Government policies
Cabinet clears 49% FDI in insurance
24 Jul 2014
A higher foreign investment limit in the insurance sector could result in additional capitalisation of insurance companies by between Rs40,000 and 60,000 crore over a period of time
Govt extends validity period of industrial licence to 3 yrs
02 Jul 2014
The new guidelines are also applicable for extension of validity of industrial licence in cases where the licence holder has not commenced production after two years
SC chief disappointed over Subramaniam episode; government on the defensive
02 Jul 2014
Justice Lodha said he had asked Subramanium to reconsider his decision to withdraw his candidature but he replied the next day with a six-line letter expressing his decision not to go back on his decision
Govt prunes list of items requiring defence licensing
27 Jun 2014
Under the pruned list, dual-use items that are not specially mentioned in the list will not require industrial licences for defence production
CCEA defers decision on gas price hike by 3 months
25 Jun 2014
Announcing the decision, minister for petroleum and natural gas Dharmendra Pradhan said there was need for comprehensive discussions on gas price revision
Aviation minister asks states to cut ATF tax
24 Jun 2014
Govt sets up panel to formulate rubber policy
20 Jun 2014
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
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
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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