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Apparel Export Promotion Council: Smriti Irani in favour of appointing govt administrator for AEPCSubscriber Only
August 10, 2016 01:40 IST
Council faces allegations of large-scale fraud of government grants.
Wed, Aug 10, 2016
Government eases rules to set up medical collegesSubscriber Only
August 03, 2016 02:23 IST
Reduction in campus area from 10 acres to 60,000 sq m among changes.
Wed, Aug 03, 2016
Plan to monetise National Highways to fund road construction projects on Cabinet table todaySubscriber Only
August 03, 2016 01:11 IST
In a proposal to be taken up by the Cabinet on Wednesday, it has suggested that toll collection from 75 operational national highways be put on auction for bidding by private firms.
Wed, Aug 03, 2016
PM Modi rejects Smriti Irani’s choice of CBSE chief, HRD to have no saySubscriber Only
July 13, 2016 04:57 IST
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), of which the Prime Minister is the deciding authority, rejected the name of Dr Sarvendra Vikram Bahadur Singh as the next CBSE chief.
Wed, Jul 13, 2016
Reliance Power’s Rs 14,500-cr loan: It’s Goyal vs Goyal on mortgage of coal blocks as collateralSubscriber Only
July 12, 2016 05:57 IST
With Coal and Power sticking to their positions, Goyal widened the debate to consider if all captive power projects, not just Reliance, could be allowed to use coal mines as collateral.
Tue, Jul 12, 2016
Modi Cabinet reshuffle: PMO to take final call on what junior ministers will work onSubscriber Only
July 11, 2016 05:20 IST
The Prime Minister wants the junior ministers to be more involved in implementation of schemes.
Mon, Jul 11, 2016
Railways wants to charge licence fee from IRCTC, travel agentsSubscriber Only
June 29, 2016 03:33 IST
The idea, a brainchild of junior Rail Minister Manoj Sinha, suggests that the charge be 1 per cent of the annual turnover clocked by IRCTC and travel agents.
Wed, Jun 29, 2016
Coming soon: India Business Cards for big foreign investorsSubscriber Only
June 19, 2016 04:53 IST
The idea is that a cardholder be permitted to start a new venture or acquire existing business, be self-employed in own business and bring family members during the stay but after a separate application.
Sun, Jun 19, 2016
PMO turns down fertiliserMin’s proposal to control SPVSubscriber Only
June 14, 2016 01:53 IST
Principal secretary Nripendra Mishra turned down the ministry’s proposal of majority equity holding by Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation (HFC) and Fertilizer Corporation of India (FCI) — owners of these sick units — in Hindustan Urvarak.
Tue, Jun 14, 2016
Independence Day this year to follow Republic Day model, govt plans ‘fortnight-long’celebrationSubscriber Only
June 12, 2016 01:47 IST
The government is aiming to include states in the festivities with a ‘Showcasing of States’ as is done during Republic Day — but without the parade and flypasts.
Sun, Jun 12, 2016
LPG dealers: Discretion is back in name of ‘merit’Subscriber Only
May 26, 2016 05:37 IST
The discretionary quota regime was stopped in 1996 after The Indian Express exposed irregularities in allotment of pumps and agencies by former Congress ministers B Shankaranand and Satish Sharma for alleged abuse of their discretionary quotas between 1993 and 1996.
Thu, May 26, 2016
Soon, submit income tax return copy to get LPG subsidySubscriber Only
May 09, 2016 03:55 IST
The IT Act forbids the income tax department from sharing income details of an assessee unless the Central government specifies an officer, authority or body to receive the data to perform his or its functions under a law.
Mon, May 09, 2016
State road ministers: Fix 8 years as life of all commercial vehiclesSubscriber Only
May 06, 2016 05:27 IST
The bench has now posted the matter for May 9 to examine the plea for modification of its order whereby all diesel-run taxis had been ordered to go off the roads after April 30.
Fri, May 06, 2016
Eye on medical tourism, Govt clears e-visas for patientsSubscriber Only
May 04, 2016 01:58 IST
Applicants from nearly 150 countries eligible for e-tourist visas will be able to send online applications for medical visas with scanned copies of medical prescriptions from a government-accredited hospital of his/ her country.
Wed, May 04, 2016
Zara Muskura Do to mark ‘do saal’ of NDA’s ruleSubscriber Only
April 26, 2016 05:30 IST
The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting will launch an eight-hour talk show ‘Zara Muskura Do’ — the “do” pun in the title to mark two years of the NDA government — on May 26 to showcase the government’s success stories.
Tue, Apr 26, 2016
Maneka Gandhi wanted two reporters on blacklist, Govt said no such ruleSubscriber Only
April 12, 2016 03:24 IST
Reuters ran the ministry’s denial on October 20 while maintaining that it stood by the “fairness and accuracy of its story”.
Tue, Apr 12, 2016
Private firm’s stalled refinery project may get PSU fundsSubscriber Only
April 12, 2016 01:58 IST
The PMO last month called the top officers of IOC, HP, Bharat Petroleum, SBI and IDBI to consider infusing Rs 5,404 crore as equity for setting up a six-million-tonne refinery in Cuddalore.
Tue, Apr 12, 2016
New SPV, funded by profitable PSUs, to revive 3 shut urea unitsSubscriber Only
April 08, 2016 01:41 IST
The decision now is to provide “assured market and additional concessions” to the SPV for these plants so that they do not face any viability issues and the PSUs’ investments are fully protected.
Fri, Apr 08, 2016
Govt plan: Tell healthy PSUs to heal sick onesSubscriber Only
April 07, 2016 05:13 IST
The idea now is to provide “assured market and additional concessions” for these plants so that the “PSUs do not face any viability issues and their investments are fully protected.”
Thu, Apr 07, 2016
Smriti Irani picks new NCRI chief, ignores Dattatreya’s candidateSubscriber Only
April 06, 2016 01:50 IST
Dattatreya’s candidate K Sudhakar had made the shortlist of three.
Wed, Apr 06, 2016
Profit-share to revenue-share, multiple windows to single: HELP for explorersSubscriber Only
March 16, 2016 00:24 IST
The Cabinet last week approved a new regime for oil and gas exploration, seeking to revive investor interest in the country’s energy sector.
Wed, Mar 16, 2016
Cabinet Secretariat says no to I&B’s candidate for IIMC top postSubscriber Only
March 10, 2016 01:24 IST
Suresh, currently a Senior Consulting Editor with Doordarshan News, served in an honorary capacity as Senior Fellow with New Delhi-based think tank Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF).
Thu, Mar 10, 2016
Monsanto threatens to exit India over govt’s show cause noticeSubscriber Only
March 05, 2016 02:21 IST
Over 90% of cotton grown in India is based on MMBL’s technology which is used by nearly 80 lakh cotton farmers.
Sat, Mar 05, 2016
Now, govt cyber cell to counter ‘negative’ newsSubscriber Only
February 23, 2016 06:05 IST
Every time a negative narrative surfaces, a possible counter would be initiated — through press releases, briefings or press conferences, depending on the intensity or standing of the post,” said sources.
Tue, Feb 23, 2016
Innovative Budgeting: For smoother finance, a Budget during winterSubscriber Only
February 19, 2016 02:10 IST
A Budget in December would reduce delays on the ground.
Fri, Feb 19, 2016Journalism of Courage
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