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Centre announces Rs80,000-cr development package for J&K
23 Jan 2020
Prime Minister Development Package (PMDP) will enable opening of IITs, IIMs and AIIMs as well as development of highways, power generation and irrigation projects
Govt allows up to 100% FDI in Bharti Airtel
22 Jan 2020
With the government’s decision to allow 100 per cent foreign shareholding in Bharti Telecom the company will soon be a foreign-owned entity, in turn making Bharti Airtel a foreign entity
India plans a Rs10,000,000-cr infra push to spur economy
02 Dec 2019
While investment in infrastructure will have a positive impact on overall economy, experts have sounded warnings about the economy, saying the economy was facing a structural slowdown
INX Media case: ED to get custody of P Chidambaram
15 Oct 2019
The agency plans to arrest him from Tihar jail in the morning and produce in court around 4 PM when the agency applies for his custody
ED issues lookout notice for P Chidambaram as SC rejects urgent bail
21 Aug 2019
A Supreme Court bench headed by Justice NV Ramana refused to give Chidambaram interim relief from possible arrest in the INX Media case and instead referred the petition challenging the Delhi High Court rejecting anticipatory bail to Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi
Chidambaram goes missing as Delhi HC rejects anticipatory bail plea
21 Aug 2019
Chidambaram was untraceable when a CBI team laded at his posh Jor Bagh residence, hours after the Delhi High Court denied anticipatory bail for the former union finance minister in the INX Media case
Chidambaram moves SC as Delhi HC rejects bail plea in INX Media case
20 Aug 2019
The Delhi High Court, in its order, said the magnitude and enormity of material produced dis-entitle Chidambaram from any pre-arrest bail in the INX media case
India Inc seeks Rs1 lakh cr stimulus package to beat slowdown
09 Aug 2019
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s meeting with industry captains follow last week’s meeting with heads of PSU banks and major private sector banks to review credit growth in various sectors like MSMEs, retail, auto, NBFCs and HFCs
Ola Electric raises $250 million from SoftBank
02 Jul 2019
Ola’s move also supplements government’s ambitious target of 30 per cent overall electric mobility by 2030 and 40 per cent EV target for ride-sharing companies by 2026, in order to curtail air pollution and carbon emissions
RBI panel recommends handholding of MSMEs
26 Jun 2019
The committee wants the government to make it mandatory for PSUs/government departments to procure the mandated 25 per cent from MSEs through the GeM portal and further develop the portal as a full-fledged market place for MSE sellers
RBI panel suggests doubling Mudra loan ceiling for MSMEs to Rs20 lakh
19 Jun 2019
The revised loan limits would be applicable to more units once the government approves the proposal for a turnover-based criteria that has been set at Rs5 crore for micro units, up to Rs75 crore for small units and up to Rs250 crore for medium enterprises
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