks to 51%, Jaitley told
10 Jun 2014
Representatives of banks and financial institutions have demanded the setting up of an ARC dedicated to infra assets as also tax breaks to depositors to boost financial savings
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Centre woos government staff with DA hike to 100% of basic pay; VRS
28 Feb 2014
The union cabinet today announced a hike in dearness allowance for its 5 million employees and 3 million pensioners, bringing the rate to 100 per cent of basic pay from the existing 90 per cent
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India’s IPR laws WTO-compliant, can’t be challenged by US: official
26 Feb 2014
India has said its patent laws cannot be successfully challenged by the US either bilaterally or in a multilateral forum, as they strictly comply with the intellectual property agreement of the World Trade Organization
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LPG cylinder cap raised to 12, Aadhar-linked subsidy suspended
30 Jan 2014
The Cabinet today approved a hike in the annual quota of subsidised domestic LPG cylinders from nine to 12, raising the annual subsidy burden to around Rs80,000 crore
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Govt launches national LPG portability scheme
22 Jan 2014
The procedure to opt for portability is simple, and requires LPG consumers to register for portability on the respective web sites of the OMCs.
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Government decides to sell 10% IOC stake to ONGC, OIL
17 Jan 2014
A ministerial panel yesterday opted to go in for a block deal on the exchanges to divest the stake, modalities for which are being worked out
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Coalgate: Maharashtra, AP join opposition states to blame centre
09 Jan 2014
The Supreme Court said any investment made in anticipation of clearances cannot be justified and such blocks cannot be protected if the companies fail to get clearances within a time frame fixed under the law
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New price norms for RIL’s D6 gas not beyond review: SC
06 Jan 2014
The Supreme Court today observed that the matter of the government allowing RIL to hike prices of gas from its D6 block in the offshore Krishna-Godavari Basin is not final and is subject to review
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