Government policies
Swine flu: 812 dead, over 13,688 under attack, and still raging
23 Feb 2015
Nearly two months after the first cases of swine flu deaths were reported from Gujarat and Rajasthan, the disease has now assumed pandemic proportions
Anna Hazare plans two-day protest in Delhi over Land Act
16 Feb 2015
This time, however, Hazare's protest has the backing of the AAP government in Delhi, which too has voiced opposition to the amendments made in the Land Acquisition Act
POSCO’s India project stuck as firm has to bid for iron ore mines
05 Feb 2015
In line with the government’s new policy of awarding mining rights, the South Korean steel major will not be entitled to any preferential allotment of mines
Govt may do away with LPG subsidy for high-income groups
03 Feb 2015
The government is considering doing away with the LPG subsidy for consumers in the top income bracket
Government accepts Vodafone tax ruling
28 Jan 2015
Vodafone is yet to resolve another, high-profile relating to capital gains tax in its 2007 acquisition of Hutchison Whampoa's stake in the Indian telecom group in Hutchison Essar, which is awaiting international arbitration
Panel suggests FCI handing over grain procurement to states
22 Jan 2015
The committee has recommended a scaling down of NFSA coverage from 67 per cent of population to around 40 per cent and scaling up of grains supplied to priority households under TPDS from 5 kg per person to 7kg per person
WEF: Jaitley allays investor fears over India’s tax regime
22 Jan 2015
Finance minister Arun Jaitley has sought to remove foreign investors’ misconceptions about India’s taxation policy, saying that India is not, and has never been, a high-tax economy