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Lower 5% GST on coal will mean affordable power: Goyal
20 May 2017
The GST regime will not adversely impact the cost of power as the lower tax on coal will help distribution companies supply electricity at affordable rates, says power, coal, renewable energy and mines minister Piyush Goyal
FCC votes to repeal tough net neutrality rules
19 May 2017
India lags behind Lanka, Bangladesh in healthcare: study
19 May 2017
The latest Global Burden of Disease study notes that despite making some large leaps in healthcare, India still lags at a lowly154 ranking, performing poorly in areas like tuberculosis, diabetes, kidney and heart disease
Cabinet clears Rs1,500-cr biopharma mission
19 May 2017
Govt proposes 10 new indigenous nuclear power reactors
18 May 2017
With likely manufacturing orders of close to Rs70,000 crore spread across domestic industry, the move will fast-track India’s domestic nuclear power programme and give a push to country’s nuclear industry
India threatens to link Kudankulam deal with Russia to NSG membership
17 May 2017
India is believed to have conveyed that unless it becomes a full member of NSG, it would have to instead opt for an indigenous nuclear energy programme; it wants Russia to convince China to end its opposition to India's NSG membership
Diesels pollute more than lab tests detect
16 May 2017
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