Government policies

Govt launches `Paisa’ portal for affordable credit and interest subvenion access

27 Nov 2018

PAN card mandatory for financial transactions over Rs2.5 lakh a year from 5 Dec

26 Nov 2018

Maharashtra invites global bids for Dharavi redevelopment project

26 Nov 2018

The redevelopment of Dharavi, which is closer to South Mumbai than the upmarket Bandra-Kurla Complex, when completed, can change the face of Mumbai

Gas distribution to cover 70% of population in 2-3 years: Modi

23 Nov 2018

Modi said work on city gas distribution network is underway in 65 geographical areas in 129 districts under the ninth round of CGD bidding while the tenth CGD bidding round will cover in 50 GAs spread over 124 districts in 14 states

BharatNet just 10% completed as BSNL, BBNL fail to deliver

16 Nov 2018

With 80 to 90 per cent of gram panchayats in the country still lacking digital connectivity, telecom secretary Aruna Sundararjan has asked infrastructure providers BSNL and BBNL to ensure connectivity within 48 hours

Rafale deal in full compliance with procurement norms, says govt

13 Nov 2018

Govt approves mechanism for sale of enemy shares worth Rs3,000 crore

12 Nov 2018

Govt wants RBI to open taps for fallen banks, NBFCs

06 Nov 2018

Open, competitive govt procurement seen saving up to 30% in costs

05 Nov 2018

Mastercard moved Trump over data localisation woes in India: report

02 Nov 2018

Clearly, the issue is not protectionism, foreign financial service firms so far not accustomed to competition, are frustrated by RuPay’s expansion

Govt exploring the use of hybrid aero boats on rivers

02 Nov 2018

Location tracking devices mandatory for public service vehicles from next year

01 Nov 2018

Metro rail projects coming up in 15 Indian cities

31 Oct 2018

FM Jaitley returns fire, blames RBI for lending excesses

30 Oct 2018

While RBI has been pushing hard to clean up a banking system that’s saddled with bad debts, finance minister Jaitley opted to criticise the central bank over banks’ loan excesses, saying “it looked the other way when banks gave loans indiscriminately during 2008 to 2014”