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SEBI wants a seat on RBI board and more powersSubscriber Only
July 04, 2019 04:30 IST
SEBI’s move comes amidst crisis in the loosely-regulated NBFC sector that has adversely impacted some debt mutual funds which are directly regulated by it.
Thu, Jul 04, 2019
India scraps Israel anti-tank missile deal after DRDO says it will deliverSubscriber Only
June 24, 2019 05:00 IST
Government officials associated with the approval of the deal said Israel has been informed about the contract being abandoned in favour of DRDO, which claimed that it was developing a similar missile at a lower price in partnership with VEM Technologies Ltd.
Mon, Jun 24, 2019
Imported steel to undergo higher domestic value additionSubscriber Only
June 13, 2019 04:01 IST
These provisions would also kick in for government agencies whose annual procurement of iron and steel products for various projects is Rs 25 crore or more.
Thu, Jun 13, 2019
Government sanctions relief supply of fertilisers to NepalSubscriber Only
June 13, 2019 03:50 IST
The G-2-G pact was pending since December 4, 2018, when Nepal submitted the first draft of the proposed memorandum of understanding. It was resubmitted on May 2 after a meeting of officials of both nations last January.
Thu, Jun 13, 2019
Plan to import talent: A third of Deputy Secys from outside, NDA govt starts work to induct 400 directorsSubscriber Only
June 12, 2019 05:00 IST
Sources said that on June 3, Secretary (Personnel) asked officials of his Department of Personnel & Training to prepare a formal proposal for inducting an estimated 400 domain experts from the private sector to fill DS/Director posts in the Central Staffing Scheme (CSS).
Wed, Jun 12, 2019
Five-year limit for officials to work for Union minister as PS, OSDSubscriber Only
June 12, 2019 01:42 IST
Sources said the Prime Minister’s Office has shot down requests from at least six ministers for approval to continue with their PS and OSD from the previous NDA tenure.
Wed, Jun 12, 2019
No Maharatna status for HPCL without ONGC consent: DPE to Petroleum MinistrySubscriber Only
April 23, 2019 03:19 IST
“The views/approval of ONGC, holding company of HPCL, on the proposal for grant of Maharatna status to HPCL is not available in the proposal,” said the DPE Letter.
Tue, Apr 23, 2019
PMO looks beyond May 23, asks depts for 100-day action plan of new govtSubscriber Only
April 23, 2019 03:02 IST
So much so that the PMO has directed all department heads of various ministries to prepare a “Plan of Action” for the first 100 days of the new government, taking into account promises made in the manifesto released by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Tue, Apr 23, 2019
Mining auction: Govt may approach Delhi HC to annul order to disallow clubbing of end-userSubscriber Only
April 18, 2019 03:15 IST
ASG observed it would become ‘a binding direction’, hamper auction.
Thu, Apr 18, 2019
Overlooking pvt firms’ weak output, panel asked national oil cos to hand over 66 fieldsSubscriber Only
April 09, 2019 03:00 IST
The private companies had touched a peak of 26.8 BCM in 2010-11.
Tue, Apr 09, 2019
Even Mudra job survey data put in deep freezeSubscriber Only
March 14, 2019 04:45 IST
“The number of jobs created under the Mudra scheme will be released after the polls as the Expert Committee found anomalies in the methodology used by the Bureau in arriving at the findings,” sources said.
Thu, Mar 14, 2019
NDMC wants PM hoardings removed from petrol pumpsSubscriber Only
March 12, 2019 02:48 IST
Sources said that the Ministry official was “not immediately agreeable”, but rescinded after being warned that the NDMC would complain to the Election Commission of the violation.
Tue, Mar 12, 2019
Law Ministry wants 1,023 fast track courts for rape, POCSO casesSubscriber Only
March 11, 2019 03:28 IST
The proposal comes six years after the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was implemented in November 2012. Setting up of special courts was an essential mandate of the POCSO Act under Section 28 (1).
