Government policies
Maharashtra becomes first Indian state to offer 24/7 shopping
20 Dec 2017
While the new bill will enable businesses to run for extra hours, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said the final permission will be granted by the police based on the areas and the locations
GST Council eyes real estate, electricity, and petroleum to boost revenues
15 Dec 2017
With Rs39,000-crore shortfall in states’ revenues in the four months since the roll-out of the new indirect tax regime, the GST Council is looking to expand the GST base by including real estate, electricity and petroleum products under GST
Jaitley seeks to soothe depositors' concerns over FRDI Bill
12 Dec 2017
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has categorically asserted for the third time in less than a week that depositors would be ''fully protected'' in the event of a bank failure, as he sought to allay mounting fears over a proposed 'bail-in' clause in a draft legislation on financial resolution
Centre pushes city gas distribution networks to boost gas consumption
06 Dec 2017
Government has identified about 140 possible geographical areas in 21 states where work to develop city gas distribution (CGD) networks can be started in the near future, says the petroleum ministry
Government relents on Apple, food security issues
27 Nov 2017
Commerce minister Suresh Prabhu now says the government is awaiting a formal proposal from Apple, even as he said India made a 'mistake’ by insisting on food security measures when a temporary relief was extended to it by WTO majors