The first public-private partnership (PPP) initiative in bottled drinking water has taken shape at Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, with a Rail Neer plant set for commissioning.
The road ministry has put forward two proposals before the Prime Minister's Office and the finance ministry.
Divestment in PFC, REC, NHPC, Nalco, Hindustan Copper and NMDC could be considered
A tightrope walk ahead, especially as govt's fiscal deficit has already reached 99% of full-year estimates
Commercial aviation is safe because the crew is paid well and trained extensively for contingencies
Despite crude comfort, heavy spending cuts needed to offset Rs 80k-cr revenue shortfall
Using available government data, the team is targeting $30-40 billion worth of iron and steel products that are imported into India.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to discuss state-level issues before finalising GST.
The government is bullish on Coal India and ONGC's stake sale programme which are to be held soon.
Under current laws, a company cannot sell mines but only transfer leases when it is acquired by another firm.
Finance ministry maintains that all KYC requirements will be followed.
Last week, the government had introduced a fresh round of austerity measures, including bans on first class travel, creation of new posts and holding meetings in five-star facilities.
Decades of a state-owned monopoly selling coal at a fixed price has taken its toll on production.
The new system will entail a periodic revision in the price of subsidised LPG cylinders so that the subsidy remains fixed.
With the Supreme Court (SC) cancelling captive coal block allocations, Jindal Steel & Power Limited will be the worst-affected company.
It is up to the government to take a decision on this before it starts auctioning.
The Supreme Court order has created a new legal framework for coal mining by ruling that only the Union government and its entities can do it.
The Supreme Court is expected to deliver its final verdict on coal mine allocations later this week.
Ministers in the Narendra Modi government have been busy making presentations on their 100 days of work. But what these presentations do not mention is that decisions by ministers have been few, with plenty of papers and files moving to the Prime Minister's Office, which is increasingly emerging as a centralised clearance point, even for routine and ordinary issues. Though policy paralysis was a term used freely for the United Progressive Alliance regime, questions are now being raised about pending decisions across ministries and whether at least some ministers have turned redundant.
The move is part of a larger initiative by the government to speed up work in the highway sector.
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