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    President of India to preside over two-day Conference of Governors on February 9 & 10

      New Delhi ; The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee will preside over a two day Conference of Governors on February 9 and 10, 2016 at Rashtrapati Bhavan. This is the 47th such Conference to be held in Rashtrapati Bhavan and the fourth Conference to be presided over by President Mukherjee. Twenty-three Governors and […]

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    Global Crude oil price of Indian Basket was US$ 31.06 per bbl on 05.02.2016

    New Delhi ; The international crude oil price of Indian Basket as computed/published today by Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas was US$ 31.06 per barrel (bbl) on 05.02.2016. This was lower than the price of US$ 31.66 per bbl on previous publishing day of 04.02.2016. In […]

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    Budget 2016: Govt to provide Rs 1.10 lakh crore for 7th Pay Commission, OROP

    New Delhi: During the financial year 2016-17, the Central Government has to make provision for about Rs 1.10 lakh crore in order to meet the liabilities on account of implementation of Seventh Pay Commission recommendations and One Rank One Pension (OROP) Scheme, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Friday. The Finance Minister was making the […]

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    PAC to study fire mishaps in rail coaches, lack of special parachutes for Army

    New Delhi:  The Public Accounts Committee (PAC)  has selected 31 additional subjects, including CAG’s reports on fire accidents in passenger coaches of Indian Railways and lack of specialised parachutes with the army, for examination this year. The key parliamentary committee decided to include these additional subjects for examination after the principal government auditor tabled its […]

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    Govt notifies changes in FDI policy

    The government of India has notified changes in the FDI policy, paving the way for larger overseas investments in sectors such as multi-brand retail and telecom. It also widened the definition of the term ‘control’ for mergers and acquisitions involving overseas companies, a move that will provide more clarity to foreign investors. The notification follows […]

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    CCI clears Rs 1.83 lakh cr projects in infra

    In a bid to ramp up investor sentiments, the govt has cleared 36 projects worth Rs 1.83 lakh crore in power and other infrastructure sectors which were stalled on account of regulatory hurdles, Finance Min P Chidambaram said. The projects cleared across various infrastructure sectors include 18 in the power sector, entailing Rs 83,773 crore […]

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    Govt decides to continue interest subvention scheme for farmers

    To ensure availability of loans at affordable rates for farmers, the government has approved a scheme for providing short-term crop loans at concessional rate of 7 per cent, Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari said in New Delhi on Friday. “This scheme has already been extended to crop loans borrowed from private sector scheduled commercial […]

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    Govt proposes to make photo identity mandatory for purchase of acid

    The Centre proposes to make production of Photo identity card mandatory for purchase of acid. In an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court on Tuesday, the government listed a number of measures to curb the sale of acid in the open market. The shopkeepers will also require licence to sell the acid. The move comes […]

    Government approves 100 pc FDI in telecom

    In a major reforms push, the government on Tuesday allowed 100 per cent foreign direct investment in the telecom sector, meeting a key demand of the fund-starved industry. “Basic and Cellular Services (fix phone and mobile services), existing has been 74 per cent and up to 49 per cent automatic route and 74 per cent […]

    Govt approves modified industrial infra upgradation scheme

    The government on Thursday approved the Modified Industrial Infrastructure Upgradation Scheme (MIIUS) with an outlay of Rs 1,030 crore during the 12th Five Year Plan period ending March 2017. Of the total outlay, Rs 450 crore will be used for committed liability and the remainder for taking up 14 to 16 new infrastructure upgradation projects […]