Wednesday 12 August '09
Carrying forward the government’s plans for disinvestment of public sector undertaking’s, the finance ministry is now working out ways to allow listed public...Wednesday 12 August '09
To avoid an asset-liability mismatch in the life insurance space, the regulator is chalking out ways to expand the ambit of long-term investment vehicles for the industry.Monday
10 August '09The government may delete clauses of the model concession agreement (MCA) that limit what technical and financial consultants developers...Saturday
8 August '09A govt statement placed in Parliament shows that 60% of investments abroad by Indian companies last fiscal were routed to tax havens.Thursday
6 August '09National highway developers are set to cause another stir this year over tougher norms spelt out by the government in the new Request...Wednesday
5 August '09Even as the government is likely to release the draft direct tax code for public response and inputs in a fortnight....Tuesday
4 August '09The UPA government will grant Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) chairman S K Chaturvedi his wish of an additional 10 per cent disinvestment in the next fiscal....Tuesday
4 August '09Even as the Budget provided a major relief to the software industry by exempting it from excise duty on the transfer of rights to use software....Thursday
30 July '09After the Ministry of Finance wrote to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) over confusion in the interpretation of Press Note 2, 2009....Wednesday
29 July '09To bring reforms in the state-run enterprises, the department of public enterprises (DPE) has proposed that state government-run public sector...Monday
27 July '09As the government gears up for the G-20 sherpas’ meet in Washington and the finance deputies’ meet to be held in London this September...Wednesday
22 July '09Almost two months after introducing changes in the request for qualification (RFQ) document for bidding out road projects, the Planning Commission has suggested amendments to the model request for proposal...Monday
20 July '09The government is looking at further changes to the bidding and execution process for development of national highways in India, responding to issues raised...Saturday
18 July '09Equity investment in road projects may come from some of the major private equity firms and investment funds located outside financial hubs....Thursday
16 July '09Goods including food grains, essential agricultural inputs such as fertilisers and raw materials for meeting the country’s energy needs are likely to be exempted...Wednesday
15 July '09As the finance ministry treads rather cautiously towards rolling out the goods and services tax (GST) by April 1, 2010 it seems to have worked out a preliminary...Tuesday
14 July '09Just when the government plans to dilute its equity in public sector undertakings by way of divestment, the department of public enterprises...Thursday
9 July '09While corporate entities will have reason to cheer that the fringe benefit tax (FBT) on perks given to employees has been done away with in Budget 2009-10...Wednesday
8 July '09Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee may have been silent on his proposed disinvestment policy in his Budget...Wednesday
8 July '09The government may raise as much as Rs 10,000 crore by way of disinvestment this fiscal alone by off-loading its stake in seven public sector undertakings (PSUs).Saturday
4 July '09The manner in which tax is levied may sometimes not only deny the imposer significant revenues but also reduce the existing kitty.Friday
3 July '09The Economic Survey 2008-09 is a professional economist’s wishlist — a bold and comprehensive reform agenda — to put India back into the high-growth orbit. While its principal author Arvind Virmani admits that some of the survey’s prescriptions are theoretical, he is certain India has to bring these critical reforms to the table in a candid interview with Gunjan Pradhan SinhaWednesday
1 July '09Agriculture finance, low-cost housing and small industries are expected to remain as the key areas...Monday
29 June '09Government officers on deputation as executives in public sector undertakings (PSUs) can heave a sigh of relief.Friday
26 June '09Road transport and highways ministry has designed a draft model concession agreement (MCA) for the four-laning...
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