As part of it, the govt may permit 26% FDI in insurance broking through the automatic route.
DoT's data is based on inputs from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India and service providers.
At the end of Dec, the government had Rs 47,273 crore in the USO fund, with annual accruals of about Rs 6,000 crore.
RBI proposes tax exemption on dividend payouts and credit for corporation tax paid in host country.
Looks at sovereign funds and Fortune 500 firms.
The Cellular Operators Association of India said it would not take any legal step on the issue, unlike what it had said earlier.
Over the past 18 months, the number of caller tune subscribers, each paying Rs 30 a month for the service, has fallen from 100 million to 55 million.
On January 17, when the government decided to allow state-owned oil companies to sell diesel at market price to bulk consumers, companies in the alternative energy space saw the opening of an opportunity.
Government-owned and financially ailing AI has been dropping its economy class fares to the level of low-cost carriers.
Telcos likely to get to switch from 2,300-MHz band for 4G services.
Also being considered is Rs 50 lakh-1 cr taxable income bracket.
Decades of military rule kept the country closed to foreign investors.
With an eye on bigger imports, the oil marketing firm may get its French partner Total to set it up.
IndianOil Corp Ltd, for instance, saw a growth of around 22 per cent in volumes and nearly two per cent in its market share. It traded nearly 10,517 million tonnes (mt) of auto gas in December against 8,593 mt of auto gas in September.
Their first target would be bulk buyers.
Sharp decline in production from flagship Krishna-Godavari basin has changed the business mix for the company.
Analysts say the company's petrochemical segment and higher other income would boost its revenues. On an average, brokerages expect RIL's net profit to rise 12-17 per cent compared with the year-ago period.
The department of telecommunications, in the draft universal licence guidelines to be signed with telcos which recently won spectrum in the 1800 MHz auction of November, has included a new clause for foreign companies.
Three Indian companies registered with the Registrar of Companies use the same brand name.
Agenda for FIPB meeting on Jan 18 doesn't mention its application.
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