Government policies

Jindal Steel shelves $10-bn coal-to-diesel project: report

24 Nov 2014

Jindal, which used to own some of these coal blocks scrapped by the Supreme Court, will now have to deposit about Rs3,000 crore with the government by December as a levy for the coal it has dug out from the mines that now stand cancelled

LPG subsidy not for ‘people like me’, only for poor: Jaitley

21 Nov 2014

The next important decision India will have to take is whether people like me are entitled to get our LPG subsidy, he said

Jewellers oppose tighter gold import norms; moot self-restriction

21 Nov 2014

DIPP does away with licensing requirement for ammonium nitrate fuel oil

20 Nov 2014

Supreme Court bars CBI chief from probing 2G scam

20 Nov 2014

The judges found "credible" information that CBI director Ranjit Sinha has been trying to subvert his own agency's inquiry into the "2G scam

Government announces draft rules for e-auction of coal blocks

19 Nov 2014

While the government said the auction will not be a "revenue maximising exercise", it has proposed a cap on the number of blocks one entity can bid for so as to ensure that coal blocks are not monopolised

Jaitley wants RBI to relax rates to bolster investment

17 Nov 2014

If RBI, which is highly professional organisation, in its wisdom decides to bring down the cost of capital will give a good fillip to the Indian economy, the finance minister said

Govt asks CCI to step up cotton procurement

14 Nov 2014

Commerce ministry proposes relaxation of FDI rules for medical devices manufacturing

14 Nov 2014

HDFC Bank stock gains as FIPB clears 74% foreign investment limit

14 Nov 2014

DoT proposes exclusive spectrum band for defence to facilitate auction

13 Nov 2014

Cipla wants Novartis’s patents on respiratory drug revoked

30 Oct 2014

Cipla, which launched a generic version of the drug, said Novartis imports "negligible quantity" of its patented drug Onbrez from Switzerland, thereby creating a supply shortage at a time when 15 million Indians needed treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Govt cuts non-Plan expenditure by 10%, bans creation of new posts

30 Oct 2014

The finance ministry says the measures were intended to promote fiscal discipline, without restricting the operational efficiency of the government

India permits 100% FDI in construction sector

29 Oct 2014

FDI will not, however, be permitted in an entity which is engaged or proposes to engage in real estate business, construction of farm houses and trading in transferable development rights

DIPP constitutes think tank to draft IPR policy

24 Oct 2014

Government working on one-day clearance for new ventures

22 Oct 2014

India may open commercial coal mining to private sector, foreign firms

22 Oct 2014

India is ending the 42-year monopoly of state-run Coal India Ltd by opening up commercial coal mining to the private sector, including foreign companies with subsidiaries or joint ventures incorporated in India

President signs ordinance on e-auction of cancelled coal blocks

21 Oct 2014

Govt finalising ordinance to acquire cancelled coal blocks

20 Oct 2014

Govt raises price of domestic natural gas to $5.61 per mmBtu

19 Oct 2014

Since the current price of $4.2 per mmBtu is on net calorific value (NCV) basis, the actual coast to the buyer based on gross calorific value (GCV) basis under the revised formula would be 10 per cent more, which works out to $6.17 per mmBtu