Mon, Mar 11, 2019
NSSO job loss report junked, Niti Aayog taps Mudra survey for dataSubscriber Only
February 22, 2019 04:23 IST
Findings of the Labour Bureau’s survey on jobs created under MUDRA scheme will be used to laud its achievement on this front.
Fri, Feb 22, 2019
Govt okays filling up of OVL MD post on deputationSubscriber Only
February 20, 2019 04:30 IST
The ACC, on February 12, approved the “filling up of the post of OVL managing director on deputation basis in exemption from the ‘rule of immediate absorption’ through the search-cum-selection committee mode”.
Wed, Feb 20, 2019GoM identifies 97 ONGC, OIL fields for auctioning to private firmsSubscriber Only
February 14, 2019 03:39 IST
The GoM pact follows a meeting taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 12 where it was suggested that smaller fields be handed over to private firms allowing NOCs to concentrate on big ones.
Tue, Feb 19, 2019‘Bring DGH out of PetroMin’s ambit; pricing freedom for new discoveries’Subscriber Only
February 08, 2019 04:03 IST
While recommending more autonomy for the DGH, the IMC has suggested that the “government may examine whether an independent upstream regulator is to be created at this stage” to improve the ease of doing business in oil and gas sector.
Fri, Feb 08, 2019Bidding of blocks based on exploration work, no revenue sharing in most casesSubscriber Only
February 07, 2019 03:00 IST
While referring to the committee’s report, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal in his Budget 2019 speech said that his Government was in the process of implementing these recommendations.
Thu, Feb 07, 2019
ONGC, OIL asked to auction fields, but without refund of past spendsSubscriber Only
February 06, 2019 02:08 IST
But the process got stalled after ONGC countered the DGH proposal for auctioning these fields to private firms saying it should also be allowed to participate in the auction with the same concessions as was being offered to private bidders.
Wed, Feb 06, 2019
Customs duty exemption on direct imports of specified goods for defence could be reinstatedSubscriber Only
January 30, 2019 02:45 IST
The Defence Ministry has said that the duty be withdrawn as duty component was being paid out of the ministry’s budgetary allocation.
Wed, Jan 30, 2019
After 10% quota, Govt plans basic income for poor, aid for farmersSubscriber Only
January 11, 2019 04:45 IST
The 2017 Economic Survey had flagged the UBI scheme as “a conceptually appealing idea” and a possible alternative to social welfare programmes targeted at reducing poverty.
Fri, Jan 11, 2019
Polls ahead, Govt works to fix pensions and floor wages in informal sectorSubscriber Only
December 31, 2018 04:41 IST
It is also working on funding an enhanced minimum monthly pension of Rs 3,000 for the 6 crore workers in the organised sector — up from the current promise of Rs 1,000 per month, sources said.
Mon, Dec 31, 2018
LNG plant in Gujarat: Milestones unmet, Nikhil Merchant’s Swan asks govt oil firms to ease normsSubscriber Only
December 25, 2018 04:45 IST
In a letter dated October 13, Swan’s special purpose vehicle Swan LNG Private Ltd wrote to users Indian Oil Corp, Oil & Natural Gas Corp, Bharat Petroleum and Gujarat State Petroleum Corp to consider fixing the project’s “Effective Date” as December 8, 2016.
Tue, Dec 25, 2018
Coal swapping scheme extended to pvt power producers, cement, steel sectorsSubscriber Only
December 23, 2018 01:52 IST
On November 26, the IMTF approved “bilateral arrangements” between two willing consumers for swapping “full or part of their entitled quantity” for a “minimum tenure of swapping/rationalisation of six months”.
Sun, Dec 23, 2018
‘Fraud’ detected over two years ago, govt yet to take over AEPCSubscriber Only
December 19, 2018 03:29 IST
Keeping in view the allegations of large scale fraud of government grants by the AEPC, the then Textiles Secretary Rashmi Verma wrote in July 2016 to MCA that the government appoint an administrator to take over its management.
Wed, Dec 19, 2018Journalism of Courage
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