Government policies
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
Logistics sector gets infrastructure status
20 Nov 2017
Defence ministry to clear projects worth Rs1,30,000-cr by year-end: report
03 Nov 2017
These futuristic projects, to be offered under the government’s ‘Make in India’ programme, have been stuck on the mode of selection of contractors, which have bee under discussions for almost a decade