Government policies
`Start-up India' to herald leissez faire in India
16 Jan 2016
The government will put in place a new tax regime for startups in a bid to unshackle them from the regulatory regime for large companies
Dharavi to soon lose its slum tag
07 Jan 2016
The redevelopment of the slum pocket will give a fillip to the real estate market around its periphery which include areas like Bandra-Kurla Complex, Dadar and Sion
India bends backwards; set to endorse WTO’s trade facilitation deal
04 Jan 2016
The TFA, which aims at easing customs rules and expediting the movement and clearance of goods to facilitate trade, is all set to bury the “development agenda” of the WTO’s ongoing Doha Round of trade negotiations
Cabinet approves Rs5,000-cr subsidy for solar rooftops
31 Dec 2015
The cabinet decision will help provide subsidies for residential and institutional solar rooftop power generation and ensure speedy payment by power distribution companies to roof-top power suppliers
No LPG subsidy for those with income over Rs10 lakh
28 Dec 2015
The government’s subsidy payout on LPG in 2014-15 was Rs40,551 crore, which this fiscal is less than half as oil prices have slumped to six year low and the latest decision will further reduce the government’s subsidy bill
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