Government policies
Mumbai’s iconic CSTM railway station up for grabs
25 Aug 2020
Railways plans to redevelop Mumbai’s iconic CSMT as also the New Delhi railway station on public-private partnership model, allowing commercial and residential development by the concessionaire, with lease rights of 60 years and 99 years, respectively
Cabinet approves setting up of National Recruitment Agency
20 Aug 2020
A Common Eligibility Test (CET) will replace multiple examinations for recruitment to all non-gazetted central government jobs and for posts in public sector banks as well as Railway Recruitment Boards
Govt extends NBFC financing window by 3 months
18 Aug 2020
Draft EIA notification seeks to do away with environment protection: critics
12 Aug 2020
Instead of overhauling the environmental clearance system, the ministry proposes to leave environment protection to be decided by the needs of industrial and infrastructural projects
PLI scheme set to bolster localistion of mobile phone production
03 Aug 2020
The production linked incentive scheme, notified by the government on 1 April, has attracted 22 smart phone makers, including Samsung and Apple - which together account for 60 per cent of global smartphone sales - besides contract manufacturers like Foxcon Hon Hai, Wistron and Pegatron