Government policies

PF interest rate may increase to 8.95% this year

22 Jan 2016

Govt decentralises clearance of mining for sand, minor minerals

22 Jan 2016

RBI simplifies gold monetisation scheme for bulk depositors

22 Jan 2016

Govt to pay 2.5% commission to banks to unlock household gold

22 Jan 2016

Jaitley assures investors of a stable, predictable tax regime

21 Jan 2016

India is in the process of transforming its tax laws to make them more predictable and to bring about a greater degree of stability in the taxation regime, finance minister Arun Jaitley told a conference in Singapore via a video link

Government shuts 150 polluting units along Ganga

21 Jan 2016

Cabinet approves Power Tariff Policy changes to ensure 24X7 affordable power for all

20 Jan 2016

Govt hikes customs duty on specified medical devices from 5% to 7.5%

20 Jan 2016

Finance ministry backs FDI hike in HDFC Standard Life to 35%

19 Jan 2016

Commerce ministry taps embassies to alert Indian exporters: report

19 Jan 2016

FSSAI eases approval norms to boost FDI in food processing

18 Jan 2016

Panel suggests higher TDS threshold, reduction in tax rate

18 Jan 2016

`Start-up India' to herald leissez faire in India

16 Jan 2016

The government will put in place a new tax regime for startups in a bid to unshackle them from the regulatory regime for large companies

Act amended to make workers eligible for higher bonus

09 Jan 2016

FinMin looks at another hike in petrol and diesel duty, higher PSU dividend: report

09 Jan 2016

Centre wants states to be active partners in boosting exports: Sitaraman

08 Jan 2016

Maharashtra to hire retired staff as embargo on fresh recruitment bites

08 Jan 2016

Finance ministry looking at granting tax exemption for NPS withdrawals

08 Jan 2016

Dharavi to soon lose its slum tag

07 Jan 2016

The redevelopment of the slum pocket will give a fillip to the real estate market around its periphery which include areas like Bandra-Kurla Complex, Dadar and Sion

Govt to sell assets of 3 HMT units to offer VRS for employees

06 Jan 2016

Govt to operate gold-monetisation scheme through certified jewelers

06 Jan 2016

Railways to have independent regulator for development

05 Jan 2016

Govt to extend health and social security benefits to un-organised sector workers

05 Jan 2016

India bends backwards; set to endorse WTO’s trade facilitation deal

04 Jan 2016

The TFA, which aims at easing customs rules and expediting the movement and clearance of goods to facilitate trade, is all set to bury the “development agenda” of the WTO’s ongoing Doha Round of trade negotiations

Govt hikes excise duty on petrol, diesel for a second time in two weeks

02 Jan 2016