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CAG report shows Naxal-hit states crippled, sat on police revamp

Friday 17 April '09

Naxal-affected states like Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh not only kept funds allocated for police modernisation idle...
MIAL’s borrowings may get cheaper

Tuesday 14 April '09

As the global economic downturn continues to cast a shadow of gloom over various infrastructure projects...
Service quality poorest at Delhi airport

Tuesday 7 April '09

Even as the civil aviation ministry gears up to modernise key airports across the country, the verdict is out on the service quality of 40 major airports....
Airlines survival kit: Slim down, merge or drop out

Tuesday 17 March '09

The demand slowdown has cast a shadow on the $6-billion Indian aviation industry, which is struggling with overcapacity.....
CPSEs delay payments to MSMEs

Monday 16 March '09

Reeling under a liquidity crisis and demand slowdown, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises are yet to get their dues from large central public sector enterprises...
Nacil plans for next fiscal as battle for survival gets harder

Monday 16 March '09

Even as the state-carrier National Aviation Company of India Limited (Nacil) struggles to close the current financial year...
Hard times, UPA gets EC to agree on OK for new projects

Saturday 14 March '09

The UPA government has managed to extract the election watchdog’s consent to go ahead and float tenders for new projects and spend money on them.
Labour ministry may pull up states for delay in ITI upgrade

Friday 13 March '09

The World Bank funded $280-million upgradation of 400 Industrial Training Institutes is seeing a lack of interest from some of the participating states...
‘lower fares don’t mean high demand’

Wednesday 11 March '09

In a take-off mode for three years, SpiceJet CEO Sanjay Aggarwal landed in India as the company’s head when Indian airlines were facing turbulent times.....
Maharaja’s coffers go empty and the banks aren’t lending

Monday 9 March '09

State-owned behemoth National Aviation Company of India Limited is facing rough weather with many banks refusing...
On Women’s Day, a rally for Sharmila

Monday 9 March '09

Manipur's capital is celebrating Women’s Day without the customary cards and roses.
Airlines opposed to development fee charged by airports

Tuesday 3 March '09

Joining global airlines body International Air Transport Association in criticising the government’s move to impose a development fee....
Poll dates any day, UPA clears building of 1 mn houses

Friday 27 February '09

The UPA government on Thursday cleared a scheme to build a million 'affordable' houses across the country over four years to bridge the glaring gap in home-ownership and kick-start the sputtering economy.
More budget houses in Delhi, Kochi, Patna

Wednesday 25 February '09

The dream of owing a home in India’s key metros, within an affordable range may now seem closer to reality....
Ministry moots model to make India a hub for air traffic

Wednesday 25 February '09

To strengthen the dwindling aviation sector and streamline operational costs, the civil aviation ministry has initiated deliberations on a hub-and-spoke....
EPFO rate likely to remain unchanged

Sunday 22 February '09

Dashing all hopes of a higher return, the four-crore subscribers of the Employees Provident Fund Organisation...
Don’t fire staff, cut pay: Govt urges India Inc

Saturday 21 February '09

With elections round the corner and political concerns weighing heavy on its mind, the government today advised corporates to opt for salary cuts...
Air India struggles to pay wages

Friday 20 February '09

Air India, which was overlooked in interim Budget, finds itself in a precarious financial situation.
Air India struggles to pay wages, pushes for funds

Thursday 19 February '09

Air India, which was overlooked in interim Budget, finds itself in a precarious financial situation.
17 cities get Central nod to procure 4,200 buses

Monday 16 February '09

The Union Urban Development ministry has given the go-ahead to 17 cities last week to procure around 4,200 new buses...
Jet, AI roll back fares after Patel takes ‘serious note’

Thursday 12 February '09

Two major domestic airlines rolled back the fare hikes they announced yesterday, quickly falling in line after Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel warned the carriers against acting like a cartel to jack up tariffs....
‘Air India too can get a foreign airline as partner’

Thursday 12 February '09

The proposal is lying with the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion.
Ficci moots loan fund for skill development

Wednesday 11 February '09

To ensure smooth flow of funds for skill development of around 400 million workforce in the country, industry chamber Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce....
Ministries ask for doubling of JNNURM funds

Monday 9 February '09

With a clear emphasis on upping the spend on infrastructure and social sector, the administrative ministries are seeking more than double the allocation of funds...
Stimulus via housing: Subsidy on loan rates, tax breaks, new projects

Saturday 7 February '09

Convinced that housing is among the best antidotes for the economic slowdown, the Centre has asked states to announce large-scale housing schemes in urban areas....
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