Government policies
Court refuses to record Niira Radia’s `evasive’ answers
28 May 2013
Radia said Swan Telecom, a known affiliate of the Reliance ADAG Group, was not eligible for spectrum, but was not so forthcoming on matters concerning her client Tata Teleservices
Oil ministry proposes unit price of $6.7 for natural gas
20 May 2013
The new pricing formula would apply to all forms of natural gas, including conventional, shale and coal-bed methane (CBM), and across all consuming sectors
Diesel price goes up by 90 paise per litre
10 May 2013
Indian Oil Corporation said the Rs0.90 a litre (excluding VAT) increase in the retail selling price of diesel covers government permitted increases for April and May
DoT revives BSNL, MTNL merger plan
08 May 2013
US throws out India’s plea to curb web site content
04 May 2013
India has accused 11 US-based web sites, including Facebook, Orkut, YouTube, Yahoo, Blogspot, Google and Microsoft, of hosting objectionable content that promotes class enmity and undermines national integrity
Airlines allowed to charge fees for certain services separately
29 Apr 2013
Airlines will now be free to decide on charges for services like preferential seating arrangements, meals or drinks (except drinking water), lounges, baggage check-in and special value baggage
Government lobbying with S&P for rating upgrade
25 Apr 2013
India, UAE to expand, liberalise air services
24 Apr 2013
Petrol price cut further by Re1 per litre
15 Apr 2013
‘Coalgate’: Oppn seeks SIT probe into alleged tampering of CBI report
13 Apr 2013
The Congress has rejected the charge that law minister Ashwani Kumar has intervened to doctor the CBI report on the coal scam prepared for the Supreme Court
India accedes to international trademark system
08 Apr 2013
Govt revises consolidated guidelines on FDI
06 Apr 2013
Govt to bear Rs2,600-cr extra PDS sugar subsidy for 2 yrs
06 Apr 2013
The sugar subsidy, which is around Rs2,600 crore at present, could go up to Rs5,300 crore post decontrol, say market sources
3G imbroglio: Airtel moves SC against ending of roaming pacts
05 Apr 2013
The department of telecommunications, meanwhile, issued notices to Vodafone India and Idea Cellular cancelling their intra-circle roaming agreements for 3G services as well