Government policies
Govt extends Rs1,00,000-cr credit support to NBFCs/HFCs
14 Aug 2019
Under the scheme, government would provide a one-time partial credit guarantee to PSBs for purchase of high-rated pooled assets of financially sound non-banking finance companies and housing finance companies
India Inc seeks Rs1 lakh cr stimulus package to beat slowdown
09 Aug 2019
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s meeting with industry captains follow last week’s meeting with heads of PSU banks and major private sector banks to review credit growth in various sectors like MSMEs, retail, auto, NBFCs and HFCs
Coal ministry begins auction of 27 coal mines
06 Aug 2019
Govt scraps special status for Jammu & Kashmir, splits state
05 Aug 2019
Henceforth, there will be no Jammu and Kashmir and instead there will be a union territory of Ladak and Jammu without a legislature and a Delhi-like state of Kashmir – both devoid of Article 370 comforts
J&K’s Omar Abdulah, Mehbooba Mufti, Sajad Lone under house arrest
05 Aug 2019
The house arrests come after Mehbooba Mufti, Omar Abdullah and other leaders held a meeting and issued a resolution warning the government of "consequences" if it changed the special status of Jammu and Kashmir
Parliament passes bill to save Muslim women from Triple Talaq
31 Jul 2019
While Muslim women, especially those behind the petitions against instant talaq, welcomed the passage of the bill, opposition politicians found the passage of the bill unpalatable