Government policies

Cabinet clears National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Bill, 2018

31 Dec 2018

Govt doubles export incentives for onion farmers to 10%

31 Dec 2018

Govt to pump Rs10,086-cr capital into Bank of India

31 Dec 2018

New costal regulations bring construction closer to seas

31 Dec 2018

While the government claimed that the move will lead to enhanced activities in the coastal regions thereby promoting economic growth, environmentalists say the new CRZ norms will open up fragile inter-tidal areas to real estate agents at the cost of the fishing community

Modi may also hit the election trail with farm loan waiver scheme

31 Dec 2018

PM Narendra Modi is reported to be weighing 3 options - a direct payment to all landowning farmers, compensation for those who sold produce below government prices, and a general loan-waiver – involving a Rs3,00,000-crore outgo, to help farmers hit by low crop prices

Relief to common man as GST Council cuts rates on 23 items

24 Dec 2018

The decision will have an overall impact on revenue of Rs5,500 crore, union finance minister Arun Jaitley said after the meeting

Govt says MHA order on computer surveillance is only a restatement

21 Dec 2018

Modi to lay foundation for IOC, Gail pipeline projects in Odisha

21 Dec 2018

Finance ministry proposes Rs83,000-cr PSB recapitalisation

21 Dec 2018

Interestingly, the Rs1,06,000 crore funds needed to recapitalise these NPA- and scams-hit banks will have to come from RBI itself, which the finance ministry hopes to come in the form of an interim dividend

Commerce ministry plans trade promotion bodies in 15 countries

20 Dec 2018

Maruti Suzuki to impart skills to rural youth under govt programme

19 Dec 2018

GST slab for 99% items to be brought below 18%: PM Modi

19 Dec 2018

This would involve a huge outgo for the government as a reduction in GST on cement alone would translate into an annual revenue loss of about Rs14,000 crore as per official estimates