November 17, 2009 08:45 IST
All ministries have been asked to establish a performance monitoring system - summarising the main objective of the ministry and corresponding action during the year.
Tue, Nov 17, 2009November 12, 2009 01:26 IST
Worried about the fact that many companies are increasingly storing information and business-related data on servers abroad....
Thu, Nov 12, 2009November 03, 2009 01:09 IST
The government has finally turned its attention to reducing the huge pendency of cases in the High Courts by deciding to appoint judges on contract.
Tue, Nov 03, 2009October 29, 2009 01:23 IST
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI),the regulator for the audit profession in the country which also sets the curriculum for CAs,conducts the examination and grants certification,is itself unwilling to share information about its members and the quality of services they provide with the Quality Review Board set up in 2007 to scrutinise audit […]
Thu, Oct 29, 2009October 27, 2009 01:47 IST
Accounting regulator Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has decided to disallow all partners of tainted firms from conducting any...
Tue, Oct 27, 2009October 24, 2009 01:50 IST
The much-awaited discussion paper on the goods and services tax (GST),due to be released next month,is likely to be a damp squib....
Sat, Oct 24, 2009October 23, 2009 00:58 IST
With the finance minister maintaining that stimulus packages provided including excise and service tax cuts for boosting the economy is not likely to be rolled back....
Fri, Oct 23, 2009October 21, 2009 01:24 IST
The autonomy to appoint auditors and fix their remuneration should be taken away from firms and entrusted to respective regulators so that trust...
Wed, Oct 21, 2009October 15, 2009 04:07 IST
With merger and acquisition activity by Indian companies across the globe increasing,the government is planning to facilitate cross-border insolvency for corporates....
Thu, Oct 15, 2009October 14, 2009 02:02 IST
In a move that would provide much-needed relief to corporations,the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has asked its inspection officers...
Wed, Oct 14, 2009October 10, 2009 03:01 IST
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) may soon see change at the top. On Friday,CBDT corridors were abuzz with the news that the Central Administrative Tribunal....
Sat, Oct 10, 2009October 09, 2009 01:20 IST
Fearing delay in prosecution in the Satyam fraud case,the corporate affairs ministry has constituted a coordination committee to monitor progress...
Fri, Oct 09, 2009October 07, 2009 03:57 IST
The government is considering asking public-sector undertakings (PSUs) to set aside a portion of profits each year towards meeting their corporate social responsibility (CSR).
Wed, Oct 07, 2009October 06, 2009 03:25 IST
40-yr-old MRTPC,that had 2 more yrs,will shut shop this yr....
Tue, Oct 06, 2009October 05, 2009 02:06 IST
ICAI says cant act against it,MCA says PwC status unsatisfactory & unacceptable....
Mon, Oct 05, 2009September 30, 2009 01:53 IST
What should come out of the WTOs Doha Round must be a rule-based,multilateral trade regime that is fair and equitable....
Wed, Sep 30, 2009September 29, 2009 01:45 IST
In a bid to tap a potentially huge market and restructure the Indo-Russian bilateral economic relationship,commerce minister Anand Sharma today said the economic engagement with Russia....
Tue, Sep 29, 2009September 22, 2009 01:38 IST
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is in talks with the urban development ministry to evolve a mechanism...
Tue, Sep 22, 2009September 19, 2009 02:00 IST
Fifty-three years after enacting the Companies Act and six years after forming the Serious Fraud Investigation Office....
Sat, Sep 19, 2009September 15, 2009 00:40 IST
The ship liners association has approached the corporate affairs ministry seeking exemption from competition law,a move that is being...
Tue, Sep 15, 2009September 08, 2009 01:49 IST
The government is likely to roll back the asset-based calculation of Minimum Alternative Tax as proposed in the Direct Taxes...
Tue, Sep 08, 2009August 29, 2009 09:36 IST
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs is considering a change of management in Maytas,a company promoted by the kin of B Ramalinga Raju.
Sat, Aug 29, 2009August 25, 2009 11:19 IST
To prod companies involved in cartel-like behaviour to disclose vital information on such collusion to the regulator,the Competition...
Tue, Aug 25, 2009August 24, 2009 01:04 IST
To ensure higher accountability and transparency in auditing company books,the government now plans to outsource audit...
Mon, Aug 24, 2009August 20, 2009 03:35 IST
Amid growing concern over the drought hitting the farm sector hard,the UPA government is seriously considering increasing the minimum support price...
Thu, Aug 20, 2009