Government policies
New trade policy aims at doubling exports in five years
01 Apr 2015
The new trade policy provides a framework for facilitating exports of goods and services as also generating employment and increasing value addition in the country
Delhi Govt bans chewable tobacco
30 Mar 2015
Govt to invest $10 bn in semiconductor units in Gujarat, UP
27 Mar 2015
Jaiprakash Associates and Hindustan Semiconductor Manufacturing have teamed up with the likes of IBM, TowerJazz and STMicroelectronics to set up electronic chip manufacturing units in Greater Noida in UP and Gandhinagar in Gujarat
Sebi issues relaxed norms for setting up IFSC; clears way for GIFT City
23 Mar 2015
Sebi has relaxed shareholding and net worth norms for Indian and foreign stock exchanges, clearing corporations and depositories for undertaking similar business in IFSC
India may import 8 mn barrels of Iraq oil to build stockpile
20 Mar 2015
The government is preparing to import eight million barrels of Iraq oil to fill its new concept of a strategic petroleum reserve (SPR), taking advantage of cheap oil prices
India set to build first strategic oil reserve: report
18 Mar 2015
India, which had approved a $330 million (£228million) budget to cover the filling of its first emergency tanks this year, is now reported to be buying up to 8 million barrels of crude
Coal ministry delays award of 5 more coal blocks
16 Mar 2015
DIPP clarifies on construction sector FDI policy
14 Mar 2015
Insurance bill cleared in Rajya Sabha
12 Mar 2015
The bill, which has now been approved by both Houses of Parliament, will now have to be signed into law by the President
Insurance bill cleared in Lok Sabha
04 Mar 2015
AAP cuts power rates by 50%; free water in Delhi
25 Feb 2015
The fate of the Land Acquisition Bill looks increasingly uncertain, with stiff opposition from allies as well as the entire parliamentary opposition, farmers and social groups
Sec 144 clamped in Ahmedabad as swine flu gets out of control
25 Feb 2015
Gujarat has registered the second-highest death toll from the outbreak of Swine flu after neighbouring Rajasthan