Government policies

Govt banks on petroleum, highway and agri infra projects for jobs growth

26 Aug 2020

FASTag made mandatory for availing discounts on toll plazas

26 Aug 2020

NHAI introduces rating system for concessionaires, contractors and consultants

26 Aug 2020

DRDO opens 108 defence systems and subsystems for industry in indigenisation push

25 Aug 2020

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

PM plans a big boost to toy manufacturing in India

24 Aug 2020

TRIFED launches `Trifood’ projects in Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh

24 Aug 2020

Kerala-based software firm wins grand challenge for developing video conference solution

21 Aug 2020

Govt fixes sugarcane prices for 20-21 sugar season at Rs285/tonne

20 Aug 2020

Cabinet approves leasing out of Jaipur, Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram airports

20 Aug 2020

Every Indian village to have optical fibre cable connectivity in 1,000 days

20 Aug 2020

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

SC dumps PIL against PM CARES Fund; says NDRF is also open

18 Aug 2020

Defence ministry plans expansion of NCC to 173 border and coastal districts

18 Aug 2020

Govt extends NBFC financing window by 3 months

18 Aug 2020

Covid-19: Expert Group meets domestic vaccine manufactures

18 Aug 2020

Atal Mission, Nasscom join to launch AI step-up modules for schools

17 Aug 2020

Shipping ministry slashes port tariff for cruise ships by 60-70%

17 Aug 2020

India to leverage domestic vaccine capacity to deal with Covid-19

14 Aug 2020

PM launches platform for `Transparent Taxation – Honoring the Honest’

13 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

Indian products deserve fair access to markets abroad: Piyush Goyal

12 Aug 2020

PM to launch Rs1 lakh-cr Agri Infra Fund facility; release PM-Kisan installment

10 Aug 2020

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

Govt to borrow up to Rs12 lakh crore as revenue falls far short of expenditure

03 Aug 2020