The central government has set itself a tight deadline of July this year for completing a series of reforms in the civil aviation sector.
With the opening up of the US and Japanese markets, the Indian mango industry expects Australia and New Zealand, the only two countries which still ban the fruit, to lift import restrictions soon.
The ministry of company affairs, now known as the ministry of corporate affairs, plans to set up an Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs. Apart from training officials, the institute will also work as a think-tank for the ministry.
The purpose of CAS -- to check piracy -- is defeated, if pay channels can be watched free, as is apparently happening in localities like Devli village near Sainik Farms, Pushp Vihar and Saket, all areas where CAS has been implemented.
The government is launching an international affairs channel aimed at the international audience as well as non-resident Indians, which will be funded by the ministry of information and broadcasting at an initial outlay of Rs 500 crore.
The prospects for the media and entertainment industry look bright over the next four years, according to media pundits and independent research agencies.
Neo Sports on a sticky wicket as big players stay away.
The average viewership ratings of the World Cup final on Saturday between now champions Australia and Sri Lanka doubled from those of the Super Eight and semi-final matches but remained lower than any of the India matches at the start of the Cup.
Behind the ongoing legal tussle between direct-to-home company Tata Sky and Sun TV lies the growth potential of DTH
For all those sceptics who wondered whether the Essel Group's Subhash Chandra would be able to pull off a parallel cricket league, a line-up of players and a business plan is already in place.
A meeting to resolve these differences has been called on April 5 by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.
To help students pursuing higher education, the government plans o set up a higher education finance corporation.
Despite specific sectors like power, ports, roads and employment falling short of their targets, the Tenth Five-Year Plan 2002-'07 Five-Year Plan has recorded impressive gains in telecom, railways, airport and poverty alleviation.
The 10th Five-Year Plan, which ended on March 31, has come close to achieving the growth targets set at the outset of the Plan by the Planning Commission.
There may be two years left for the general elections but the United Progressive Alliance government is already planning a Rs 550-crore
The business of news channels continues to grow at 8-10 per cent annually. The growth has helped small and medium advertisers
Almost half of the 219 All India Radio stations are functioning without a station director and other senior management staff because of the absence of recruitment and promotion guidelines.
Railways initiate project for ad revenues of Rs 4,000 cr.
Nimbus Communications, the telecast rights holder for cricket matches in India for five years, has proposed a one-third reduction in the fee by $180 million.
The Railway Board issued a notification a few months ago under which divisional regional managers of certain zones were given financial powers to levy a surcharge from passengers who insist on seeking reservation for lower berths.
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