Government policies

Government likely to lift cotton export ban

10 Mar 2012

Government cuts subsidy on phosphatic and potassic fertilisers

01 Mar 2012

Task force submits report on Aadhaar-enabled payment infrastructure

23 Feb 2012

Transacting all government business using electronic payments will help reduce graft, and bring about greater transparency and accountability, the task force said

Govt adopts hands-off stance on 2G licence cancellations

22 Feb 2012

The government may consider becoming a party to the case when the newer telecom operators approach the court, though it is keeping its hands off for now

Employees having income up to Rs5 lakh need not file tax returns

21 Feb 2012

Reddy says politics has nothing to do with fuel prices

21 Feb 2012

Government weighs 19 per cent import duty on equipment for mega power projects

20 Feb 2012

India to permit telecom mergers, delink spectrum from licence

15 Feb 2012

All service providers will be allowed to hold higher spectrum of up to 10 MHz against the current limit of 6.2 MHz, a move that would help them offer quality service

Robbing the poor to coddle the rich

14 Feb 2012

The recommendation by the group of ministers to allow direct import of fuel by airlines is yet another inglorious chapter in the long saga of crony capitalism in this country. And once again, most of us have been fooled into accepting that it is indeed the right thing to do. By Vivek Sharma

Government moving swiftly to re-sell cancelled 2G licences

11 Feb 2012

CBI deepens probe into NDA role in 2G scam

07 Feb 2012

New competition policy will curb inflation: Moily

06 Feb 2012

ONGC, OIL and GAIL asked to share Rs36,894 crore of government’s fuel subsidy bill

06 Feb 2012

India hikes base import prices of gold, silver

01 Feb 2012

Budget to focus on fiscal deficit reduction: Montek

31 Jan 2012

PM sets up committee to study decontrol of sugar

28 Jan 2012

UIDAI back on track as Nilekani, Chidambaram strike deal

28 Jan 2012

Modalities for the roll out of Aadhaar and NPR

27 Jan 2012

While the home ministry will now capture biometric data, no fresh data will be collected from those who have already taken an Aadhar number

Prime minister sets up expert panel on sugar decontrol

27 Jan 2012

Government looking to hike duty on diesel cars: reports

27 Jan 2012

Commerce ministry plans to revamp SEZ scheme

24 Jan 2012

Government sets up inter-ministerial panel for tourism promotion

21 Jan 2012

Oil ministry proposes curbs on gas allocation to fertilizer units

18 Jan 2012

Oil ministry wants gas allocation to fertiliser units limited to urea producers and supplies to power producers that fail to sell electricity at regulated tariff cut