Government policies
Govt panel mulls more time for telcos to pay up AGR dues
04 Nov 2019
Amidst the hue and cry by Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea over financial strain, Reliance Jio on Friday wrote a letter to union telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad alleging that the telcos have enough funds to pay dues
Govt relaxes fuel retailing policy, opens market to non-oil firms
24 Oct 2019
The revised policy allows entities with minimum net worth of Rs250 crore to set up petrol pumps, but have to meet certain conditions such as setting up retail outlets in remote areas and facilitating sale of at least one new-generation alternative fuel
Centre regularises 1,797 unauthorised colonies in Delhi
24 Oct 2019
Coming ahead of Delhi assembly elections, the move to regularises these illegal colonies has been welcomed by both the Aam Aadmi Party, which is in power in the state, and the Bharatiya Janata Party at the centre
Govt gives in-principle approval for BSNL-MTNL merger
23 Oct 2019
The Department of Telecom has finalised a Rs74,000-crore revival plan for the ailing state-run telecom firms - BSNL and MTNL, which will include capital infusion to acquire 4G spectrum and the cost of a voluntary retirement scheme
Manmohan Singh asks govt to end blame game and fix economy
17 Oct 2019
`Before one can fix the economy, one needs a correct diagnosis of its ailments and their causes,’ former prime minister Manmohan Singh said on Nirmala Sitharaman's comment on economy
DPIIT launches website and mobile app for IPR
15 Oct 2019
KVIC to set up design houses to modernise Khadi
27 Sep 2019
Design house will identify the latest design trends, adopt them as per customer needs and undertake various testing and review activities for translating them into production and help Khadi gain customers’ trust
Govt slashes corporate tax rate to 22% from 30%
20 Sep 2019
Finance minister Nirmala Sitaraman today announced a major reduction in corporate tax rate to 22 per cent from existing 30 per cent while also giving new domestic manufacturing companies the option to pay tax at 15 per cent