Government policies
Tirupati temple deposits 1,311 kg gold with PNB under gold monetisation scheme
19 Apr 2016
Tirumala temple gets about one tonne of gold every year as offerings from devotees, which is typically sent to refineries or the government mint for conversion to gold bars, which are then deposited in banks
Jewellers call off strike after 42 days
13 Apr 2016
Govt lets oil PSUs evolve crude import policy
06 Apr 2016
The union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today gave its approval to replace the existing policy on crude oil import by oil PSUs and vest the oil PSUs with the power to evolve their own policies
Modi pledges key initiatives for nuclear security
02 Apr 2016
India will counter nuclear smuggling and strengthen the national detection architecture for nuclear and radioactive material, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, adding that a dedicated team to counter nuclear smuggling is also in place
Cigarette firms halt production over new health warning rules
02 Apr 2016
The tobacco industry apex body Tobacco Institute of India said the production halt would cost the industry Rs350 crore a day
Jewellers continue stir against 1% excise duty
31 Mar 2016
Centre hikes dearness pay of employees, pensioners by 6 percentage points to 125%
23 Mar 2016
The dearness pay hike that will benefit 5 million employees and 5.8 million pensioners will cost the exchequer over Rs14,725 crore during a 14 month period from 1 January 2016