Government policies
OVL, PetroVietnam sign long-term O&G agreement
12 Oct 2011
India-Vietnam target $7bn bilateral trade by 2015
12 Oct 2011
India and Vietnam today agreed to work for an early conclusion of India-ASEAN free trade pact in services apart from setting a bilateral trade target of USD 7 billion by 2015 to give a boost to economic ties
India-Vietnam target $7bn bilateral trade by 2015
12 Oct 2011
India and Vietnam today agreed to work for an early conclusion of India-ASEAN free trade pact in services apart from setting a bilateral trade target of USD 7 billion by 2015 to give a boost to economic ties
Draft policy sees ITeS sector growing $300 billion-strong by 2020
07 Oct 2011
Since, 80 per cent of the IT industry revenues come from exports, the draft policy proposes to encourage growth of indigenous demand and market to sustain the current growth.
India's draft electronics policy sets $400 billion annual turnover by 2020
03 Oct 2011
The government envisages investments to the tune of $100 billion and generation of around 28 million new jobs in the sector by 2020.
US presses India hard on n-liability law
01 Oct 2011
2G scam: Finance ministry note says Chidambaram failed to press auction sale
21 Sep 2011
Chidambaram and Raja had four meetings on the issue of fixing spectrum price before the two had their final meeting with the prime minister, according to Subramanian Swamy.
Government panel suggests fast-tracking of corruption cases
14 Sep 2011
The government will also come out with an all-encompassing `Public Procurement Bill' in Parliament by the end of the current year.
States oppose `castiest' communal violence bill
10 Sep 2011
All 2G scam accused seek cover of TRAI report
06 Sep 2011
The fact remains that the entire allocation process was flawed and that the out-of-turn allocation of licences and spectrum was intended to benefit select companies.
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