Government policies

NITI Aayog to replace Planning Commission

01 Jan 2015

The revamped planning agency will foster a shared vision of national development with active involvement of states and develop mechanisms to closely monitor and evaluate programmes at the village level

Draft national health policy aims at more than doubling public health spending to 2.5% of GDP

01 Jan 2015

Draft bill seeks to exempt small firms from mandatory labour laws

01 Jan 2015

The draft bill exempts firms employing less than 40 persons from the requirement of payment of provident fund, bonus and ESIS cover while giving hire-and-fire powers to employers

Bank mergers to top agenda at PM-led ‘Gyan Sangam’ retreat

01 Jan 2015

Government blocks 32 web sites hosting`hostile’ content

31 Dec 2014

Infra stocks up as cabinet okays land acquisition ordinance

31 Dec 2014

Govt to end excise duty sops for cars, consumer durables

30 Dec 2014

The government is losing over Rs700 crore per month on account of the excise relief to the auto sector while the sector has gained as per the November figures

High flouride contamination of drinking water persists in 19 states

30 Dec 2014

Govt hospitals fully equipped to deal with swine flue, says Nadda

29 Dec 2014

Govt to ensure preference for domestically manufactured electronic products

27 Dec 2014

Microsoft CEO Nadella meets PM, seeks to partner ‘Digital India’

27 Dec 2014

During talks with communications and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Nadella even pushed his ideas on building a secure government controlled digital infrastructure using Microsoft’s cloud services

GST delayed further as states get more time to switch to common rate

26 Dec 2014

Home ministry setting up 5-person panel to tackle cybercrime

26 Dec 2014

PM to attend Pune banking conclave with focus on reforms

24 Dec 2014

Insurance FDI cap takes ordinance route, coal auction to follow

24 Dec 2014

The Insurance Bill, which has been pending since 2008 in the Rajya Sabha, seeks to increase the composite foreign investment limit in insurance companies to 49 per cent from current 26 per cent

Govt weighs temporary cap on skyrocketing airfares

22 Dec 2014

Flyers who booked tickets on low-cost carrier SpiceJet for Rs5,000 per person round trip before the crisis, are now forced to pay Rs18,000, one way on the same route on other carriers

Panel moots coal linkages for power plants

22 Dec 2014

Union power ministry launches conversion of street lighting into LED in Delhi

22 Dec 2014

Infrastructure support set to boost India’s renewable energy programme

22 Dec 2014

Jaitley keeps liquor out of GST, includes petrol

20 Dec 2014

Govt to revamp Pranab Mukherjee’s tax policies on SEZs

20 Dec 2014

The new government plans to review the UPA government’s decision to impose minimum alternate tax and dividend distribution tax on SEZs despite the stipulated tax holidays for these zones under the SEZ Act